Historic Old Town
Dresden owes its reputation as one of Europe's most beautiful cities not only to its historic Old Town with sights such as the Semperoper opera house, Dresden Castle, the Zwinger Palace and Brühl's...
Romantic Train Rides at the Rabenau Valley
Lovers of old iron horses must not miss a ride on Germany's longest-serving light railway through the romantic valley of the wild river Weißeritz. We recommend going to Rabenauer Mühle (Rabenau Mill)...
The Fascination of Time
Experience how timepieces came to the court of Augustus the Strung and start your discovery tour at the Royal Cabinet of Mathematical and Physical Instruments at the Zwinger Palace in Dresden, where...
Dresden Art at Burgk Castle in Freital
Otto Dix, Curt Querner, Willy Kriegel and many other artists impress visitors with high-class works of contemporary art at the municipal collection of Freital. It also includes over 200 works...
The Pillnitz Gardener
Perhaps the Pillnitz gardener Gustav Hermann Krumbiegel had a dream about distant, exotic gardens when, over 100 years ago, he boarded an ocean steamer and set out for far-away India to serve the...
Royal Vineyards
Above the Vineyard Church at Pillnitz, a small serpentine panorama path runs above the Royal Vineyard of Pillnitz, offering a wonderful view from the Elbe Sandstone Mountains to the Ore Mountains....
Glashütte Watch Museum
A visit to the nearby Glashütte Watch Museum is particularly recommended. If it is snowy, you can enjoy a romantic ride on a horse-drawn sleigh through the winter forest of Altenberg/Zinnwald after...
Kügelgen House – Museum of Dresden Romanticism
The baroque bourgeois house from the time of Augustus the Strong is the home of a small but impressive museum, which is found in the historic rooms of the first floor. They used to be the home of the...
Kästner Museum
Villa Augustin – where Erich Kästner sat on the wall as a little boy to watch the hustle and bustle of Albert Square … An interactive exhibition presents the different facets of the famous writer's...
Elbe Flea Market – Old and New Things at Albert Bridge
Old and new things at Albert Bridge Browsing, searching and finding Items changing hands and buyers feeling lucky Just give it a try! Saturday morning is a perfect time!!
Coffee Roasting Houses
Dresden and coffee belong together. Mrs Melitta Bentz invented the paper coffee filter here. Meanwhile, even some small private coffee roasting houses have established themselves here. The best known...
