In the Forbidden City - Potsdam Walking Tour
Large parts of the city of Potsdam were once a restricted area - no Potsdamers or visitors had access. Learn more about the fascinating Soviet secrets of Potsdam. Hear about the Allies’ Potsdam Conference in the summer of 1945, the KGB activities in Soviet Potsdam, the life in the Forbidden City and the world-famous Bridge of Spies. Enjoy a 2.5-hours Walking Tour through a UNESCO World Heritage Site. If your date is not available, please chack for our private tours.
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What's included in In the Forbidden City - Potsdam Walking Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Glienicke Bridge
The Glienicke Bridge is know as the "Bridge of Spies". During the Cold War, the bridge was used by CIA and KGB in order to exchange agents. The Hollywood movie "Bridge of Spies" was shot here. The bridge was the border between the GDR and the American sector in West Berlin. Until the fall of the Berlin Wall, the bridge was a heavily secured restricted area.
The "Schwanenallee" was once located directly next to the Berlin Wall, which shielded the houses from the riverbank. Today its villas are in a prime location.
Schloss Cecilienhof
The Cecilienhof Palace is the historic venue of the Potsdam Conference. In the summer of 1945, US President Harry S. Truman, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet head of state Josef Stalin met here. We will not enter the palace, but see it from the outside.The conference was an end point of World War II, but also a starting point of the Cold War.
Inclusions
- Local guide
- Professional guide
- Transportation to/from attractions
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- Glienicke Bridge, Potsdam side!! (coordinates: 52.413332, 13.088967) We recommend travelling by public transport. From Berlin e.g. bus 316 from the S-Bahn station Wannsee to "Glienicker Brücke" or from Potsdam with tram 93 to "Glienicker Brücke".
End Points
- The tour ends near the bus 603 (stop "Langhansstraße/ Große Weinmeisterstraße"). From there you can get back to Potsdam city center.
