Walking tour of the historical part of Dresden

A tour of the historical part of the city will give an opportunity not only to see numerous monuments of history, architecture, culture, but also to plunge into the history of the city, Saxony, Germany; to get acquainted with its characters and, first of all, with the most popular Saxon of all time, the hero of numerous legends, adventures, the favorite of women, the brilliant August the Strong.

The tour begins in the center of the Theater Square. This square is a storehouse of architectural styles and wonders of sculptors. Much more than Dresden’s fame is represented here: the world-famous Dresden Old Masters Picture Gallery (Gemaldegalerie), the famous Semperoper, the Royal Palace Residence (Residenzschloss) and the court cathedral (Katholische Hofkirche). We will talk about the history and secrets of each of these buildings in this square. Further, the tour route passes through the Palace Square, the beautiful Bruhl terrace, called by Johann Goethe “Balcony of Europe”, the New Market Square (Neumarkt), where your attention will be drawn to one of the main attractions of Dresden – the Church of Our Lady (Frauenkirche); get acquainted with the world’s largest art panel made of porcelain – “The parade of Saxon princes, kings”. The tour ends with an amazing architectural miracle, the “pearl” of Dresden – a unique, beautiful Zwinger.

The history of Dresden is closely connected with many great Russian figures of culture, art, science, politics who stayed in this city (Peter I, K. Faberge, M. Lomonosov, S. Rachmaninov, D. Shostakovich, P. Tchaikovsky, M. Tsvetaeva, F. Dostoevsky, M. Bakunin and many others).

Taking into account your wishes, you can make a thematic excursion program.