• Dresden airport is just nearby the city
• Park your car to get around in Dresden by bus and train, bicycle taxis can take you to the attractions

• Tourist information office: Prager Straße 2a, 01069 Dresden

• Lots of guided city tours are offered, also in English language

Also called ‘Florence on the Elbe’ Dresden is one of Germany’s most beautiful cities and also capital of Saxony. This baroque metropolis experienced its golden age in the first half of the 18th century under the rule of Augustus the Strong. Glorious buildings, countless art treasures and priceless wealth of the “Green Vault” treasure chamber - all testify to this era. During the second world war Dresden’s historic centre was heavily bombed in five successive air raids and almost completely destroyed. Today we find many of its famous buildings rebuilt which are now home to some of Germany’s most well endowed museums and galleries. Dresden is cultured and full of character. The Altstadt is ideal for explorations on foot - shopping, cafes, accommodation and the city’s major attractions are compressed into an area that’s conveniently walkable.

In 2004 the Elbe Valley and the centre of Dresden with its numerous monuments and parks have been nominated as Unesco world heritage sites. The 18th and 19th century cultural landscape of Dresden Elbe Valley belongs to the Dresden sights and extends 18 km along the river from Übigau Palace and Ostragehege fields to the Pillnitz Palace and the Elbe River Island. One of the Dresden sights is the remarkable 147 m Blue Wonder steel bridge, a “wonder” of 19th century engineering. The heritage sites in the city include the architectonical highlight Semper Opera House, the pompous complex of pavilions and galleries called the Zwinger, the royal castle with the “Green Vault” and the terraces of the Elbe riverside.

The ruin of the Frauenkirche ‘Church of Our Lady’, also one of the Dresden sights, became the memorial against war and destruction. 1994 began the reconstruction using the saved construction units. Today the Frauenkirche stands as indication of the reconciliation considered worldwide drawing thousands of tourists to this remarkable place.

• Visit the Green Vault’s magnificient exhibitions and see one of Europe’s most famous treasure chambers with royal collections
• Worth seeing is also the porcelain collection, being the biggest of its kind and the Old Masters Gallery in the Zwinger with top-class works from famous painters
• Climb up onto the balcony of the Frauenkirche for a breathtaking view, it’s one of the most exciting Dresden activities
• Indulge in performances in the Semper Opera of composers like Mozart, Beethoven, Puccini and others

• Gaze at the Zwinger’s Rüstkammer – an impressive armory with a large collection of weaponry from the 15th to the 18th century

• Visit the christmas market called ‘Strietzelmarkt’ in December - it’s a must

• Make an unforgettable trip on the old paddle steamer to the nearby National Park Saxon Switzerland to see the unique sandstone formations
• Visit Pillnitz castle

• Porzellanmuseum in Zwinger
• Hygienemuseum Dresden

• Exhibitions in the Green Vault
• Old Masters Gallery in the Zwinger

• The Semper Opera is one of the most beautiful Opera buildings in the world

• The International Jazz Festival takes place every year one week in May, which is a real attraction

Prager Straße, Altmarkt und Wilsdruffer Straße belong to the main shopping streets in Dresden