Potsdam Bike Tour with Rail Transport from Berlin

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.

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   Unlimited Biking

   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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   Sanssouci Palace

   15 min

   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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   Orangerie im Park Sanssouci

   15 min

   Explore the windmill and gardens.

4. 4

   Potsdam Paradise Garden

   10 min

   Ride through the gardens and parks of Potsdam

5. 5

   Schloss Cecilienhof

   10 min

   View the fantastic Marble Palace from the outside where Truman, Stalin and Churchill concluded the Potsdam Agreement. Site of the Post-WWII conference

6. 6

   Brandenburger Tor

   10 min

   See Potsdam´s Brandeburg Gate and discuss Potsdam as garrison town and the beginnings of Prussia’s mighty army

7. 7

   Glienicke Bridge

   10 min

   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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   Stop 8

   Pass by

   A beautiful part of the Sanssouci Gardens

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   Stop 9

   Pass by

   Rebuilt in honor of mill that used to stand here.

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    Old Market Square

    10 min

    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 11

    10 min

    Stop for photos and explanation of this historical center of Potsdam

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    Stop 12

    5 min

    Initially adorned with faces of Prussian electors and early Hohenzollern Kings

13. 13

    Altes Rathaus

    5 min

    Old Town Hall of Potsdam

14. 14

    Museum Barberini

    Pass by

    Modelled after Palazzo Barbarini in Rome, now houses the part of the private collection of Hasso Plattner

15. 15

    Chinesisches Haus (Chinese House)

    5 min

    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

    10 min

    Neues Palais (New Palace) built to commemorate Frederick the Great’s victory in the Seven Years War

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    Stop 17

    5 min

    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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    Nauen Gate

    Pass by

    Ride by Jägertor (Hunters’ Gate) and Nauener Tor (Nauen Gate, built 1755).

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    Stop 19

    10 min

    Named after Queen Louise (Queen Consort of Frederick-Wilhelm III), most popular and best-known queen of Prussia.

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    Old Market Square

    45 min

    Ride through the old town of Potsdam, stop for lunch

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    Stop 21

    45 min

    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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    Alexandrowka

    Pass by

    Hear about the Russian colony in Potsdam, originally built on the orders of Frederick-Wilhelm in the 1820s

23. 23

    Stop 23

    Pass by

    Cycle along Potsdam's Jungfernsee/ Virgin Lake

24. 24

    Stop 24

    Pass by

    Cycle along the Havel River

25. 25

    Potsdamer Platz

    Pass by

    Ride along the Berlin Wall (in Potsdam) and see site of former No Man's Land/ Death Strip

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    Grosse Orangerie Schloss Charlottenburg

    5 min

    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.

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.