Dresden

Green and Active

It may be true that the Swiss discovered mountains. But here too, we can offer keen climbers some enjoyable challenges in the Elbsandsteingebirge.

Our very own "Saxon Switzerland" (Sächsische Schweiz) situated just a few kilometres from the gates of the state capital and boasting a collection of bizarre sandstone rock formations and wildly romantic valleys is just one part of the impressive Elbe valley landscape that has bestowed on the city its "grand and festive setting" (Heinrich von Kleist).

The numerous castles, parks and gardens around Dresden or the vineyards that slope down to the river banks can be visited on foot or by romantic cable car, by bike along the Elbe cycle path or in leisurely fashion on board a ship of the oldest paddle steamer fleet in the world. But you do not even need to go beyond the city boundaries, as Dresden consists of over sixty percent forest and parkland, much of it around the Großer Garten, making it one of the greenest cities in Europe.

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