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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
15m
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
15m
Explore the windmill and gardens.
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Potsdam Paradise Garden
10m
Ride through the gardens and parks of Potsdam
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Schloss Cecilienhof
10m · Admission ticket not included
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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Brandenburger Tor
10m
See Potsdam´s Brandeburg Gate and discuss Potsdam as garrison town and the beginnings of Prussia’s mighty army
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Glienicke Bridge
10m
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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Pass by
A beautiful part of the Sanssouci Gardens
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Pass by
Rebuilt in honor of mill that used to stand here.
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Alter Markt
10m · Admission ticket not included
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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10m · Admission ticket not included
Stop for photos and explanation of this historical center of Potsdam
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5m
Initially adorned with faces of Prussian electors and early Hohenzollern Kings
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Altes Rathaus
5m · Admission ticket not included
Old Town Hall of Potsdam
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Museum Barberini
Pass by
Modelled after Palazzo Barbarini in Rome, now houses the part of the private collection of Hasso Plattner
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Chinesisches Haus (Chinese House)
5m · Admission ticket not included
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
10m · Admission ticket not included
Neues Palais (New Palace) built to commemorate Frederick the Great’s victory in the Seven Years War
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5m · Admission ticket not included
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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10m
Named after Queen Louise (Queen Consort of Frederick-Wilhelm III), most popular and best-known queen of Prussia.
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Alter Markt
45m · Admission ticket included
Ride through the old town of Potsdam, stop for lunch
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45m
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
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Pass by
Cycle along Potsdam's Jungfernsee/ Virgin Lake
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Pass by
Cycle along the Havel River
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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
5m · Admission ticket not included
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.
