Neighbourhood

BAROQUE DRESDEN AND ITS HISTORIC MONUMENTS

  • The Zwinger Palace
  • Semperoper (Opera House)
  • Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady)
  • Residenzschloss (Residential Palace)
  • Dresden art collections

Magnificent buildings, interesting museums and a breathtaking silhouette characterise Dresden's cityscape.

Discover its romantic flair while walking across the Brühl's Terrace or the Neumarkt.

To conclude the tour of the city, the pub district Weiße Gasse in the city centre invites you to a cosy evening and promises culinary delights from all over the world.


DRESDEN'S CASTLES

  • Albrecht castles
  • Schloss Augustusburg
  • Schloss Moritzburg
  • Schloss Pillnitz
  • Schloss Rammenau
  • Schloss Wackerbarth
  • Schloss Weesenstein

SHOPPING

  • Prager Straße - main shopping street in Dresden
  • Hauptstraße and the Neustadt district
  • Altmarktgalerie (shopping store)
  • Quartier an der Frauenkirche (small and exclusive boutiques)
  • Centrum Galerie (opens autumn 2009)

SPECIAL EVENTS

  • the annual film nights on the banks of the Elbe (15. July to 12. September 2010)


MEISSEN PORCELAIN

White Gold in Saxony? This is exactly what you will find in Europe's first porcelain factory in Meissen with its world-famous first class Meissen porcelain - so-called White Gold.