Visite de Potsdam au départ de Berlin avec visite guidée du château de Sanssouci
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Profitez d'une excursion guidée à Potsdam, célèbre pour ses magnifiques palais et parcs. Voir Palais Sanssouci, la résidence d'été de Frédéric le Grand. Une visite audio du palais de Sanssouci est incluse dans le prix. Pendant la visite touristique, profitez du quartier Néerlandais et n'oubliez pas la colonie russe Alexandrowka. Pendant les mois d'été, vous aurez également la possibilité de faire une petite promenade à travers le parc Sanssouci. Après son retour à Berlin, la visite se termine au Kurfürstendamm. Durée de l'excursion : 4 heures
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Sanssouci était le palais d'été de Frédéric le Grand, roi de Prusse, à Potsdam, près de Berlin. Sanssouci est remarquable pour les nombreux temples et folies du parc. Le palais a été conçu / construit par Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff entre 1745 et 1747 pour répondre au besoin du roi Frederick de disposer d'une résidence privée où il puisse se détendre loin des fastes et des cérémonies de la cour de Berlin.
Le pont de Glienicke est un pont sur la rivière Havel en Allemagne, reliant le quartier berlinois de Wannsee à Potsdam, la capitale du Brandebourg. Il porte le nom du palais Glienicke situé à proximité. Le pont actuel, le quatrième sur le site, a été achevé en 1907, bien qu'une reconstruction majeure ait été nécessaire après avoir été endommagé pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Pendant la guerre froide, cette partie de la rivière Havel formant la frontière entre Berlin-Ouest et l'Allemagne de l'Est, le pont fut utilisé plusieurs fois pour l'échange d'espions capturés et fut ainsi connu sous le nom de pont d'espions.
Le quartier néerlandais / Holländisches Viertel se trouve à Potsdam, un quartier composé de 134 bâtiments en brique rouge néerlandais, presque tous rénovés. Il a été construit de 1733 à 1740 et conçu par Jan Bouman conformément à l'ordre de Frédéric-Guillaume Ier de Prusse.
La colonie russe Alexandrovka est située au nord de Potsdam. Le roi Frédéric Guillaume III de Prusse le fit construire en 1826/27 pour les douze derniers chanteurs russes d'un ancien choeur de 62 soldats. En raison des relations familiales et amicales entre les maisons Hohenzollern et Romanov, la colonie a été désignée comme un mémorial dédié au tsar Alexandre Ier décédé en 1825. En tant que partie intégrante du paysage culturel de Potsdam, la colonie est classée au patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO.
La vieille place du marché est une place centrale dans le centre-ville de Potsdam, qui forme le centre historique de la ville. La place se compose de la zone autour de l'église Saint-Nicolas.
L'église Saint-Nicolas de Potsdam est une église luthérienne située sur la vieille place du marché de Potsdam. Le bâtiment central de style classique et dédié à Saint-Nicolas a été construit selon les plans de Karl Friedrich Schinkel entre 1830 et 1837. Le tambour de l'église, haute de 77 mètres et dominant les toits de la ville, a été construit entre 1843 et 1850. Sa construction a été faite par Ludwig Persius et à partir de 1845, Friedrich August Stüler. Vers la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, l'église a été touchée lors du raid aérien britannique sur Potsdam, puis gravement endommagée par des tirs d'artillerie soviétique. Après de nombreuses années de reconstruction, l'église a été consacrée à nouveau en 1981 par la paroisse évangélique de Saint-Nicolas, à Potsdam, et est aujourd'hui ouverte au public. En plus des services religieux normaux, des concerts sont également organisés dans l’église.
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Informations importantes
- Landau ou poussette possible pour les bébés et enfants en bas âge
- Animaux d'assistance acceptés
- Transports en commun disponibles à proximité
- Les enfants en bas âge doivent être assis sur les genoux d'un adulte
- Condition physique moyenne requise
- Début/fin de la visite : Berlin, Kurfürstendamm 216
- Heure de départ 10 heures
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We had an amazing experience on the bus with Sue yesterday. We travelled through West Berlin, Grunewald and Wannsee to reach beautiful Potsdam. Sue, a local tourist guide for 41 years, was a wealth of information at all stages of the journey. Park Sanssouci was spectacular! Thank you.
