Potsdam trips

Flashcard: Suggestions for trips Explore Potsdam on your own initiative – we would like to attract you with our five suggested tours! We present to you Sanssouci Park with its castle renowned all over the world and take you through Potsdam’s historic town centre with its own flair. We entice you to the fascinating north of Potsdam to the banks of Jungfernsee (lake of virgins) and the river Havel. Finally, we give you a taste of England in Babelsberg Park.

Sightseeing: Potsdam Sanssouci Tour

Group in front of Sanssouci castle City sightseeing tour including Sanssouci Palace
An excursion into the past and present of the former residence and garrison city. Experience the magnifi cence of Potsdam’s gardens, palaces and historic city quarters. Highlights of the tour are a visit to the interior rooms of Sanssouci Palace and a guided walk through the park.
Further information:
Tour languages: German/English
Dates: 1 April –1 November 2009 Tuesday–Sunday,
November–March only Friday–Sunday and only on advance reservation
Departure: 11 a.m. at Luisenplatz/corner Allee to Sanssouci,
Duration: 3.5 hours; without palace 1.5 hours, ending at Sanssouci
Tickets: at the Tourist-Informations in the Brandenburger Straße 3 and in the Central Station Potsdam, in some hotels, Reservation required.
Prices: with Sanssouci Palace 27 €, without Sanssouci Palace 16 €, child discount 0–6 years free of charge, 7–12 years 14 €. Tour is included in Berlin WelcomeCard and PotsdamCard.

Walking tour of the old city centre

Dutch Quarter This walking tour leads you through Potsdam’s historical centre. Passing the newly reconstructed city canal you will visit what is probably Potsdam’s most beautiful square, the New Market with the royal carriage stable, and then continue on to the Nikolai Church and the Old Town Hall. On your tour through the Dutch Quarter, lovingly designed back yards, cafés and galleries will invite you to linger.
Further information:
Tour languages: German/English
Dates: 1 May–1 November daily at 3:00 p.m. (November–March every Sunday 2:00 p.m.)
Meeting point: in front of the Tourist Information, Brandenburger Straße 3 /pedestrian zone (near Brandenburg Gate); Duration: 2 hours
Prices: adults 9 €, students and seniors 7 €
Tickets: at the Tourist-Informations in the Brandenburger Straße 3 and in the Central Station Potsdam, in some hotels

Sightseeing: Potsdam Cecilienhof Tour

Glienicke bridge City sightseeing tour including Cecilienhof Palace
Experience the Baroque town centre and the magni#cent palaces and parks As the last palace built by the House of Hohenzollern, Cecilienhof is well known as the site of the Potsdam Conference. The highlight of the visit is the palace interior. After a walk through the Neuer Garten, the tour ends with a view over the Marmorpalais.
Further information:
Tour languages: German/English
Departure: 1 May–10 November 2009, Tuesday to Sunday, 1.00 p.m. Luisenplatz/Allee to Sanssouci
Duration: 3.5 hours; without palace and park 1.5 hours (transfer back from the Cecilienhof Palace to the city centre available)
Tickets: at the Tourist-Informations in the Brandenburger Straße 3 and in the Central Station Potsdam, in some hotels, prior reservation appreciated
Prices: including Cecilienhof Palace 25 €, not including Cecilienhof Palace 16 €, child discount 0–6 years free of charge, 7–12 years 13 €. The Tour is included in the PotsdamCard.

Tour “20 years since the fall of the wall – clues in Potsdam”

Cecilienhof palace Trace the course of the history of the two Germanys twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall in a guided tour beginning at the Glienicke Bridge. Experience a journey through time along the path of where the Berlin Wall once stood and learn of the human destinies which unfolded there and of the border crossers and agents who once operated. The route will take you past Cecilienhof Palace into the “Forbidden City”.
Further information:
Tour languages: German/English
Dates: May– September, 2nd and 4th Sunday in the month, additional tours on 3 October 2009 and 9 November 2009
Meeting point: 11.00 a.m. at the Glienicke Bridge (Berlin side); Duration: 2.5 hours
Prices: Adults 9 €; school children, students, seniors 7 €
Tickets: at the Tourist-Informations in the Brandenburger Straße 3 and in the Central Station Potsdam, in some hotels, prior reservation appreciated

"per pedales" - Potsdam by bike

per pedes - Potsdam by bike Potsdam by bike – your bike rental stations in Potsdam; also specialised in guided bicycle tours in and around Potsdam. Tour the city by bike – Potsdam is made for biking; explore on solitary paths the famous palaces, gardens and parks all within an easy cycle.