The old masters will take you on a 3-day journey through time into the world of Martin Luther...

The Reformation period was also the era of the Renaissance. With their programmatic art, the old masters made the Reformation accessible to posterity. Now the artists of the Renaissance are taking you with them - on a 4-day journey through time into the world of Martin Luther.

Dusty, dark and cramped. It is associations like these that mining generally evokes. You ll discover that this rustic craft can also have a surprisingly artistic effect when you visit the Erzgebirge towns of Freiberg and Annaberg-Buchholz. In the mining centres, you ll find valuable paintings from the Cranach collection and discover magnificent art treasures in the churches where the miners once held their early mass.

Your journey will begin in Dresden, where you ll find a wealth of masterpieces from the Reformation era. Here you can not only admire valuable paintings, but also explore the Frauenkirche, which exemplifies Martin Luther's ideas of a Protestant church building.

Our itinerary:

1. Day: Dresden - Treasures from the Reformation

Themed city tour
Visit to the Dresden State Art Collections including the Old Masters Picture Gallery
Visit to the Frauenkirche

2. Day: Freiberg, Augustusburg, Annaberg-Buchholz - Renaissance art within historic walls

City tour with a visit to Freiberg Cathedral
Performance on the famous Silbermann organs
Visit to the Freiberg City and Mining Museum with its Cranach paintings
Visit to Freudenstein Castle, seat of Duke Henry the Pious, who introduced the Reformation to Saxony
Trip to Augustusburg
Tour of the Renaissance castle of Augustusburg with the castle church and its famous Cranach altarpiece
Trip to Annaberg-Buchholz (overnight stay)

3. Day: Annaberg-Buchholz, Schneeberg - the artistic facet of mining

Town tour with a visit to St. Anne's Church, St. Catherine's Church and St. Mary's Mountain Church
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Trip to Schneeberg
Visit to St Wolfgang's Church, with the first large altar of the Reformation

Tip: Excursion to Musicon Valley® Markneukirchen

Day 4: Journey home

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Half Board

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Further information:
The prices apply for groups of 25 or more, are intended as a guide and are usually valid all year round.
All services are provided in German.
The package is generally not suitable for people with reduced mobility. We will be happy to provide you with further information.
For German nationals, the current identity documents apply. All other persons please note the respective passport and visa deadlines. Your embassy will be happy to provide you with information on this.
In our travel conditions you will find the cancellation policy.
We recommend that you take out travel cancellation insurance.

Persons

25 People

Services

Look forward to:

3x overnight stay incl. half board in a 3-star hotel in the Ore Mountains
themed city tour of Dresden for 1.5 hours
Admission and guided tour of the "Old Masters" art gallery
Tour guide for two day trips
Guided city tour with visit to Freiberg Cathedral
Admission to and guided tour of the city and mining museum
Admission to and guided tour of Augustusburg Castle
Guided city tours in Annaberg-Buchholz and Schneeberg
Visit to the churches in Annaberg and Schneeberg

Itinerary

Day 1: Dresden - treasures from the Reformation era
You start with a themed city tour and then visit the Dresden State Art Collections, including the Old Masters Picture Gallery. Afterwards you can visit the Frauenkirche.

Day 2: Freiberg, Augustusburg, Annaberg-Buchholz - Renaissance art within historic walls
You will also have a guided tour of Freiberg, including a visit to Freiberg Cathedral. There you will enjoy a prelude on the famous Silbermann organs.
Visit the Freiberg Town and Mining Museum with its Cranach paintings.
You will then visit Freudenstein Castle, the seat of Duke Henry the Pious, who introduced the Reformation to Saxony, before traveling to Augustusburg.
There you will have a tour of the Renaissance Augustusburg Castle with the castle church and its famous Cranach altarpiece. At the end of the day, you will travel to Annaberg-Buchholz (overnight stay).

Day 3: Annaberg-Buchholz, Schneeberg - the artistic facet of mining
You start the day with a guided tour of the town including a visit to St. Anne's Church, St. Catherine's Church and St. Mary's Mountain Church. Afterwards, you will travel to Schneeberg and visit St. Wolfgang's Church, with the first large altar of the Reformation.
Tip: Excursion to Musicon Valley® Markneukirchen

Day 4: Journey home

Tips for connoisseurs:
Dresden:
- Dinner in the "Sophienkeller" restaurant, which impresses with its entrance area in neo-Gothic style

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