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Potsdam: Sanssouci Palace and Prussian Palaces Entry Ticket

Potsdam: Sanssouci Palace and Prussian Palaces Entry Ticket

Discover the Sanssouci Palace with a day ticket and gain access to all the open palaces of the Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg in Potsdam, many of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites and a true testimonial to Prussia’s accomplished architecture and landscape gardening. Select a timeslot for the Sanssouci Palace, a masterpiece ensemble of architecture, sculptures, and garden art. Admire the high art of the Rococo style as you explore various rooms. With your ticket, visit other castles including The New Palais, and Marmorpalais. Entry ticket to all open palaces (depending on availibity) - Sanssouci Palace: Retreat on the Vineyard (open year-round) - The New Palace: A Royal Boast (open year-round) - Sanssouci Palace Kitchen: The Royal Kitchen (open seasonally) - The Picture Gallery of Sanssouci: Magnificently Framed (open seasonally) - The New Chambers of Sanssouci: A Palace for Royal Guests (open seasonally) - The Historic Windmill: A Decorative Showpiece for the Castle (open seasonally) - The Chinese House in Sanssouci Park (open seasonally) - Charlottenhof: Prussian Arcadia (open seasonally) - Flatow Tower in Babelsberg Park: A Babelsberg Landmark (open seasonally) - Marmorpalais: Early Neoclassicism in Prussia (open year-round, limited access in winter)

Private Sightseeingtour im Taxi nach Potsdam und Sanssouci

Private Sightseeingtour im Taxi nach Potsdam und Sanssouci

After picking you up from your hotel, we drive over the highway to the city of Potsdam (East Germany). We park next to the old windmill. From there we have a first view over the park of Sanssouci. We head over to the little palace itself (timeslot, tickets included if you have chosen this option). You will see there the palace of King Frederic II, the Great, on the vineyard. It has only 8 rooms, but very well crafted in the Rococo style. One half was used by himself, library, bed room, music room, audience room. The others were used by his (only male) guests. The most famous among them was Voltaire. They discussed, had dinner or played music together in the beautiful oval hall with columns made by Caracas marble. The whole interior is saved from the time of construction 1745-47. During main season (1st April to 30th Sept) you can see the the kitchen (original interieur 19th century) and the picture gallery, with the original collection of Frederic II, including Incredulous Thomas from Caravaggio. From there we have a beautiful walk over the garden terrace of the palace, seeing the grave of Frederic and his dogs. We walk down the vineyard, towards the huge fountain. From there we take a scenic way through the landscape shaped garden with meadows, small bridges, a Chinese House (can be visited) and more figures and temples, preciously arranged. And always a view through the trees and bushes towards another palace, obelisque, the windmill or some grottos and scultpures. Mostly we finish this little walk by the stairs towards the marvellous "palace of plants" from the 19th century, the Orangerie palace. We stroll through its gardens, fountains, bushes and roses, totally in Italian architecture, built by the last Prussian King, Frederic William IV. Partly still refurbished, but with a beautiful panorama view over the Sanssouci park, including the New Palace. From there it's only a little walk back to our car. We take our car and have a route through (!) the garden, passing the Orangerie Palace and head over to the huge New Palace. It was as well built from Frederic II after the 7-years-war in a record time of 7 years only. To brag about his victory, as he confessed - and to store there his family, when he was visited. Because he preferred to live only with his friends in the vineyard palace. And left his wife in another palace in the North of Berlin. We could visit this palace with 400-600 rooms (depending if you count servant's rooms), but most guests decide to have a view on the beautiful baroque city centre of Potsdam. Unlike Berlin, it's almost preserved from the war, but the city palace was recently reconstruced. We finish our tour with our route back to Berlin, passing the Cecilie's Palace (Potsdam conferenc was here in 1945, can be visited), the spy bridge (Glienicker Brücke) with view on the palaces of Babelsberg and Glienicke. And turn back via Federal Street No. 1, we old Reichsstr. 1 of the German Empire, back to your accommodation.

From Berlin: Private Tour of Potsdam with a Guide

From Berlin: Private Tour of Potsdam with a Guide

Enjoy a private tour to the heart of Potsdam from berlin with a guide. Explore the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Sanssouci Palace, gardens, Bridge of Spies, and more on a half-day tour. After being picked up from the hotel in Berlin, drive to the border of Wannsee and Potsdam. You will cross the Glienicke Brücke, known as the Bridge of Spies where the US and Soviet Union swapped captured agents during the Cold War. Continue to the New Gardens to see the Marble Palace across the Heiliger See lake and the Cecilienhof Palace, the site of the Potsdam Conference where the Cold War began. Your expert guide will provide an in-depth commentary throughout the tour. From Cecilienhof, you will move to Potsdam’s downtown. Enter the historical center of Potsdam through the gothic-revivalist Nauen Gate, proceeding on foot through the picturesque Dutch Quarter to Potsdam’s Brandenburg Gate. Next, step into the famous Sanssouci Gardens, the monumental Neue Palais, and then to the Sanssouci Palace, the iconic summer residence of Frederick the Great. Delve deeper into the gardens on foot, visiting the Chinese House, the Roman Baths, and the Orangerie. There will be several short breaks during the tour for refreshments. At the end of the tour, you will be driven back to Berlin, accompanied by your guide.

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Implementing the entry time for Sanssouci went smoothly. Sanssouci Palace has an audio guide. The people in the palace are very friendly. Getting a time slot for entry to the large palace went well. There are dedicated guides in the palace who are open to further questions and are very happy about it! Unfortunately, the internet information about the opening times of the Belvedere Pfingstberg is incorrect. This dampened the mood because you have to choose (what you can and want to see in the time) and in winter in particular the choice is limited anyway (that's why it's a winter ticket). Warning: choosing the evening before was almost a study. I got an overview brochure from the tourist information office and then looked online to see what was open and for how long. And then there are "current" situations that may change the plan.

What I liked most was the Sanssouci Palace. To improve, there could be more information in English, particularly at the Windmill, and more buses back from the Sanssouci Palace to the New Palace (we waited more than 40 minutes)

The castle and grounds were beautiful, as was the surrounding area. We appreciated the headsets with English offered. We have been to castles with no guides or headsets and didn’t get nearly as much out of them.

It was really beautiful, a lot to see, even though the days are short in the winter

The number of attractions on the ticket made it exceptional value for money