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Cecilienhof photo stop
Sans Souci Palace visit of the park
· The (non-Autobahn) route between Berlin and Potsdam will take you along the Wannsee and across the Glienicke Bridge which was made famous by East-West spy exchanges and which features in “Bridge of Spies”
· If you are not pushed for time there are many possibilities for lunch in the centre of Potsdam, a town which is certainly worth a look at in any case
• If your group wants an inside visit at Sans Souci then you
must call as early as possible to try to reserve a tour in English.
Potsdam Tourist Office
(0331) 2755877
Cecilienhof – photo stop
Park in the bus park in the wood 50m from the Manor House. Give them time for photos and postcards. After the photo stop, drive through the Russian colony Alexandrowka to Sans Souci. Your driver may have to pay for parking.
NB: It is possible to visit inside. (€12/€8 with audio guide. Allow approx 20 mins. They pay. Adjust above timings.)
Sans Souci Palace – visit of the park
Set down in the coach park behind Sans Souci palace. There are pay toilets close to the coach park.
Take the group round to the front of Sans Souci palace and onto the terrace overlooking the park. Walk them down to the first pool to get the best view back up the terraces towards the palace. It depends on the weather and the energy of your group how far you want to explore the gardens. You should at least encourage them to walk down to the Chinese Teahouse if at all possible.
If your group wishes to spend more time here – and are good walkers – then you could walk with them to the Neue Palais. This is a distance of 2,5km so you should allow extra time ie. a good 1½ hours for the visit. Ask your driver to meet you by the Neue Palais if that is the case. On leaving Sans Souci it is worth making a detour through the centre of Potsdam. In the Havelbucht you will pass the pump disguised as a mosque (Wasserwerk) and as you leave the centre, the film museum (Marstall) and the Babelsberg Villas (the Beverley Hills of Berlin’s Hollywood of the 30’s).
