City Guide - Guided tours - LatLon Potsdam English

LatLon-Potsdam, the tourism portal for the city of Potsdam

Welcome to the new Potsdam section of the LatLon-Europe tourism information portal. The Brandenburg state capital, which can be reached by train from Berlin's main railway station in just 30 minutes, is world-famous for its baroque monuments and the cultural landscape of its castles and gardens, which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. With a "personalized city tour through Potsdam" it is even better and it is our speciality whether you are in Potsdam with your family or in a group!

LatLon-Europe is a five-language travel platform for 11 cities developed by tourist guide Pascal Jeanrenaud. Its speciality is guided tours by the best regional guides, which you can contact directly and without intermediaries.

The objective of LatLon-Potsdam is to get to the essentials so that you can prepare your vacation in Potsdam more easily; we present you the most important "Potsdam monuments" as well as the "Potsdam museums". For Culture we have the page "Culture & Agenda 2024" with the most important events. There is also the "Culture & Tips" page, where you can find the best tourist attractions in Potsdam sorted by theme. You will also find a selection of the Potsdam "hotels" and "restaurants" recommended by us and we will give you "practical information" on how to organize your stay in Potsdam. And of course the city tours in Potsdam and Berlin offered by Jean-Pierre Andreae.

City Guided tour in Potsdam mit Jean-Pierre Andreae

City guided tours in Potsdam

Sightseeing tours in English - To really get to know and appreciate Potsdam & Berlin, we recommend hiring the service of our local partner: a professional and passionate tour guide to show you around the town, entertain you and share his knowledge. All partners in the cities presented by LatLon-Europe are expert tour guides and passionate about their job. Jean-Pierre Andreae is in charge of the guided tours at Berlin.

so please, contact him directly to book your personal guided tour.

Information & Booking :
+49 (0)151 25 37 37 37 or by email to Jean-Pierre Andreae

Sightseeing / Monuments Potsdam

To help you decide which are the must-sees of Potsdam we present a choice of the most interesting sightseeing with their history and practical information for visitors.

Historical monuments

• Sanssouci Palace
• Cecilienhof Palace
• Dutch Quarter
• Belvedere on Pfingstberg

The best museums in Potsdam

In addition to the magnificent and numerous Prussian palaces of Potsdam there are several museums worth seeing in the city, above all the new Barberini Museum at the Old Market Square and 5 minutes from the main railway station. Here are our tips. - LatLon-Europe presents too 50 Berlin museums, 14 of them in detail with all practical information and priority to visit. Let yourself be amazed by the quality of Berlin's very diverse and fascinating museums.

The Top 2 of Potsdam's Museums

• Museum Barberini
• Film Museum Potsdam

Useful information about Potsdam & Berlin

To prepare your trip to Berlin and Potsdam, you will find here useful information about airports, public transport, weather and web links as well as general facts about Berlin.

Travel planning, our tips and tricks

• Berlin Airports
• How to get around Potsdam
• Potsdam & Germany in figures

Agenda 2024 / 2025 for Potsdam

The page on the Cultural Agenda 2024 should help you to prepare your next stay in Potsdam better with a list of the most important events. For the city of Berlin we present them monthly and thematically with their tips and weblinks.

Highlight 2025 : Potsdamer Schlössernacht (Palace Night)

"Looking ahead to the summer of 2025, we would like to thank our visitors for their loyalty and look forward to once again delighting our guests at the Potsdamer Schlössernacht 2024 with countless surprises, the bizarre and the breathtaking on the beautiful grounds of Sanssouci Palace and Park. This Potsdamer Schlössernacht is all about getting to know each other, getting closer to the new and unknown – and this time with a lot of French flair! At Les Rendez-Vouz au Park Sanssouci on 22 and 23 August 2024, perhaps the largest Variety Mile of all time invites you to stroll and marvel with an extensive hygiene concept." (Text from organizer)

• Date : On 22 and 23 August 2025

Tulip Festival in the Dutch Quarter

• Date : On 12 and 13 April 2025

Music Festivale Potsdam Sanssouci

• Date : From 13 to 29 June 2025

Christmas market at the Krongut Bornstedt

• Date : From 30 November to 22 December 2024

Here you can find the complete agenda for Potsdam

City tours in Berlin

Your Guide Jean-Pierre Andreae

I will accompany you on the guided tours you book, be they on foot, by road or by boat, and give you structured and comprehensive information on the respective theme. I will also use an iPad to show you numerous pictures and sometimes videos as well. In addition, you will benefit from my personal assessments and views gained in the course of my own Berlin experience, now stretching back over twenty years. - If you need any help, I am also very happy to assist you ahead of your visit with the planning of your Berlin trip. Making the right choice of accommodation, restaurants, events, etc. from a distance can often be difficult. And only a well-conceived itinerary (tour of the city by road, lunch, coffee break, etc.) will lead to a round, unforgettable Berlin experience.

