Many people think that Dresden can be seen in one day, but this is a misconception. There are so many attractions in this city that this is clearly an impossible task. But if you have two days, you can still cope with this. Dresden is conventionally divided into two parts: the Old Town, or Altstadt (Altstadt), and the New Town, or Neustadt (Neustadt), although the new city is not young. If you are staying in Dresden for two days, spend the first day exploring the old town, for information about which see the article Dresden in 1 day, and devote the second day to the “New City”. I will try to help you with this.
So, let's go out to the Brühl terrace and cross the Augustusbrücke Bridge (Augustusbrücke) over the Elbe River. We already know that we will soon see the "Golden Horseman" near the market square (Neustädter Markt) of the "New City" . This is a statue of the Elector of Saxony, Frederick Augustus II, known as Augustus the Strong (until 1697 - Frederick Augustus I). The inscription on the pedestal tells us that Augustus the Strong was also King of Poland. The monument has stood here since 1736.
The main street of this part of Dresden - Hauptstrasse (Hauptstraße) starts from the square where this statue stands. The promenade, decorated with paintings and statues, is the most attractive street in the city.
A little further, at Hauptstraße 23, is the Church of the Three Magi (Dreikönigskirche).
This church was mentioned back in 1421, but it burned down twice, and in its present form was built in 1732-1739. The 88-meter tower was built only in 1854-1858. It is decorated with statues (among them four evangelists and three wise men). From the interior, noteworthy is the bas-relief “Dresden Dance of Death”, 12.5 meters long and 1.2 meters high. The bas-relief dates back to the first half of the XVI century.
At the dashna there is an observation deck with a beautiful view.
Then the central street Hauptstrasse (Hauptstraße) approaches Albert Square or Albertplatz. Two fountains attract attention here. One of them is “Storm Waves”:
Second - “Quiet Whirlpool”:
These beautiful fountains were erected on the square in 1894.
Nearby, in the northern part of Albertplatz, at the beginning of Königsbrücker Straße, there is another interesting fountain, namely the “Artesian Well”:
Turn right from Albertplatz, cross Bautzner Straße and follow Alaunstraße. At number 70 on this street there is Kunsthofpassage which consists of 5 courtyards and reaches numbers 21-25 on Görlitzer Straße. This is a kind of alternative shopping gallery. To avoid missing the entrance, look for a sign with an image of a flying cow - the symbol of this gallery.
Of course, you won’t get lost in the passage, but just in case, I’ll offer you a map.
I would especially like to highlight the courtyard of the elements (Hof der Elemente), where the water pipes of the house are shaped like musical instruments and from time to time you will hear a wonderful concert:
Opposite them, on the yellow wall, you will see decorative aluminum sheets that are bent as if a strong wind is bending them.
In the animal yard (Hof der Tiere) giraffes, monkeys and cranes live on the green walls. Here are the willow balconies:
The Courtyard of Metamorphoses (Hof der Metamorphosen) looks relatively ascetic. Heavy, 15-meter sheets of metal attached to the facades of houses hide a secret that is revealed in the evenings: the fiberglass spools placed on them are illuminated by hidden spotlights and the sheets turn into lamps.
The walls of the (Hof der Fabelwesen) are decorated with images of fantastic animals.
Finally, the Court of Light (Hof des Lichts). It serves live art: there are stages and various projection surfaces that make it possible to organize multimedia and theatrical performances, installations and film screenings.
You can get there by tram No. 13, stop Görlitzer Straße.
From the passage go to Martin Luther Square, (Martin-Luther-Platz), where the church of the same name stands - Martin-Luther-Kirche. This neo-Romanesque temple was built in 1883–1887.
I think you will definitely like the interior of the church:
Bautznerstrasse 79 (Bautznerstraße) is home to the world's most beautiful dairy shop "Pfunda" (Pfunds Molkerei). It was founded in 1880 and is covered with hand-painted ceramic tiles.
In the store you can buy both food (cheese, chocolate, jam, liqueurs, wine, etc.) and excellent souvenirs.
From the dairy shop, return to Bauznerstrasse and then to Königstraße, one of the most beautiful streets in Dresden. You will soon come to the Japanese Palace (so named because of its sloping oriental-style roof) on the banks of the Elbe River, west of the Augustus Bridge.
It was built in 1727-1737. Currently there are three museums located here: ethnographic, ancient history and natural history.
To get to the Japanese Palace, you can take the tram No. 4, 9, stop Palaisplatz.
Now you can walk along the embankment, cross the Augustow Bridge and find yourself back in the old town.
The excursion “Dresden in 2 days” has ended.
What else can you see in Dresden in 2 days
If you are not tired and want to see some more sights, I will offer you some of them.
Museum Panometer (Panometer) - in 2006, the Austrian artist Jagedar Asisi took to Dresden created its “Panometer” concept and installed a panoramic image with a height of 27 meters and a circumference of 127 meters in a former gas storage facility in the Reiki area.
The completely empty interior provides an opportunity to display panoramas of Dresden's past. Scenes with historical characters will come to life in front of you. You'll see Johann Sebastian Bach, the inventor of Boettger porcelain, the royal court jester Joseph Frielich, how the Sistine Madonna was brought to Dresden in 1754, and city life in general.
Address of the Dresden Panometer: Gasanstaltstraße 8b.
