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Potsdam: Façades, Kings and Potatoes

A town where nothing is quite what it seems – thirteen stories from the Old Market Square to Sanssouci

13 stops 95 min 4.1 km

At a glance

Distance
4.1 km
Duration
95 min
Stops
13
Languages
Deutsch, English
Finish
Potatoes for a king
An audio walk through Potsdam: from the state parliament in the rebuilt City Palace and the Museum Barberini on the Old Market Square, via Bassinplatz into the Dutch Quarter, past the Nauen Gate, the Hunters' Gate and Potsdam's own Brandenburg Gate, through the Green Gate to the Church of Peace and up the terraces of Sanssouci Palace. Find out why bakers lived behind Roman palaces, why the town wall was built to keep the king's own soldiers in, why Frederick's fountain never played in his lifetime and how much of the famous miller of Sanssouci story is true. About 4 km, 12 stops, around 95 minutes. Finale at Frederick the Great's grave with its potatoes and at the historic windmill with a beer garden. With dramatised scenes and up-to-date 2026 information.
  • Runs in the browser — no app to install
  • Map with the route and your position
  • Stops play automatically when you arrive
  • 4 devices included — for you and your companions
  • Transcript of every stop
  • 12 months of access

Route

Tap a number on the map to see the stop.

Start: Old Market Square (Alter Markt), Potsdam – tram stop Alter Markt/Landtag – in front of the Fortuna Gate of the state parliament

  1. 1

    A city of stage setsfree

    A city of stage sets: what's real and what's façade? The thread of this walk.

  2. 2

    This is not a palacefree

    A palace that writes on its own wall: I'm not one.

  3. 3

    Palaces for bakers full version

    Roman palaces with bakers behind them – and kings swapped for architects.

  4. 4

    An invitation with small print full version

    An invitation to refugees – with small print.

  5. 5

    Amsterdam without the Dutch full version

    A whole Amsterdam – except the Dutch never came.

  6. 6

    A castle from a sketchbook full version

    A knight's castle, sketched by the king himself.

  7. 7

    A wall that looked inwards full version

    A town wall that looked inwards – and the king's giants.

  8. 8

    A gate with two faces full version

    Older than Berlin's – and with two faces.

  9. 9

    Cabbages at Versailles full version

    The Soldier King and his Versailles of cabbages.

  10. 10

    A real treasure in a new old church full version

    A new old church – with a genuine treasure from Murano.

  11. 11

    A fountain that wouldn't fly full version

    A fountain that never played in Frederick's lifetime.

  12. 12

    Potatoes for a king full version

    Potatoes on a king's grave – and one legend fewer.

  13. 13

    There are still judges in Berlin full version

    Still judges in Berlin? The true story – over a beer.

Narrated by a synthetic (AI) voice — script and facts by the tripto.de editorial team.

Questions and answers

Do I need to install an app?

No. The guide runs in your phone's browser. After buying you get an email with a link and a code — no account needed.

How does it work on the walk?

In Walk mode the map shows where you are and each stop starts by itself when you arrive. You can also listen without GPS and pick the stops yourself.

Can I listen offline?

Yes. Before you set off you can download the recordings to your phone and listen without internet.

Can two of us listen?

Yes. One purchase works on up to 4 devices — everyone listens on their own phone.

How long do I have access?

12 months from the first time you open it. Stop whenever you like and continue another day — the guide remembers where you left off.

Potsdam: Façades, Kings and Potatoes

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