Dresden and Saxon Switzerland (3L)
The perfect combination of history, culture and nature!
- 3 nights with breakfast in a 4* hotel in Dresden
- Grand city tour in Dresden
- Full-day guided tour of Saxon Switzerland with a visit to Königstein Fortress and Bastei Rock
Dresden, the jewel on the Elbe, offers a large number of top sights, e. g. Frauenkirche, Zwinger, Semper Opera House, Royal Palace with ›Green Vault‹ and Brühl Terraces. After the terrible destruction of World War II, Saxony’s Florence on the Elbe has regained its place as a cultural metropolis. Today, visitors can once again reminisce about the golden 18th century.
Arrival in the Saxon state capital of Dresden. After checking into your room in your central hotel, you can set off on an initial exploration tour and familiarize yourself with the surrounding area.
In the afternoon, a local tour guide will welcome you to a long city tour of Dresden. The city tour takes you from Postplatz via the Altmarkt to Pirnaischer Platz, then past the Großer Garten along the Elbe to the Blaues Wunder, one of the city’s most famous bridges. After a detour through the new town, you will see the most famous sights of the old town such as the Frauenkirche, Zwinger, Stallhof, Fürstenzug, Residenzschloss and Semperoper.
Today we travel through Säschische Schweiz and the Elbe Sandstone Mountains with their sometimes bizarre rock formations. The most famous is certainly the Bastei rock. Another highlight of this tour is a visit to Königsstein Fortress, one of the largest mountain fortresses in Europe.
Perhaps you will take a short walk along the banks of the terrace in the morning before setting off on your journey home.