To get there, take bus No. 64, stop Nätherstraße.
Panometer entrance ticket price: for adults - 11.5 euros, for children 6-14 years old - 6 euros, children under 6 years old are free.
For more information, visit the official website: panometer.de.
Great Garden (Großer Garten) is the largest and most beautiful park in Dresden. There are three theatres, a railway and train for children, a tropical greenhouse, a zoo, open-air restaurants and bars, and stunning scenery.
Address of Großer Garten: Altstadt,01219 Dresden.
To get there, take bus No. 61, 63, 75, 85or tram No. 1, 2,4 , 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, stops Strassburger Platz, Comeniusplatz, Grosser Garten (Hygienemuseum), Lennéplatz, Querallee, Tiergartenstrasse.
Admission to the Grosser Garten is free. Train fare is 6 euros, children under 2 years old are free.
For more information, visit the official website: grosser-garten-dresden.de.
Bundeswehr Museum (Museum der Bundeswehr) - this building was built in XIX century in a classical style and modernized in our time. Now it is a military-historical complex, turned into an exhibition. Here you will see not only more or less modern, but also various military equipment of the Middle Ages.
Address of the Bundeswehr Museum: Olbrichtplatz, 2.
To get there, take tram No. 7,8 or bus No. 64, stop Stauffenbergallee.
Ticket price to the Bundeswehr Museum is 3–7 euros, admission is free for children.
For more information, visit the official website: mhmbw. de/starteng.
The Blue Wonder Bridge (Blaues Wunder) is a bridge over the Elbe River . This is an engineering marvel of the 19th century, connecting the Dresden districts of Blasowitz and Loschwitz. The structure has only two supports. The bridge got its name because of its unusual colors, although the official name is Loschwitzer Brücke, also known as King Albrecht's Bridge (until 1912).
The length of the bridge is 146 meters. It's practically a suspension bridge. The bridge is grayish blue, but it was originally green. Its appearance makes a huge impression both day and night, when it is illuminated and shining.
To get there, take tram No. 6, 12, stop Schillerplatz.
Castle-Palace and Park Pillnitz - this palace was the summer residence of the Saxon monarchs. It consists of three palaces.
One of them is the “Water Palace”, built in 1721–1722, the steps of which go down directly to the Elbe River.
The second is the “Mountain Palace”, built in 1722-1723. These two buildings are connected by the third, the “New Palace” of the Classical era. All this is surrounded by an English park, in the middle of which there is a pond and a fountain.
Currently there are two museums here: the history of the castle and folk crafts.
Address of the Pillnitz Palace and Park: August-Böckstiegel-Straße 2.
To get there, take tram No. 2 or bus No. 63.88, stop Pillnitzer Platz or Leonardo-da-Vinci-Straße.
The entrance ticket to the museum and park is 8 euros, children under 16 years old have free admission.
For more information, visit the official website: schlosspillnitz.de/en/home.
Volkswagen Glass Factory (Gläserne Manufaktur Volkswagen) is an automobile plant " Volkswagen." The building is transparent. You can enter and see the production process with your own eyes.
The plant was opened in 2002 and until 2016 produced the Phaeton model, as well as the e-Golf 2017 model. Every day 72 cars roll off the assembly line here.
Glass factory address: Altstadt, 01219 Dresden.
To get there, take tram No. 1,2,4,10,12,13, stop Strassburger Platz /Gläserne Manufaktur.
Ticket price 7 euros, children under 7 years old free.
For more information, visit the official website: glaesernemanufaktur.de.
Yenice (Yenidze) - this 60-meter-high building was built in 1907- 1909 and until 1953 a tobacco factory was opened there, and now there are offices, a shopping center, a discotheque, a restaurant and an observation deck.
Yenice resembles a mosque, and its architecture combines Art Nouveau and Moorish style: the prototype of the building is the pompous Mamluk mausoleum located in Cairo. As for the name, it is associated with the former name of Yanitsa, a small town in northern Greece from where tobacco was imported.
Jenice address: Weißeritzstraße 3.
To get there, take tram No. 6, 11, stop Kongresszentrum.
For more information please visit: wtbc.de/yenidze_en.htm.
I would like to offer you one more attraction that, unfortunately, you will not be able to visit if you find yourself in Dresden for a day or two, but you should definitely know about it. This is Saxon Switzerland - a national park near Dresden, in the Elbe River valley, on the border of the Czech Republic and Germany.
There are mountains, cliffs, parks, fresh air, natural and historical attractions. Many tourists visit it. Let's highlight Bastei - rocks at an altitude of 194 meters, where there is an observation deck, the Bastei Bridge 75 meters long, Königstein Castle at an altitude of 250 meters:
It should be noted that there is a well 152 meters deep.
The Lichtenhain Falls are also located in Saxon Switzerland
Kushtali, where a well 80 meters deep was dug in the basalt
Also Stolpen Castle and Ratten Rock Theatre.
Address of Saxon Switzerland: Zehstaer Straße 9 01796 Pirna.
How to get there: first by train from Dresden Hbf station to Rathen or Bad Spandau (this will take about half an hour) and from Rathen take a ferry along Elbe River (it will take five minutes). After that, follow the road signs.
For better orientation in Dresden, I offer a city map with attractions:
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