The Art and History of Berlin and Potsdam
Escorted Tour
5 October 2026
NH Hotel Berlin Mitte am Checkpoint Charlie
A five day escorted tour to Berlin and Potsdam, led by renowned Art Historian Thomas Abbott. Four nights half board at the 4* NH Hotel Berlin Mitte am Checkpoint Charlie. BA direct flight to Berlin from London Heathrow. Return UK coach transfers. Executive coach in Germany. Welcome reception. All excursions, entrance fees and guided tours included.
Itinerary includes:
Berlin - guided city tour
Alte Nationalgalerie
Visit to the Reichstag with guided tour and 'Kaffee und Kuchen'
Potsdam
Sanssouci Palace
Charlottenburg Palace, Knobelsdorff wing
Gemäldegalerie
Our Tour Guide, Tom Abbott, accompanied us throughout our stay in Germany. He is an independent art and architectural historian who has lived in Berlin for over thirty years. Born in the United States, he graduated in Psychology and Art History from Minnesota and continued his studies at the Louvre School of Art History in Paris.
He has regularly devised and led cultural tours to Germany, France, Italy, and Poland for several of the leading specialist travel companies. His expertise in art and architectural history ranges from the medieval to the current and encompasses garden history and the musical heritage of Germany.
Berlin, Brandenburg Gate