Culture galore

Saxony's vibrant cultural landscape

Architecture, music, visual arts, industrial heritage and spiritual places

Saxony’s vibrant cultural landscape

If one were to list Saxony’s cultural treasures, one would not know where to begin: Frauenkirche, Semperoper and Gewandhaus Orchestra perhaps? Or perhaps Moritzburg Castle, the Bach Museum and Dresden Zwinger? You’re spoilt for choice: Saxony looks back on 1,000 years of cultural history, which can be found throughout the region in music, art and architecture. Immerse yourself in the colourful hustle and bustle – and enjoy Saxony’s cultural highlights.

The Dresden Music Festival is only one of many highlights in the city’s Semper Opera

Saxony’s Culture in Figures

1000  years

Cultural history in Saxony

4000

Cultural sites

600

Artists

Saxony’s cultural facets

Music

Architecture

Industrial heritage

Spiritual places

Palaces and castles

Parks and gardens

Culture does not simply fall into our laps like ripe fruit. The tree must be carefully tended if it is to bear fruit.
Albert Schweitzer (1875 – 1965), German-French doctor, theologian, musician and cultural philosopher, Nobel Peace Prize 1952