The Magic of Meissen Porcelain: Dresden + Meissen in a Day

Do you want to kill two birds with one stone: go on excursions in Dresden and Meissen in one day?

First a two-hour walking tour of Dresden, and then on my car trip to Meissen with a walking tour of the city and, if we have time, with a visit to the Porcelain Manufactory. The main theme of this excursion: “History of Meissen porcelain”!

Beginning in the 16th century, trading companies brought porcelain to Europe from Southeast Asia. It was sold for tower money, and the Europeans began to think about “Import substitution”. The secret of production was found in Dresden, and in 1710 the first factory in Europe for the production of hard as steel porcelain was organized in Meissen.

I will tell you the history of the emergence of “white gold” in Europe, I will show Dresden and Meissen with a “porcelain” bias.

So, there are two cities waiting for you – Meissen and Dresden, the former and current capital of Saxony. And also the Meissen Porcelain Manufacture Museum, where you will get acquainted with the process of porcelain production and certainly do not refrain from buying this product with branded blue crossed swords under glaze.

So make up your mind and go!