Culture & Tourism in Potsdam

To make it easier for you to prepare your trip to Potsdam, you can find the most popular cultural and leisure venues and the most important events of the year on the Culture Agenda 2024 page, including recommendations on specific topics, on the Culture & Tips page.

Musik und Theater in Potsdam

The state capital Brandenburg offers a variety of high-quality cultural offers.
• Cultural Centre Schiffbauergasse
• Theater Hans Otto
• Nikolaisaal & Concerts

What you have to do in Potsdam

There are not only castles in Potsdam, we also recommend visiting other locations in Potsdam.
• Film Studio Babelsberg
• Biosphere Potsdam
• Krongut Bornstedt

Music and Theatre in Berlin

or opera and concert lovers, we present the most important orchestras in Berlin.
• Philharmonie Berlin
• Staatsoper Unter den Linden
• Deutsche Opera

The Shows: An unforgettable Berlin night

Berlin has a long tradition, especially from the 1920s, for theatres and cabarets. Shows for all interests.
• Friedrichstadt Palast
• Wintergarten Variété
• Tipi am Kanzleramt

Zoos, aquariums & nature in the city

Berlin is a very green and airy city. Enjoy the parks and zoos during your next vacation in Berlin.
• Zoological garden (West)
• Animal Park (East)
• The big Tiergarten

Families: Places for children and adults

For big and small Berlin is a city for all generations with many great offers!
• Tropical Island
• Légoland im Sony Center
• Transport Museum & Spectrum

Panoramas, SPA & much more

Berlin's most beautiful views, a good massage or sauna and our ideas of original tourist attractions.
• SPA Zentrum Vabali
• Panorama at Daimler Tower
• Trabi Safari in Berlin

Travel program for your group with us

Would you like to organize a trip to Berlin? With Jean-Pierre Andreae, travel agencies and groups will find a partner for city tours and sightseeing tours, as well as a pleasant travel program tailored to your needs.

Restaurants in Potsdam

To make your stay in Potsdam a success, we present a selection of Potsdam restaurants by category. Here you will find the restaurants for Berlin. When booking a personal and private tour at the beginning of your stay, your city guide will be happy to advise you which restaurants you should choose so that you can enjoy a variety of places and dishes.

Our tips for hotels and accommodation in Potsdam

In Potsdam & Berlin you will find a wide variety of accommodation on offer, meeting the needs of transient guests and longer-term visitors alike. In addition, you are given a short introduction to the different quarters of town to getter a better orientation in the choice of the place that best suits you. Have a look at our selection of the hotels we especially recommend. Contact the hotels directly to book yourself or make your reservation through HRS. Please note that Potsdam is only 30 minutes away from Berlin Zoo station.

Hotels in Berlin by district - For Potsdam click here

• Hotels in Mitte - In the Old Town and near the museums
• Hotels in City West - Chic and a shopping paradise
• Hotels where the Berliners live - Prenzlauer Berg, Kreuzberg
• Low cost accommodations - Nice, well located & reasonably priced hostels

Booking of hotels, restaurants and city tours

To make your reservation for your next holiday convenient and inexpensive, we recommend the following alternatives :
• HRS - The website for hotel bookings at low prices
• Visit Berlin - To buy the Welcome Card or the Museum Pass
• Open Table - To reserve a table in a Berlin restaurant
• Jean-Pierre Andreae - Book your private city tour today

LatLon-Europe presents you 11 cities in Germany and Switzerland

Did you like our homepage about Potsdam and Berlin and do you want to use the services of a private travel guide in another city? For 11 other cities in Germany and Switzerland we present you all the practical information you need for your next holiday; of course the city tours, but also the monuments, the best museums, our recommendations for hotels and restaurants as well as all cultural highlights.