Glienicke, Babelsberg, New Garden. A Tour along the former cold war border in UNESCO garden landscapes

An excursion into the former east-west exclusion zone. Starting at the famous "Bridge of Spies", we visit the formerly divided village of Glienicke, following in the footsteps of the Wall of 1961. Then up to the park and "Babelsberg Palace". The castle from the 1860s belonged to Emperor Wilhelm I and his wife Augusta. We walk over to "Glienicke Palace". Since 1824 a summer residence with an English landscape park and a view of the "Gulf of Naples" Then we walk along the banks of the Havel River, a former "no man's land" strip, into the "New Garden". To the world-famous site of the "Potsdam Conference", "Cecilienhof Palace". . On the riverbank at a "Grotto" from 1788, the last traces of the East-West division. The park walk takes us past the historic "Marble Palace", erected 1787, to the exit in Potsdam, where we finish. Return to the hotel.

- We start from the meeting point and then we tour by public trains and busses to the southern end of Berlin. I am willing to customize this tour according to your preferences, please contact me for a customized tour. I have already done this tour with a group, but I hired a bus and driver in advance. this makes the tour considerably more expensive, because the hire car has to be rented for 6 hours. estimated at 400, -€ Start is at the "Bridge ". We walk into the small village Glienicke, on traces of the Berlin Wall. Uphill, into the great park of "Palace Babelsberg", with a short overview. Then back to the Bridge, we walk into the landscape garden of "Palace Glienicke". A summer residence of a prussian prince, with a nice view. Afterwards we walk along the Havel river side, into the historic "New Garden". A brief visit of "Palace Cecilienhof", the hotspot of the "Potsdam Conference". Ffinally we pass by at the "Holy Lake" with his romantic "Marbel Palace". Ending at the Potsdam Park exit . Back to Berlin.