© Szymon Nitka

Saxony for beginners (4 days)

Explore Saxony from Dresden and surroundings to Leipzig. A 4-day trip that touches the main destinations and will make you discover and appreciate the Saxon culture.

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Dresden: Guided city tour through the streets of the historic center of Dresden to see the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady), the Semper Opera, the Zwinger, the Fürstenzug (mural depicting the procession of princes), the Dresden Xperience, the palace Residenzschloss etc. Visit the prestigious Pinacoteca degli Antichi Maestri where you can admire Raphael's "Sistine Madonna" and numerous other masterpieces.
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Pillnitz: Visit Pillnitz Castle, the former favorite summer residence of many Saxon rulers. Arrive there on the oldest steamboat fleet in the world and enjoy a scenic journey through the beautiful Elbe valley past castles, villas and vineyards.
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Meissen: Also known as the "Cradle of Saxony", take a guided city walk, climb up to Albrechtsburg Castle and discover its many firsts. The first royal palace in Germany and residence of the first Saxon rulers, it was also the first site of production of the “white gold”, the precious Meissen porcelain.
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Visit the Meissen Cathedral, one of the most valuable monuments of medieval ecclesiastical architecture in Saxony. Guided tour of the state-owned Meissen Porcelain Manufactory that has been produced for over 300 years. You participate in the exhibition workshops and assist in the creation of the precious porcelain artifacts.
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© Reiner Weisflog
Görlitz: Easternmost city in Germany, home to 4,000 architectural monuments from five different eras and a cityscape that has hardly changed since 1945. Guided tour of the city and the Peterskirche church, which houses the famous “Sonnenorgel” (solar organ ).
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Die Alte Wasserkunst in Bautzen ist ein Wahrzeichen der Stadt. Das Gebäude steht an einer Brücke, die über die Spree führt. © Philipp Herfort
Bautzen: city with over 1,000 years of history and center of Soraba culture. Guided tour of the city and St. Peter's Cathedral, the only interdenominational church in East Germany. Visit to the St. Marienstern Convent in Panschwitz-Kuckau. The day ends with a traditional Sorbian wedding menu and home-brewed beer.
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Gebäude der Kirche von außen© Szymon Nitka
Guided city tour through the thousand-year-old city of trade and music with the Nikolaikirche church, the Bach Museum, the Thomaskirche church and much more in the centre. Visit the Monument to the Battle of the Nations. Culinary break in the famous restaurant “Auerbachs Keller” – in the footsteps of Goethe, Faust and Luther.
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Menschen vor dem Außengebäude der Spinnerei© Philipp Kirschner
Shopping tour in lively districts, characterized by arcades and carefully restored internal courtyards in which the commercial life of the city flowed in one of the heydays. Tips: Leipzig Zoo; contemporary art galleries Spinnerei (former spinning mill), or a relaxing boat ride on the canals of Leipzig.

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