Dresden Favorites

 7 Reviews  The Altstadt has the best known attractions, like: -Zwinger -Green Vault -Frauenkirche -Semper Oper -Royal Mews -Fürstenzug -Royal Palace -Cathedral -Kreuzkirche -Altmarkt Square -Brühl... 

 8 Reviews  In the Zwinger are the Old Masters Gallery, Armoury collection (Rustkammer), the Porcelain Collection, Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon, and Zoological Museum. There were so many fabulous buildings... 

 2 Reviews  Make a trip to the SAECHSISCHE SCHWEIZ (Saxonian Switzerland)or another name is 'Elbsandsteingebirge'. This is an area with mointains and rocks near from Dresden which is very popular and beautiful... 

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 BruceDunning Says:  This is a discount card to allow entry into castles, palaces and other sites in the Saxony region. It covers about 45 different major sites within a 50 mile... 

 BruceDunning Says:  This is a card that allows access to 12 museums in and around the Zwinger museums, plus one at Pillnitz south. There are also reduced fees for entry into... 

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  Shortly after crossing the Czech-German frontier, and passing through the sandstone defiles of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains, the stream assumes a north-westerly... 

 pieter_jan_v Says:  The local Dresden Tourist-Information office is located at a corner of the Kulturpalast.Address:Schloßstraße 201067 Dresden Tel: +49-351-50160160Business... 

 pieter_jan_v Says:  The Kulturpalast was build in the middle of the destroyed inner city of Dresden (bombardment of February 13, 1945) between the Altmarkt and the Neumarkt... 

 Kakapo2 Says:  -Update 27 June 2009 after the loss of the World Heritage listingDresden is located in the Elbe valley. A 40 km long and 20 km wide stretch of this valley –... 

 Kathrin_E Says:  A note first: Not all of these books are (yet) available in English. So these tips will be most interesting for those of you who read German. Some are, though -... 

 Kathrin_E Says:  Dresden's most famous pastry is Stollen. The size and shape of a small bread and covered in powdered sugar, it is cut in slices and served with coffee or tea.... 

 Kakapo2 Says:  -On this photo you can spot several castles in the background. They are the Elbschlösser (Elbe Castles) which can all be reached from Bautzener Straße (B 6).... 

 Kakapo2 Says:  Wherever you go in Dresden, you are permanently reminded of August (or: Augustus) the Strong. He was Dresden’s most famous sovereign, and surely the most... 

 Kakapo2 Says:  -I think Dresden has quite a good internet website with lots of information about their attractions.Contact details:Dresden-Werbung und Tourismus GmbHPhone... 

 Kakapo2 Says:  -If you plan to visit more than two museums it is well worth to buy a day or even a year pass for all museums of the city. Those passes exclude only the museum... 

 Kakapo2 Says:  -Although I do not have a good photo of this, just a shot against then sun from the tower of Kreuzkirche I want to write some lines about it.It reminds me so... 

 Kakapo2 Says:  If you have a look over the city from one of the towers you can see the division of Altstadt and Neustadt very well. The river Elbe divides the city into the... 

 Kakapo2 Says:  -This rather modern building at the northern end of Altmarkt was finished in 1969 and is used for all kinds of cultural events, from pop concerts to classic... 

 Ekaterinburg Says:  As I mentioned in the tip above, Dresden was at the heart of the Romantic movement in Germany at the end of the 18th century. Painters, poets, composers,... 

 Ekaterinburg Says:  This rather odd looking monument is at the far end of the Bruhl Terrace, on the grassy sloped gardens overlooking The Elbe. The joys of wandering are many and... 

 Ekaterinburg Says:  My trip to Dresden was a side-trip from Berlin and in Berlin also I had photographed and visited a 'Neue Synagogue' the day before. I was incredibly moved by... 

 Ekaterinburg Says:  Of all the Baroque splendour at the Zwinger, nothing delighted me more than the statuary. Every surface that could possibly be decorated was filled with wild...