The itinerary for this tour was excellent, and the transportation was first class. The coach was comfortable, the driver was exceptionally safe and professional, and his knowledge of the route added to the experience. The highlights of the tour, particularly Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam, were fascinating, informative, and absolutely worth visiting. Unfortunately, what should have been an outstanding tour was significantly undermined by the execution of the tour guiding. Bridget is clearly very knowledgeable, passionate about the history, and genuinely enjoys sharing it with visitors. However, throughout the day, it became apparent that she struggled to manage the group effectively. In my view, the fundamental issue was that she no longer appeared able to exercise the level of leadership, crowd management, and decisiveness required for a large and diverse tour group. As the day progressed, the participants effectively dictated the pace of the tour instead of the guide. Several noisy participants repeatedly talked over Bridget while she was explaining the sites, making it difficult for others to hear and appreciate her commentary. Rather than firmly but politely regaining the group’s attention, she allowed these interruptions to continue throughout the day. The same group was also loud and disruptive on the coach, yet there was little attempt to establish or enforce basic expectations of courtesy for fellow passengers. While occasional chatter is understandable, continuous loud conversations made it difficult for others to enjoy the journey or listen to the guide. One incident particularly highlighted the lack of group management. At a souvenir stop, one participant continued shopping well beyond the agreed time while the remaining 17 participants stood outside in heavy rain waiting. Bridget did not appear willing to retrieve the participant or enforce the agreed departure time. Only after I raised the issue did she intervene. It was frustrating for the majority of the group to be left standing in the rain because one person was allowed to ignore the schedule without consequence. Another avoidable issue concerned the weather. There was a significant downpour during the tour, yet there had been no advance communication reminding participants to bring umbrellas or rain gear. Given that weather forecasts are readily available and tour operators can contact participants through the Viator platform, a simple message the day before or on the morning of the tour could have saved considerable inconvenience. Instead, many participants found themselves completely unprepared for the rain. This led to unnecessary delays, complaints, and even threats from some participants that they would not continue the tour unless they could obtain umbrellas. Eventually, many purchased umbrellas on the spot at approximately EUR27 each. Much of this disruption could likely have been avoided with a simple weather advisory beforehand. Overall, the tour itself deserves high praise. The itinerary, destinations, transportation, and historical content were all excellent, and I would certainly recommend visiting Sanssouci Palace and Potsdam. However, I would hesitate to recommend this tour if Bridget is the guide. Her historical knowledge is undeniable, but effective tour guiding also requires strong leadership, time management, clear communication, anticipation of foreseeable issues, and the confidence to manage group dynamics. On this occasion, those aspects were lacking, and they significantly affected what otherwise could have been an exceptional experience.
The guide was great - very knowledgeable. If your purpose is to learn a lot about history and places you pass as well as to see only the apartments and the gardens in Sanssouci, this is a good tour for that. In the Apartments, you use the museum audio guide on your own. The tour only two stops are the Bridge of Spies and the palace itself - you will drive by but not get out of the bus in either Market Plaza or Dutch Quarter or anywhere else, and will not get into Belvedere or any other part of the complex besides the Apartments and the garden, so if you have more ambitious plans, better to take a different tour or go by yourself. Also, bring your own water - none provided.
Lovely trip but very HOT that day
The tour guide Jasmine was phenomenal! She had very deep knowledge of, and good command on English as well.
Susan had a wealth of knowledge and shared it easily with the group. She was very engaging and the your was a great history lesson
Great tour. Very well organized and executed by Susan and Tomas. Susan (our guide) was very knowledgeable and was with us throughout the tour enhancing our experience.
Taking this tour will increase your knowledge immensely. Great tour guide and she was incredibly aware of everyone’s needs.
Great tour! Jasmin was a very knowledgeable and friendly tour guide. George was a patient driver. Including Neuen Palais in the tour would have made it a perfect score of 5/5.
This trip to the patsdan, we’re very disappointed. the four-hour trip, except about two hours drive. we spent an hour to visit Sanssouci Palace, and passed by Glienicke Bridge, Dutch Quarter, Alexandrowka, Old Market Square, St. Nikolai-Kirchengemeinde. The driver parked the bus, we sat inside the car about 20-30 minutes, and listened to the tour guide introduce these representative buildings. We couldn't see clearly see and couldn’t take pictures, so I think this trip wasted of our time and money.
