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Saxony – Cultural heritage par excellence

Sights to see
Görlitz – city of Renaissance; Königstein – biggest fortress in Germany; Glashütte – manufactories of fine watches; Freiberg – centre silver mining; Seiffen – mountain village and place where Christmas is all round the year; Oberwiesenthal – the most highly situated town in Germany; Leipzig – city of composer Bach and writer Goethe; Meissen – manufactory of fine Porcelain; Dresden – Baroque and beautiful river landscape, ...

Things to do
Visit the abbey Saint Marienthal next to city of Bautzen; Hike in the mountains of the National Park “Saxon Switzerland”; Enjoy a medieval meal on the fortress Königstein; Visit the numerous manufactories for Christmas decorations like the nutcracker in the mountains of the “Erzgebirge”; Visit in Leipzig the biggest central station of Europe and the memorial of the battle of the nations; Walk in Meissen on top of the castle hill and enjoy with a glass of Saxon wine the view over the medieval old town; Bike along the river Elbe to vineyards of Saxony and to Moritzburg – the famous water and hunting castle of former Kings, ...

How to get there
Gateways are the international airports of Leipzig and Dresden with connecting flights; express trains from Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg and Berlin; from there regional trains or rent a car

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