Dresden
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Editor's Picks — Dresden
A compact guide to central Dresden highlighting key historic and cultural sites: the Zwinger’s Baroque courtyards and galleries, the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister with its 15th–18th‑century paintings, and the Residenzschloss with its layered architectural styles. Also included are the 19th‑century Semperoper, the 18th‑century Katholische Hofkirche, the modern‑art collections at the Albertinum on Brühl’s Terrace, and the decorated courtyards of the Kunsthofpassage.
7 places
Dresden's Hidden Gems
A compact selection of lesser-known Dresden highlights featuring distinct architectural and cultural details: Pfunds Molkerei’s lavish hand-painted tile interiors and gilded counters that earned it a Guinness record; Yenidze’s early-20th-century cigarette factory façade with Moorish-style dome and minaret-like tower; the Dreikönigskirche with origins in the 15th century; the Großer Garten, a 1.8 km² rectangular Baroque city park; and the Asisi Panometer housed in a former gasometer showing large 360° panoramic paintings.
5 places
Must‑See Heritage & Sights
A compact selection of Dresden highlights focused on art, riverfront landmarks and local history. Features the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister’s 15th–18th-century paintings, the suspended Schwebebahn linking Loschwitz across the Elbe, the cantilever Blue Wonder bridge, baroque Loschwitz church and riverside Elbe castles. Also included are literary and local-history museums housed in period villas and a museum tracing Prohlis’s 7,000-year settlement history.
9 places
Bridges of Dresden
A concise tour of Dresden’s notable Elbe and valley crossings, highlighting a mix of historic stone arches, iron truss engineering and modern motorway viaducts. The list covers the baroque Augustusbrücke, the cantilevered Loschwitz (“Blue Wonder”), the suspended Schwebebahn funicular, the controversial Waldschlößchen road bridge and key rail and autobahn spans north and south of the city.
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Best time to visit: June, August, September
Practical information
- Currency
- Euro EUR € · Card payments · Commonly accepted
- Emergency numbers
- 112 Ambulance · Fire brigade
- Electricity
- 230 V · 50 HzType C / Type F
- Languages
- German
- Tap water
- Safe to drink
- Driving side
- Right
- Calling code
- +49
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