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Potsdam Bike Tour with Rail Transport from Berlin
About This Tour
Take a day-trip from Berlin and discover UNESCO World Heritage listed Potsdam, all by the seat of your bike! From park lands to alleyways, you're English-speaking guide will recount historical anecdotes as you explore an array of Prussian and Cold War sites.
What's Included
✓ Included
- City-cruiser style bike
- Helmet (provided but optional)
- Rail transportation to and from Potsdam
- Experience, English speaking guide
✗ Not Included
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Hotel pickup and drop off
Itinerary
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You'll travel to Potsdam by train before embarking on a leisurely ride covering approximately 10.5 miles (17km) over 4.5 hours. After all that exertion, break for lunch (not included) in the Dutch Quarter.
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See the magnificent Sansssouci Palace from the outside and talk about the early life of Frederick the Great. Great photo spot.
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Explore the windmill and gardens.
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Ride through the gardens and parks of Potsdam
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View the fantastic Marble Palace from the outside where Truman, Stalin and Churchill concluded the Potsdam Agreement. Site of the Post-WWII conference
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See Potsdam´s Brandeburg Gate and discuss Potsdam as garrison town and the beginnings of Prussia’s mighty army
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Listen to an explanation about the historic "Bridge of Spies", infamous site of 1962 spy exchanges (well-known for Rudolf Abel and Gary Powers) during the Cold War
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A beautiful part of the Sanssouci Gardens
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Rebuilt in honor of mill that used to stand here.
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Alter Markt. Discuss Prussia and its royal family in this centrally located square in downtown Potsdam, including the area around St. Nicholas' Church, which forms the historical center of the city
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Stop for photos and explanation of this historical center of Potsdam
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Initially adorned with faces of Prussian electors and early Hohenzollern Kings
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Old Town Hall of Potsdam
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Modelled after Palazzo Barbarini in Rome, now houses the part of the private collection of Hasso Plattner
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Chinese Teahouse. See this intriguing garden pavilion in Sanssouci Park, buillt by Frederick the Great. Photo stop and historical explanation
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Neues Palais (New Palace) built to commemorate Frederick the Great’s victory in the Seven Years War
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Built by Frederick-Wilhelm IV (Romantic on the Throne). Called the Orangerie because inside there is a greenhouse where he could grow exotic fruits like oranges and lemons.
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Ride by Jägertor (Hunters’ Gate) and Nauener Tor (Nauen Gate, built 1755).
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Named after Queen Louise (Queen Consort of Frederick-Wilhelm III), most popular and best-known queen of Prussia.
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Ride through the old town of Potsdam, stop for lunch
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Enjoy a ride and lunch break in the historic Dutch quarter (still in its original state, not destroyed in the war). This section of Potsdam dates to Frederick-Wilhelm I (Soldier King) who had 134 ‘Dutch’ houses built to help lure Dutch craftsmen (also stone workers and linen weavers) so the new immigrants will feel at home.
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Hear about the Russian colony in Potsdam, originally built on the orders of Frederick-Wilhelm in the 1820s
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Cycle along Potsdam's Jungfernsee/ Virgin Lake
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Cycle along the Havel River
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Ride along the Berlin Wall (in Potsdam) and see site of former No Man's Land/ Death Strip
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Built by Frederick-Wilhelm IV (Romantic on the Throne). Called the Orangerie because inside there is a greenhouse where he could grow exotic fruits like oranges and lemons.
Good to Know
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness