Potsdam, City of Kings: Private Walking Tour

Climb through the tiered vineyard up to Frederick the Great's iconic summer palace, and visit the grave of Prussia's most famous monarch to learn how he became a legend. Palace admission will need to be booked prior to your visit – we're happy to help you organize your booking.

Stand where Truman, Churchill and Stalin stood, when they met to shape the fate of post-war Germany and Europe at the Potsdam Conference.

Cross the 'Bridge of Spies', from West Berlin into East Germany, where the US and USSR swapped captured agents during the Cold War.

See where Frederick the Great would entertain his summer guests when they picnicked in the grounds of the Sanssouci Gardens, and marvel at one of the first and finest examples of 18th century 'chinoiserie' in Germany.

Explore the private church of the Prussian monarchy, and descend into the crypts to visit the graves of Frederick William IV and his wife Elizabeth, queen of Prussia and former princess of Bavaria.

Gaze out over the Heiligen See (the 'Holy Lake') and take in stunning views of Frederick William II's Marble Palace.

Walk beneath the towering arch of Potsdam's Brandenburg Gate – built to celebrate the Prussian triumphs in the three Silesian Wars, and predating Berlin's Brandenburg Gate by roughly 20 years.

Wander through the close-set streets of picturesque, red-brick houses in the Dutch Quarter and learn how Dutch craftsmen were drawn to Potsdam in the early 18th century to contribute to the expansion of the then garrison town.

Pass beneath another of Potsdam former city gates, built to designs created by Frederick the Great and the first example of British Gothic Revivalist architecture appearing in Germany.