Private taxi tour to Potsdam and Sanssouci 6-8h

What's included

What you'll see and do

1. If you couldn't travel to Egypt, you brought Egypt to Europe. But not in the form of a real obelisk by ship, like Napoleon once did to Paris, but by making your own obelisks by hand in the Brandenburg region. Provided with a few hieroglyphs, the main entrance portal to Sanssouci Park made from it looks deceptively real - it's just stupid that nobody can read the fantasy characters.

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2. Ruinenberg

   Question: Who would like to have a ruined building? Answer: The electors and kings of Prussia. Of course, not to waste money, but to create an eye-catcher (other rulers did the same) and at the same time to conceal a technical structure: the higher-lying pond, from which the fountain of Sanssouci Palace is fed.

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3. Sanssouci Palace

   The dream castle of Frederick the Great, situated lonely on a small vineyard. Wine still grows here today, of course behind glass. The rococo-style castle has only 8 rooms, each with access to the garden. Only for the king, his dogs and his male-only visitors such as the French philosopher Voltaire. They discussed, always in French, played music - the king played the flute himself and also composed. Here Frederick was closest to his ideal as an absolutist ruler.

   30 minutes here · Admission not included

4. The Historic Windmill

   This mill is still here because its owner entered into a legal dispute with the king. And indeed won! In the first instance, however, only. But cheers to the Prussian constitutional state. Grain can still be ground here today. A visit with a great view of the park is highly recommended!

   10 minutes here · Admission not included

5. Orangerie im Park Sanssouci

   The Palace Orangery - because it has an excellent view of the park - houses the Orangery. Many of the exotic plants in the park have to go in there in winter. At the same time, a new eye-catcher was created on the ridge with the Roman-style castle.

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6. Today a small café, it was originally built for the winegrowers in the Potsdam vineyard. Nevertheless, it should look nice, so the decision was made to wear chinois, which were hip at the time. Completely built in the traditional Chinese pagoda style, the senses of sight and taste get their money's worth here.

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7. Neue Kammern

   A private castle just for the guests, along with the servants. There was no room for this in the main castle, which itself consists of only 8 rooms. Of course, important main guests like the French philosopher Voltaire lodged with the king directly on top of the vineyard. But even this small castle is anything but a lumber room.

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8. Bildergalerie von Sanssouci

   Like all Prussian kings, Frederick the Great collected pictures and paintings. The only unusual thing is that he housed them in a specially built castle. A feast for the eyes.

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9. This and the large water fountain are, so to speak, the "postcard view" of Sanssouci Palace. It was warmer in the 18th century than at least in the 20th, but Potsdam was a bit far north for wine growing. The king's gardeners helped with a trick: they hid the precious vines behind glass. That helped in the winter and also the spring like a spring bed covered with glass. In this way a delicious wine could be produced. In case of need, there were still deliveries from France and Italy ... For the fountain, a separate lake was specially created higher up, artfully disguised with a ruin, the ruin mountain. However, this was not completed during Frederick's lifetime.

   15 minutes here

10. Potsdam Friedenskirche

    King Friedrich-Wilhelm IV's love of Italy reached its climax here, in the Friedenskirche. The bell tower, the campanile, is entirely Italian in style. separated from the main building. This nestles around a small artificial pond, in which it is reflected in an ideal way. This is also where the ruler found his final resting place, far away from the hustle and bustle of Berlin and the Hohenzollern burial place in the Berlin Cathedral.

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11. Sanssouci Park

    The park is the real attraction. Completely integrated into the landscape of Potsdam, it connects Sanssouci Palace with the vineyard and the large fountain in front of it over 2km with the new palace, the king's large guest palace with apartments for his relatives during visits. In between, many disappeared paths with plentiful planting and attractions such as small castles, Roman baths or the Chinese tea house.

    45 minutes here · Admission included

12. Chinesisches Haus (Chinese House)

    Rather than just a tea pavilion. The gem should allow visitors to immerse themselves in the world of China in the style of Mode Chinoise, equipped with precious furniture and delicate Chinese porcelain. All lavishly decorated with gold.

