100 years ago, a special art of building unfolded - BAUHAUS - Experience it in Saxony!
Soon after the First World War, the Saxon architectural landscape became more diverse thanks to modernism, which was largely fuelled by the architectural and urban planning reform movements around the turn of the century. These now paved the way for various trends in modern architecture up until the early 1930s. The Bauhaus also left its mark on Saxony's cultural landscape. The internationally pioneering platform of modernism had an enormous impact on the Free State, as numerous examples of the Bauhaus can still be found in Saxony today. Even its politically enforced end by the National Socialists could not stop the spirit of its ideas.
Come along on our 5-day journey through a special period of Saxony's exciting architectural history and discover the precious treasures of the Bauhaus.
Our itinerary:
1. Day: Leipzig - between technology and art
- Visit the Museum of Printing Arts
- Dinner at the hotel in Leipzig
2. Day: Leipzig - Search for traces of the Bauhaus
- Tour with tour guide to architectural masterpieces in Leipzig, including the Gutenberg School. Gutenbergschule, Versöhnungskirche and Europahaus
- Visit to the Grassi Museum of Applied Arts
Recommendation: Dinner at Stelzenhaus Leipzig
3. Day: Dresden - HELLERAU
- Drive to the Völkerschlachtdenkmal in Leipzig and onward journey to Dresden
- City tour in Dresden to the Hans-Richter-Siedlung in Hellerau
- Guided tour of the Festspielhaus Hellerau
Recommendation: Dinner at the Restaurant Pulverturm Dresden
4. Day: Upper Lusatia - Bauhaus in Sorbenland
- City tour in Bautzen
- Guided tour at the Schminke House in Löbau
- Dinner at the hotel in Dresden
Recommendation: Lunch at the Sorbian restaurant Wjelbik in Bautzen
5. Day: Dresden - The span of modernity
- Visit to the German Hygiene Museum
Recommendation: Departure via Chemnitz with a visit to the Industrial Museum and/or a photo stop at the Göltzschtal Bridge
