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In the Forbidden City - Potsdam Walking Tour: Exploring Soviet Secrets and KGB Activities
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Uncover the hidden Soviet secrets of Potsdam on a 2.5-hour walking tour. Discover the Forbidden City, learn about KGB activities, and visit the iconic Bridge of Spies.
Uncover the hidden Soviet secrets of Potsdam on a 2.5-hour walking tour. Discover the Forbidden City, learn about KGB activities, and visit the iconic Bridge of Spies.
Duration:
2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- 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…
- 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.
- Schwanenallee - 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.
- Neuer Garten - The UNESCO World Heritage Site “New Garden” was also a restricted area for a long time. The border fortifications of the Berlin Wall ran through the park with its historic palaces
- Gedenk- und Begegnungsstatte Leistikowstrasse - Soviet military town No. 7 - a \
What's Included
- Local guide
- Professional guide
- Local guide
- Professional guide
What's Not Included
- Transportation to/from attractions
- Transportation to/from attractions
Additional Information
Substantial portions of the Potsdam city were previously off-limits, inaccessible to both locals and tourists. Discover the intriguing Soviet mysteries of Potsdam. Listen to stories about the Potsdam Conference held by the Allies in the summer of 1945, the operations of the KGB in Soviet Potsdam, life in the Forbidden City, and the globally recognized…
Substantial portions of the Potsdam city were previously off-limits, inaccessible to both locals and tourists. Discover the intriguing Soviet mysteries of Potsdam. Listen to stories about the Potsdam Conference held by the Allies in the summer of 1945, the operations of the KGB in Soviet Potsdam, life in the Forbidden City, and the globally recognized Bridge of Spies. Take pleasure in a 2.5-hour guided stroll through a UNESCO World Heritage Site. If your preferred date is not available, look into our private tour options.
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Location
Glienicker Brücke
Königstraße
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".
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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B1199cpj_rgk
Nov 17, 2024
High quality, entertaining, unique, knowledgeable and nice - The tour was unique! In high quality, the guide revived the historical references and explained everything figuratively. The nice, open-minded way took us listeners away and made us empathize well. Simply great and Recommendable!
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Escape35828552842
Oct 6, 2024
Potsdam Forbidden City- Worth Seeing - It was a super interesting city tour along the inner German border and in the KGB district number 7 in Potsdam. We have learned a lot about this part of modern German history. Thank you for that!
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Daytrip64215985292
Aug 14, 2024
A very interesting and recommended excursion for those interested in the Cold War period - The excursion led to several places that played a particularly important role in the Cold War: the Glienick Bridge, where spectacular agent exchanges took place, Cecilienhof Palace, where the Potsdam Conference took place, and the Soviet. Military town N7 with the German seat of the Soviet. counterintelligence). Our guide had worked very well into the matter, but did not slay us with facts, but presented the essentials so clearly and excitingly that it was easy to follow and the attention did not diminish. It was also helpful that he had brought vivid pictorial material on the state of sightseeing sites during the Cold War. The excursion duration of two and a half hours was reasonable. There was no need to rush, even older people like us could handle the route without any problems.
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A7707xvgudrunb
May 8, 2024
Super interesting and informative! - I always book this tour when I have visitors who don't know much about the fall of the Berlin Wall. I'm always impressed. Holger Raschke leads the tour in a very interesting way as a contemporary witness. You learn a lot of things that you don't learn on normal city tours. He also has a lot of general knowledge about that time and about Potsdam in general. I can only recommend the tour (even for Potsdam residents). Thank you very much again, Mr Raschke!
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A7976bwanitab
May 7, 2023
History to touch - A great, highly interesting tour on foot and by tram! Holger Reschke and explained to us the small and the large details very vividly and entertainingly, the tree in the park with Cyrillic engravings of Russian soldiers or the large castle Caecilienhof, view axes through the city to show the connection between East and West. Holger can tell a lot from his own family, history becomes so tangible and understandable, very pleasant, you can empathize and form your own opinion. when we come back to Berlin or Potsdam, we will pick out a tour again. The time of about 3 hours passes very quickly.
Manfred & Anita from Munich
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Monstertier
May 7, 2023
Exciting tour with best guide - Recently, I read about the military town No. 7 in a crime thriller; I had never heard of this intelligence location before. It just so happened that I came across an offer of a guided tour on the Internet, the content of which deals with this "Forbidden City", among other things. So I just had to book. And what can I say, this was one of the best and most entertaining tours I have taken so far. This is largely due to the Guide Holger, who has a lot of background knowledge and also points out many details along the way that you would miss without him. Furthermore, there is his personal connection to this region and the issues. You can tell that he is deeply rooted in the topics and enjoys passing on his knowledge. I was thrilled and have just booked the next tour at Berlin’s Taiga 😉
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G3351vxjacquelinet
Apr 2, 2023
highly recommended - interesting guided tour with a super guide who combines his own experiences with the historical information!
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Diebritzi
Oct 4, 2020
Fun and very informative - We booked the tour as a combined package. Even after 4 hours, we didn't find it difficult to follow Holger's stories. A guide who obviously loves to convey history.
Next time we are close, we definitely book tours with Berlin's Taiga again.
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Tanja80-1
Sep 6, 2020
Really a great tour - highly recommended. - Very interesting and insightful tour in the form of a relaxed walk. The guide convinced with his in-depth knowledge and the very pleasant narrative. Really highly recommended.
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Sommerzeit_20
Aug 25, 2020
Exciting topic entertainingly "brought across" - We had a very individual tour for four. It was highly informative because the size of the group allowed us to address all our questions and interests. Holger made the tour very entertaining. You can tell that Berlin's Taiga is at work with passion, which was fantastic. Keep up with the effort. I would book the tour again and again. Keep going, it was a great experience!
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