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13. Roman Baths

    The longing for antiquity of the designers of Sanssouci Park knew no bounds. King Friedrich-Wilhelm IV in particular, who also otherwise raved about Italy, excelled here. Admittedly, bathing was rarely done, the interior was intended to delight the senses of the eye and the imagination.

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14. Charlottenhof Castle

    To each his place, and to every king's child a castle. At least if it was the crown prince or the crown princess. Especially since the Berlin Palace was far from becoming vacant when the heirs to the throne were married, but a suitable residence was needed. New buildings were not always built: the thrifty kings sometimes expanded and converted an existing house, as is the case here. The interior met the taste of the prospective monarch with an oriental (sultan's) tent embedded in a living room. In addition, a seductive garden with its own hillock with fir trees - for the always melancholy Crown Princess Elisabeth, who comes from Bavaria and loves her homeland.

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15. Every pleasure garden, as the parks were called back then, was adorned with small gifts that were primarily intended to offer something to the eye - or as a destination for a short walk. Practical if you could then use it for a picnic or lunch, for example, which of course the servants were allowed to bring from the castle kitchen. However, the Friendship Temple invites you to a small tète à tète, because it is rather intimate.

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16. Neues Palais

    King Friedrich II called it "fanfanery". What he meant was boasting, of course he didn't use this embarrassing German word. Above all, he wanted to impress his relatives. Thus, this castle also shines with 600 rooms and can definitely keep up with Buckingham Palace. Divided into "apartments", the royal relatives were given a kind of holiday home for their stay, with a reception room, music room, bedrooms and writing rooms. Some of the bathrooms are already in small adjoining cabinets. Kitchen was not needed for the gentlemen, housed far away in the so-called "common" buildings, French called "communs" because of the unavoidable kitchen stench. Which is why the food was mostly cold upon arrival. Later rulers also used the building for themselves, for example the last Kaiser Wilhelm II. Friedrich, on the other hand, enjoyed the distance to the "hunchbacked" relatives: the long avenue through the park to his small castle on the vineyard measures a proud 2 km.

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17. Who doesn't want to study in a castle? The Potsdam students are so lucky. Not quite, strictly speaking, the headquarters of this small but fine university is in the "Communs", the so-called "common" buildings of the New Palace. The servants were housed here, separated into palace servants, including the kitchen, and the palace guard, i.e. officers and soldiers. All connected with fabulous arcades that form a huge courtyard with the castle.

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18. Dampfmaschinenhaus

    People were open to modernity and its advantages, such as the mechanical drive of an elevator in the New Palace for the somewhat weighty empress. Not so much its industrial look though. This was then rather romanticized hidden behind an oriental building, according to the latest fashion. Here in the form of a mosque with a minaret, as a chimney for the steam turbine that still produces electricity today.

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19. Neptune Grotto

    No park without a grotto! The romantic infatuation of the 18th/19th In the late 19th century there was a thirst for these rather useless sights, apart from the refreshing water and the shady caves. But they were popular above all as a varied highlight and therefore a must for every pleasure garden of this time.

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20. Brandenburger Tor

    Potsdam also has a Brandenburg Gate! It's even kept in the same style, classicism, as its more famous and bigger brother in Berlin. As there, it is the gate from the direction of the city through which the elector rode west, i.e. to Brandenburg. We went through the Jägertor to hunt, to Nauen through the Nauener Tor ... and we'll be right there.

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21. Jagertor

    In Berlin, the Elector rode through the Brandenburg Gate to his hunting grounds, the Tiergarten, a kind of private casket. In Potsdam you have two gates for it, one leads to Brandenburg, the other (back then) to the Walt with the beloved game.

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22. Nauen Gate

    Probably the most imposing city gate in Potsdam, of the four surviving ones from each direction. Kept entirely in the medieval Romanesque style, it impresses with its sheer size compared to the rather stocky two- to three-story Potsdam buildings. Nice cafes and restaurants invite you to visit, especially on this square

    30 minutes here

23. Dutch Quarter

    Even in the past, you had to do something if you wanted to have good skilled workers. That's how it was in the 17th century. The Dutch canal builders, who the Great Elector brought back from his exile as heir to the throne during the Thirty Years' War, were allowed to build their accommodation in the traditional Dutch style. This district in red clinker style impresses with an impression as if you were in Holland. This impression is rounded off with many small shops, whether crafts or antiques, as well as bars and cafes. Not just for tourists, Queen Beatrix also honored this quarter with a royal visit.

