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Embark on an exploration tour through Saxony starting in ­Dresden. A 5-day “taster journey” combines cultural highlights and romantic spots in and around the state capital and make your way to Leipzig. The ideal tour for a perfect "first impression".

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Overview

Dresden 3 nights
Leipzig 1 night

Detailed Itinerary

DAY 1-4

Dresden

Dresden Travel guide

DAY 1

Welcome to Dresden

Upon arrival at the train station or airport, a driver will pick you up and take you to your hotel in the city center. 

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Guided city walk

Take a guided city walk through the historic centre of Dresden with:- Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady)- Semper Opera- Zwinger- Fürstenzug (mural displaying procession of princes)- the multimedia Dresden Xperience, - Residenzschloss palace and others. Visit the world-famous Old Masters Picture Gallery where you can admire Raffael’s “Sistine Madonna” and numerous other masterpieces.

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Pillnitz afternoon tour

Visit Pillnitz Castle, former favourite summer residence of many Saxon rulers. Get there with the world's oldest fleet of paddle steamers and enjoy a scenic journey through the beautiful Elbe valley passing castles, villas and vineyards.

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Accommodation: NH Collection Dresden

DAY 2

Day tour to Meissen

Meissen: “Cradle of Saxony” - enjoy a guided city walk with visit to the first German residential castle, Albrechtsburg Castle, residence of the first Saxon rulers and first production site of the “white gold”, the world-famous Meissen porcelain. Afterwards, visit Meissen Cathedral, one of the most precious monuments of ecclesiastical architecture from the Middle Ages in Saxony. Guided tour of the Meissen State Porcelain Manufacture: Visit the show workshops and witness the production of the world-famous porcelain that has been manufactured in Meissen for more than 300 years.

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Accommodation: NH Collection Dresden

DAY 3

Day trip to Görlitz, Bautzen and Panschwitz-Kuckau

Pick up your rental car and drive to Görlitz: easternmost town in Germany, home to 4,000 monu­ments from five epochs and a cityscape that has almost never changed since 1945. Enjoy a guided city tour with visit to the Peterskirche Church, performance on the famous “Sonnenorgel” (sun organ).Afterwards, continue to Bautzen, a town with more than 1,000 years of history and centre of Sorb culture. Discover the city on a guided tour with a visit to St. ­Petri Cathedral, the only interdenominational church in East Germany. Continue to St. Marienstern Convent in Panschwitz-Kuckau. End your day with a traditional Sorb wedding menu and home-brewed beer.

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Accommodation: NH Collection Dresden

DAY 4

Dresden to Leipzig (via train)

The journey from Dresden to Leipzig takes only 1h by high-speed train. To get to and from the train stations, we will organize private taxi transfers for you to take you to your hotel. 

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DAY 4-5

Leipzig

Leipzig Travel guide

DAY 4

Leipzig guided city tour

Guided city tour/walk through the more than 1,000-year-old town of trade and music: with Nikolaikirche church, Bach Museum, Thomaskirche church. Visit the Monument to the Battle of Nations. Culinary stop at the famous restaurant “Auerbachs Keller” – on the trail of Goethe, Faust and Luther.

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Afternoon at leisure

Shopping tour in lively neighbourhoods, featuring ­lovingly restored arcades and inner courtyards, dating back to the city's heyday as a city of trade. Tips: Leipzig Zoo; galleries and workshop in the “Alte Spinnerei” (old spinning mill), or a relaxed boat tour on Leipzig’s canals.

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Accommodation: Vienna House Easy Leipzig

DAY 5

Goodbye Leipzig

It's time to say goodbye to beautiful Saxony. Private transfer to the airport or the train station for your onward journey. Bon voyage and hopefully see you soon!

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