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Ferdinandstrasse 2, Meissen, Saxony, 01662, Germany
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The rail trip from Dresden is short enough to make our visits to Meissen roundtrip day trips only. Other than the porcelain factory, what are the sehenswuerdigkeiten? What is your advice regarding the Elbe trip via ship?
> The rail trip from Dresden is short enough
37 minutes
> what are the sehenswuerdigkeiten?
The castle in first place.
http://www.stadt-meissen.de/content/2767.htm
> What is your advice regarding the Elbe trip via ship?
http://www.saechsische-dampfschiffahrt.de/?sprache=en
Upstream from Dresden is the most interesting part.
http://www.saechsische-schweiz.de/start/click.system?act=lang&lang=en
Best is a combination of one way by boat the other way by train. Otherwise you loose too much time. There are plenty of sightseeing options you can combine with a boat trip.
Meissen is one of the oldest towns of Germany and is situated about 20 km Northwest of Dresden.
The town is dominated by the "Albrechtsburg" and the Cathedral. The first one was built in the 15th century; the oldest parts of the church are from 1260 !!
From the hill there are wonderful views over the River Elbe and the town with its red roofs and narrow winding roads with some interesting shops.
The market place has some nice restored houses and a gothic town hall.
Another "must see" activity is the famous porcelain factory.
For more info about Saxony see my page.
Website Meissen: www.touristinfo-meissen.de
happy travels
Jaap
Or look into my page :-)
http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/4166c/9743/
I did the boat trip from Dresden to Meißen and thought it is quite scenic, too. Best is to take the 9.45 am steamboat to Meißen, arrival 11.45 am.
A few years ago I went here with my class. First we visited the Porcelain Museum. Meissen is famous for its porcelain. Inside the museum is a workshop to see some exhibitions. More information about at the homepage of the manufacture: http://www.meissen.de/engl/porzellan.html
Porcelain was produced in China since the 13th century. In the beginning of the 18th century Augustus the Strong ordered to uncover the secret and Johann Friedrich Böttger, Walther von Tschirnhaus and other specialists started to work on the research assignment. They succeded: In 1707/08 the white, European hard porcelain was discovered.
Read more about the history of European porcelain and the manifacture here
What a cute Christmas Market. About 20 stalls and a beautiful decorated Christmas tree. Situated in front of the town hall on market square.
Open: Saturday before first Advent - December 23
Prices in 2002:
Glühwein: € 1.50 (about average)
Bratwurst: € 1.50 (about average)
Quarkbällchen (Curd Balls): € 0.40 / piece (about average)
After Böttger and von Tschirnhaus had succeeded in their attempts to make porcelain in Dresden the first European porcelain manufacture was established in the castle Albrechtsburg in Meissen in 1710. 1863/65 the manufacture moved to the place where it is still to find today.
Due to its high quality the Meissen porcelain became famous all over the world. You can see the biggest collection of Meissen porcelain (about 3000 pieces) in the exhibition hall here.
A fascinating experience is the tour of the "Schauwerkstatt", where you can see how exactly these works of art are manufactured.
opening hours: May-Oct 9-18 h and Nov-Apr 9-17 h
Entrance fee: 4,50 Euro porcelain collection (Schauhalle)
3 Euro "Schauwerkstatt"
Meissen is famous for its china/porcelain. If you are interested, do visit!
They have an exhibition hall and a demonstration workshop to see - but personally, I am not so fond of this kind of "art" - as you might be able to tell by the picture!
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