Potsdam Trip Overview
The beautiful city of Potsdam is listed as a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO because of its harmonious landscape with parks and palaces.
This tour takes you back in time and to all the highlights of the old city center of Potsdam including the park of Sanssouci Palace. You will see the old market with the restored City Palace, the picturesque Dutch quarter and the Brandenburg Gate, the older sister of the famous gate in Berlin.
After a relaxing stroll through the city, we will reach the park of Sanssouci Palace with its water fountains, the golden Chinese Tea House and the tomb of Prussia’s legendary king, Frederic the Great.
The tour may either end at the palace where our guide will be helpful to obtain tickets for an inside visit (Mondays closed) or you head back to the railway station together with your guide.
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Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Starts: Potsdam, Germany
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
The beautiful city of Potsdam is listed as a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO because of its harmonious landscape with parks and palaces.
This tour takes you back in time and to all the highlights of the old city center of Potsdam including the park of Sanssouci Palace. You will see the old market with the restored City Palace, the picturesque Dutch quarter and the Brandenburg Gate, the older sister of the famous gate in Berlin.
After a relaxing stroll through the city, we will reach the park of Sanssouci Palace with its water fountains, the golden Chinese Tea House and the tomb of Prussia’s legendary king, Frederic the Great.
The tour may either end at the palace where our guide will be helpful to obtain tickets for an inside visit (Mondays closed) or you head back to the railway station together with your guide.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Sanssouci Palace, Maulbeerallee, 14469 Potsdam, Brandenburg Germany
See the beautiful and famous park of Sanssouci Palace. Upon request the tour may end at the palace and your guide can help to get tickets for a visit inside (closed on Mondays).
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Brandenburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor), Luisenplatz, 14467 Potsdam, Brandenburg Germany
The famous Brandenburg Gate is Berlin. But also Potsdam has a smaller one which used to be a gate as part of the historic city wall.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Hollandisches Viertel, Hollaendisches Viertel 1, 14467 Potsdam, Brandenburg Germany
The Dutch Quarter is the impressing historical city center of Potsdam. It looks like you would visit a small old town in the Netherlands.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Landtag Brandenburg, Am Alten Markt 1, 14467 Potsdam, Brandenburg Germany
See the newly rebuilt historic city castle. An impressive buiding which is today the seat of the local parliament.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Potsdam Friedenskirche, Am Gruenen Gitter 3, 14469 Potsdam, Brandenburg Germany
See the church built by Wilhelm IV in the 19th century located in the park of Sanssouci palace.
Duration: 15 minutes
