FEATURE (Category:
Europe |
Germany |
winter |
cultural-historical |
scenic drives)
Germany, Sachsen (Saxony): Around Dresden
This feature is an exploration of the area around Saxony's capital, including the Dresden/Elbe Valley UNESCO world heritage site (please read excerpts of the article). That is a stretch of castles and palaces along the river, including the restored heart of Dresden itself. The trip starts in porcelain city Meissen and sheds light on two inventions, both done in the Albrechtsburg castle: porcelain and the ribless cellular vault. The scenic drive ends in Zittau, near the spot where Germany, Poland and Czechia meet, with a touching story about Zittau's famous Lent Cloth. On the way we visit walled Bautzen, meet artist Franz Gruss and his dinosaurs and hike in the Elbsandsteingebirge with its table mountains and national park.
Map of the route of the scenic drive around Dresden, from Meißen via Dresden and Pirna to the Elbsandsteingebirge (Elbe Sandstone Mountains) and then to Bautzen, the dinoparks at Großwelka and Kleinwelka and finally through the Oberlausitz region to Zittau and its hills. This map is for indication purposes only. The copyright is owned by Cartographics in Holland.
Map of the route of the scenic drive around Dresden, from Meißen via Dresden and Pirna to the Elbsandsteingebirge (Elbe Sandstone Mountains) and then to Bautzen, the dinoparks at Großwelka and Kleinwelka and finally through the Oberlausitz region to Zittau and its hills. This map is for indication purposes only. The copyright is owned by Cartographics in Holland.