Top Potsdam Art & Culture

Gain new insight into the harrowing story of Germany, World War II and the Holocaust during this full-day private shore excursion to Berlin and Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp. Discover stories of life, death and survival at the solemn memorial site of Sachsenhausen, learning about this Third Reich prison camp and its role in Nazi-era Germany. After lunch, explore Berlin landmarks including the Holocaust Memorial, the former site of Hitler’s bunker and the one-time headquarters of the SS and Gestapo. A private guide and vehicle, plus round-trip port transport, are included.

Explore the one-time seat of the Prussian kings on this private half-day walking tour of Potsdam, including the magnificent Sanssouci Palace. Follow your guide around the historic center of Potsdam, stopping to snap photos of the Brandenburg Gate; stroll around the opulent City Palace and admire the red-brick buildings of the Dutch quarter. Then, marvel over the UNESCO-listed wonder of Sanssouci Palace, and explore the palace gardens, the Chinese Tea House and the tomb of Prussian King Frederic the Great.

Explore Potsdam on this morning tour and discover the Brandenburg town of gardens and royalty with a local guide. Taking in sights of major palaces such as Sanssouci, New Palace, and Schloss Cecilienhof as well as the baroque old town, the tour showcases the most interesting corners of the city as tales of Potsdam’s bygone kings ring in your ears. If you travel in the summer months, the tour also includes a ticket for a Potsdam hop-on hop-off bus tour.

An exclusive tour for all the romantics of the world! Together with the professional local guide, you will visit the most romantic places in the city. You will feel spellbound in a charming atmosphere. Did you know that Sansusi palace is the biggest heritage object in the world? What is considered as one of the best places to have a date in the city? Where can you make lovely photos? You will be surprised how many historical love stories are hidden in the streets, buildings, parks of the city. From heartbreaking and tragic, to the hilarious or spicy ones. What is the most famous historical couple of the Germany country? This tour is especially recommended in the Saint Valentine period!

Meet the Germans who stood up to the Nazi regime, during this unique historical tour, available for the first time at Sachsenhausen. Many resistance fighters and political prisoners were imprisoned at the camp; based on their stories you will gain insight into: • the early political opposition and the Nazi's crack-down on democracy • how the SS terror expanded, targeting an ever growing groups of people • you will see the resistance in a bigger context of the KZ system and understand the mortal danger anyone had to face who opposed the Nazi regime. You will be standing in the buildings and cells where famous resistance fighters, such as • Pastor Martin Niemöller, founding father of the Confessing Church • Georg Elser, the man who almost killed Hitler in 1939 • Hans von Donhanyi, the spiritual leader of the resistance, were imprisoned. During the tour you will hear about unknown assassination attempts and coup d'états, secret messages, bravery and self-sacrifice.

Welcome to Potsdam, known as a garden wonderland within Germany. Its stunning palaces and parks are the reason why it became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Besides being an incredibly charming city, it is brimming with an equally interesting history. Prussian kings and the German Kaiser utilized the city as their main residence. Most of its architecture was built during this time, giving the city its historic charm. Explore the Sanssouci Palace, the summer palace of Frederick the Great, the king of Prussia. Join us for a walk to discover more about the history of the city and leave with a sense of wonder. You will learn about: Since the Bronze Age Magna Germania The great migrations of the Germanic peoples Hevelli tribe Thirty Years' War Kingdom of Prussia Frederick the Great Province of Brandenburg German Empire German reunification

Your guide and driver Holger was born in Potsdam. He offers an authentic insight in the history of Potsdam. The former Prussian residential town became one of the focal points in the Cold War. The Potsdam Conference from 1945 paved the way for the Cold War. Potsdam was one of the most important Soviet bases in the GDR. The bridge of spies connecting Potsdam with West Berlin was a symbol for the seperation of Germany.

If you love palaces you will be spoilt for choice! How many palaces Potsdam has per inhabitant in Germany? You will be pleasantly surprised! Together with your professional local guide, you will discover the historic inner city. You will visit impressive Old Town on the way to the garden Sanssouci. What the Sanssouci Palace is famous for? You will experience the huge expansion of the garden with numerous historical buildings and a relaxed walk between them. Discover the best of Potsdam with the local guide!

Join a 1.5h walking tour with a licenzed, local guide through the stunning Babelsberg Park in Potsdam. The park is not only embedded in a breathtaking cultural landscape at the Havel river, but above all in a historically spectacular environment. World history was written here, hence this tour has a special focus on the history of the 20th century including Berlin Wall, escape attempts and Bridge of Spies.

Make sure to make the most out of your day and visit the two major concentration camp memorials near Berlin. Sachsenhausen and Ravensbrück are complementary; whatever had been destroyed in one place you can see it in the other. Located relatively close to each other (45 min drive) a visit to both memorials is a real historical experience. Both camps were purposefully built in the 1930's to exploit the prisoners' labour. Initially planned only for a few thousands inmates, both camps widely expanded their capacity and at the peak of the Holocaust and persecution (1944-45) they housed tens of thousands of prisoners. Join me on an unforgettable day-trip with private transportation from Berlin to discover the dark past of Nazi history. Your guide is one of the very few who is trained and accredited by both the Sachsenhausen and Ravensbrück Memorials.

This Experience is provided by a private local. Find out the different cultural and artistic characteristics that makes this city unique, and enjoy the buzzing community and city ambience! Whether you are visiting Potsdam as a returning tourist who wants to get to know the city a bit better, or if this is your first time, this Experience is for you! While walking the streets of Potsdam and looking at the amazing, unique street art, or getting to know more about the city’s galleries and museums, you will hear about street-art artists as well as contemporary artists and their close connection to Potsdam. I will share with you the art and cultural world of my city, where you will see, hear, and experience how colorful and multifaceted Potsdam is!

This Experience is provided by a private local. Discover the most impressive buildings in Potsdam and learn about each one and its characteristics in this invigorating architectural walk. Join me on this adventure to discover the beauty and unique characteristics of the city’s most significant buildings and get to know a bit more about the local culture in Germany from my own perspective. During this walk, you will become better acquainted with the local architecture, while also learning about the way in which this has changed over the years, with the city becoming more modern while still keeping its unique character. You will have the opportunity to recognize among different architectural styles: Rococo, English Gothic and Roman.

Potsdam was a city of kings – a German Versaille where the Hohenzollern monarchy of Prussia constructed lavish palaces in which they could spend their summers. It was also the setting for the Potsdam Conference, where geopolitical giants Josef Stalin, Harry Truman and Winston Churchill met in the summer of 1945 to seal the post-war fate of Germany and Europe. This 6-hour walking tour takes you to the heart of Potsdam's UNESCO-listed palace gardens to experience the pomp and grandeur of Prussia and explore the origins of the Cold War. You professional, local guide will provide an in-depth commentary throughout and lead you through lavish gardens, past myriad architectural gems, over the 'Bridge of Spies', and much more.

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A visit to this sobering site of the former Nazi concentration camp just north of Berlin is a must for everyone interested in WWII history. In the summer of 1936, Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler gave order to the establishment of a “model” concentration camp near Berlin. Its dimensions and capacity were a terrifying prelude into SS intentions and the scale of terror that was yet to come. The tour also includes a visit to the former Concentration Camp Inspectorate, the administrative center of SS terror. During this tour you will learn about: • the development of the Nazi concentration camp system • how the SS founded and extended their system of power and oppression • the prisoners’ daily struggle for survival • society of prisoners inside the barbed wires • perpetrators, special punishments, medical experiments and executions that took place in the camp. *Options for private transportation are available after selecting the time and number of travelers*