    15 minutes here

24. Potsdam's main street, now a busy pedestrian zone. But unlike many a failed version from the 70s, it impresses with the ensemble of beautiful town houses with small, individual shops to browse through or spoil yourself. The small department store with its original Art Nouveau glass roof is outstanding. However, many houses are still from the baroque period. In keeping with the spirit of the time, Potsdam's city center was also laid out in a strictly geometric manner, in quarrées through which you can drift to your heart's content.

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25. This castle was also blown up in the ominous times of early socialism, although the war-damaged building, a pearl of north-east German baroque, could definitely be rebuilt. For decades, a barren landscape of streets and trams tore apart this historic site. Today the City Palace, residence of the Prussian kings (before Friedrich II.), is once again in the center of the city. Outside with the baroque splendor, as well as the inner courtyard. Today, the rooms are also used by the supreme sovereign: the people of Brandenburg in the form of the state parliament.

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Where it starts and ends

Options you can book

• DE Sanssouci + Castle tour.

  Visit to Sanssouci Palace: Entrance tickets for the castle included. Please inquire about others (package New Palace, Chinese House, Charlottenhof Palace, etc.). taxi: Part of the flat rate is a taxi ride according to the tariff (7% VAT), the rest is a city tour fee (19% VAT). Duration: 7 hours: The journey to Potsdam takes 45 minutes, depending on traffic and accessibility of the sights Pickup included

• DE Sanssouci without sightseeing

  Pick up city: Pick-up is included within the S-Bahn ring. Outside or from the airport with an additional charge (Berlin taxi tariff) taxi: Part of the flat rate is a taxi ride according to the tariff (7% VAT), the rest is a city tour fee (19% VAT). Duration: 6 hours: The journey to Potsdam takes 45 minutes, depending on traffic and accessibility of the sights SUV TAXI: Luxurious and spacious taxi with air conditioning and leather seats Raised seating position at the rear for better visibility Pickup included

• EN Sanssouci without Palace Visit

  City pickup included: Collection within the S-Bahn ring included. Outside or from the airport with surcharge (Berlin taxi tariff) taxi: Part of the flat rate is a taxi ride according to the tariff (7% VAT), the rest is a city tour fee (19% VAT). Duration: 6 hours: The journey to Potsdam takes 45 minutes, depending on traffic and accessibility of the sights SUV taxi: luxurious and spacious taxi with AC and leather seats Raised seating position at the rear for better visibility Pickup included

• English Sanssouci + Palace Visit

  Visit to Sanssouci Palace: Please inquire for a ticket with audio guide included for more visits (package New Palace, Chinese House, Charlottenhof, etc.). taxi: Part of the flat rate is a taxi ride according to the tariff (7% VAT), the rest is a city tour fee (19% VAT). Duration: 7 hours: The journey to Potsdam takes 45 minutes, depending on traffic and accessibility of the sights Pickup included

Before you book

Cancellation

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

Languages

de, en

Ticket

Mobile Only

Runs on

Every day

Group size

Up to 4 travelers per booking

Operated by

Gunter Bauer GAT-Productions

Know before you go

• Specialized infant seats are available
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• Wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Baby car seat (MaxiCosy) available on request
• Stroller: The cradle must be removable and the frame foldable. Calculate reduced space for additional suitcases!
• Wheelchair-accessible means: The guest can slide onto a seat in the car with help (middle to high seating position). The foldable wheelchair can be transported in the rear. Attention, note the luggage restrictions on welcome/farewell tours (only 3 medium-sized suitcases plus a foldable wheelchair possible)
• Companion animals: using dogs as an example: up to medium-sized dogs can lie on the floor in the rear, large ones only in the back (caution, then no luggage possible there because of the risk of accidents). According to the Taxi Act, seating areas are taboo for animals unless they are in a suitable transport box (e.g. cats).
• Please wear good walking shoes (not: sandales) for mostly unpaved walking paths in the park and around the palaces

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