Potsdam Tour from Berlin With Guided Sanssouci Palace Visit

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Sanssouci Palace — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

Enjoy a guided excursion to Potsdam, famous for its magnificent palaces and parks. See Sanssouci Palace, the summer residence of Frederick the Great. An audio tour of Sanssouci Palace is included in the price. During the sightseeing tour, enjoy the Dutch Quarter and not to forget the Russian Colony Alexandrowka. During the summer months, you will also have the opportunity to take a short walk through Sanssouci Park. After returning to Berlin, the tour ends back at Kurfürstendamm.

Duration of the excursion: 4 hours

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At a glance

Duration: 4 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 30 people
People per booking: 1–10
Guide: German, English
Operated by: BEX Sightseeing

Ages: Children (7–14 years) · Adults (15–95 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Coach with driver
Included: Guaranteed to skip the long lines
Included: Local guide in English and German

Not included

Not included: Food and drinks

Itinerary

Sanssouci Palace

2 hours Admission included

Sanssouci was the summer palace of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, in Potsdam, located nearby Berlin. Sanssouci is notable for the numerous temples and follies in the park. The palace was designed/built by Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff between 1745 and 1747 to fulfill King Frederick's need for a private residence where he could relax away from the pomp and ceremony of the Berlin court.
Glienicke Bridge

Passing by

The Glienicke Bridge is a bridge across the Havel River in Germany, connecting the Wannsee district of Berlin with the Brandenburg capital Potsdam. It is named after nearby Glienicke Palace. The current bridge, the fourth on the site, was completed in 1907, although major reconstruction was necessary after it was damaged during World War II.

During the Cold War, as this portion of the Havel River formed the border between West Berlin and East Germany, the bridge was used several times for the exchange of captured spies and thus became known as the Bridge of Spies.
Dutch Quarter

Passing by

The Dutch Quarter/Holländisches Viertel is in Potsdam, a neighborhood, consisting of 134 red Dutch brick buildings, almost all of which have been renovated. It was built from 1733 to 1740 and designed by Jan Bouman following the order of Frederick William I of Prussia.
Alexandrowka

Passing by

The Russian colony Alexandrovka is located in the north of Potsdam. King Frederick William III of Prussia had it built in 1826/27 for the last twelve Russian singers of a former choir of 62 soldiers.

Due to the family and friendly relations between the Hohenzollern and Romanov houses, the colony was named a memorial to Tsar Alexander I, who died in 1825. As part of Potsdam's cultural landscape, the colony is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Old Market Square

Passing by

The Old Market Square is a centrally located square in downtown Potsdam which forms the historical center of the city. The square consists of the area around St. Nicholas' Church.
St. Nikolai-Kirchengemeinde

Passing by

St. Nicholas Church in Potsdam is a Lutheran Church located on the Old Market Square in Potsdam. The central plan building in the Classicist style and dedicated to Saint Nicholas was built to plans by Karl Friedrich Schinkel between 1830 and 1837. The tambour of the 77-metre-high church that towers above the roofs of the city was built between 1843 and 1850. Its construction has been made by Ludwig Persius and from 1845, Friedrich August Stüler.

Towards the end of the Second World War, the church was hit during the British air raid on Potsdam and subsequently badly damaged by Soviet artillery fire. After many years of rebuilding the church was re-consecrated in 1981 by the Evangelical Parish of St. Nicholas, Potsdam, and, today, is open to visitors. In addition to the normal church services, concert events are also held in the church.

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

Meeting Point:

Kurfürstendamm corner of Uhlandstraße, opposite the Mephisto shoe shop

Look for: Yellow and pink sales City Circle van.

The DB Bus Charter coach to Potsdam will arrive at approximately 9:45 a.m.

Departure: 10:00 a.m.

Return: Around 2:00 p.m. at the starting point

End point

Meeting Point:

Kurfürstendamm corner of Uhlandstraße, opposite the Mephisto shoe shop

Look for: Yellow and pink sales City Circle van.

The DB Bus Charter coach to Potsdam will arrive at approximately 9:45 a.m.

Departure: 10:00 a.m.

Return: Around 2:00 p.m. at the starting point