Since the reconstruction of the Frauenkirche, at left, Dresden's skyline along river Elbe has been completely restored. It looks again like the famous Italian artist Canaletto painted it. He did that more times than his beloved Florence. Since those days the Saxon capital proudly wears the nickname Elbe Florence, and it can do so again. Photo Sylvio Dittrich. (Attention: this picture is not by Paul Smit. You can download it for free in high resolution at the Dresden Tourist Board. Go to www.dresden.de/index.html?node=9123 , then to image DS 85). - Paul Smit | Mick Palarczyk

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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.

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Smit & Palarczyk > Since the reconstruction of the Frauenkirche, at left, Dresden's skyline along river Elbe has been completely restored. It looks again like the famous Italian artist Canaletto painted it. He did that more times than his beloved Florence. Since those days the Saxon capital proudly wears the nickname Elbe Florence, and it can do so again. Photo Sylvio Dittrich.

(Attention: this picture is not made by us and is not included in any feature price arrangement by us. This photo can be obtained in high resolution at http://www.foto-design-dresden.de, the site of our collegue Sylvio Dittrich. Click on 'Dresden' and search).

Smit & Palarczyk > The majestic cupola of the Frauenkirche crowns the skyline of Dresden along the Elbe again, as if it has never been destroyed during the bombardment of 1945. Photo Sylvio Dittrich.

(Attention: this picture is not made by us and is not included in any feature price arrangement by us. This photo can be obtained in high resolution at http://www.foto-design-dresden.de, the site of our collegue Sylvio Dittrich. Click on 'Dresden' and search).

Smit & Palarczyk > The majestic cupola of the Frauenkirche stands over the roofs of Dresden again, as if it has never been destroyed during the bombardment of 1945. Photo Sylvio Dittrich.

(Attention: this picture is not made by us and is not included in any feature price arrangement by us. This photo can be obtained in high resolution at http://www.foto-design-dresden.de, the site of our collegue Sylvio Dittrich. Click on 'Dresden' and search).

Smit & Palarczyk > The majestic cupola of the Frauenkirche crowns the skyline of Dresden again, as if it has never been destroyed during the bombardment of 1945.The glass dome in front of it is the Kunstakademie (Academy of Arts). Photo Sylvio Dittrich.

(Attention: this picture is not made by us and is not included in any feature price arrangement by us. This photo can be obtained in high resolution at http://www.foto-design-dresden.de, the site of our collegue Sylvio Dittrich. Click on 'Dresden' and search).

Smit & Palarczyk > [GERMANY.SACHSEN 7344] 'Former ruins of Frauenkirche.' Before the recent reconstruction of the Frauenkirche its ruins symbolized the destruction caused by the Allied bombardment at the end of the Second World War and the hope it would never happen again. Photo Paul Smit.

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'Kunstakademie.'

The sun shines through the glass dome of the Kunstakademie (Academy of Arts) in Dresden, while angels overlook river Elbe. Photo Paul Smit.

Since the reconstruction of the Frauenkirche, at left, Dresden's skyline along river Elbe has been completely restored. It looks again like the famous Italian artist Canaletto painted it. He did that more times than his beloved Florence. Since those days the Saxon capital proudly wears the nickname Elbe Florence, and it can do so again. Photo Sylvio Dittrich.

(Attention: this picture is not by Paul Smit. You can download it for free in high resolution at the Dresden Tourist Board. Go to http://www.dresden.de/index.html?node=9123 , then to image DS 85).

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