There will be a great photo opportunity in Sibelius Park, a famous Helsinki’s sight, and Sibelius Monument constructed from hundreds of steel pipes honoring the great Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. You won’t miss the Olympic Stadium (1952 Olympics were held here). You will start your tour from the port, and you are going to drive along Esplanadi Street, down famous Mannerheim street, which is the main boulevard, passing by the Presidential Palace, the National Museum and Finlandia Hall (designed by the famous architect Alvar Aalto), Opera House, Finlandia Concert Hall, and the Parliament Building.
Other highlights of former East Berlin will include the Alexanderplatz Square, Red City Hall and the Humbold University. Take a unique picture of one of the only remaining stretches of the Berlin Wall (Photo Stop) and walk through former Checkpoint Charlie (Photo Stop and time for souvenir shopping). Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe (Holocaust Memorial).Īlso you will have time for a typical hearty Berlin lunch (not included in the tour price) Marvel at Potsdamer Platz, the place where modern architecture and lively metropolitan ambience meet Berlin history. You will then continue to the Reichstag, the German Parliament (Photo Stop) and the Brandenburg Gate (Photo Stop).Īlong the way you’ll see, among other sites the Berlin Cathedral, the tree-lined “Unter den Linden” boulevard, Museum Island, Bellevue Palace, Victory Column, the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church and of course some notorious sights of the Third Reich and Cold War, such as Hermann Göring’s Aviation Ministry and the former site of Hitler’s Bunker. You’ll start with Charlottenburg Castle (Photo Stop) a splendid baroque palace, dating from 1695. After a scenic ride of about 3 hours through the idyllic flatlands of North Germany with its hundreds of lakes, you will be met in former West Berlin by your guide, who will lead you to highlights of the German capital.
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You will be picked-up by your driver (your meeting time and time of the whole tour is always adjusted due to the ship arrival schedule).