Dresden Trip Overview
We are offering to your attention to the tour off the beaten track – visit Meissen – the city of history, wine, porcelain and music, and Moritzburg, served as a hunting lodge to Saxony’s Elector Frederick Augustus I in the 18th century. The oldest European porcelain with a private guide for sure deserves your attention.
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Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Dresden, Germany
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Dresden, Saxony, Germany
We are offering to your attention to the tour off the beaten track – visit Meissen – the city of history, wine, porcelain and music, and Moritzburg, served as a hunting lodge to Saxony’s Elector Frederick Augustus I in the 18th century. The oldest European porcelain with a private guide for sure deserves your attention.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Meissen, Meissen, Saxony
Your guide will pick you up from your hotel or from your cruise ship.
You will drive to Meissen where you will have a walk through old streets.
Meissen is a town of approximately 30,000 about 25 km (16 mi) northwest of Dresden on both banks of the Elbe river in the Free State of Saxony, in eastern Germany. Meissen is the home of Meissen porcelain, the Albrechtsburg castle, the Gothic Meissen Cathedral, and the Meissen Frauenkirche. The Große Kreisstadt is the capital of the Meissen district.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Albrechtsburg Castle, Domplatz 1, 01662 Meissen, Saxony Germany
You will visit an ancient Albrechtsburg castle, the famous gothic cathedral.
The Albrechtsburg is a Late Gothic castle located in the town center of Meissen in the German state of Saxony. It is situated on a hill above the river Elbe, adjacent to the Meissen Cathedral.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Meissen Porzellan Manufaktur & Museum, D-01662 Meissen, Germany Talstr. 9 Esquina, 01662 Meissen, Saxony Germany
Also, you will have a visit to the porcelain manufactory where you will experience how “white gold” is made and painted.
You will have time to have lunch in one of the restaurants before the drive to Moritzburg to visit its popular castle.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Schloss Moritzburg, Schlossallee, 01468 Moritzburg, Saxony Germany
Moritzburg Castle or Moritzburg Palace is a Baroque palace in Moritzburg, in the German state of Saxony, about 13 kilometers northwest of the Saxon capital, Dresden. The castle has four round towers and lies on a symmetrical artificial island.
After visiting Moritzburg you will be driven back.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
