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Dresden Private Walking Tour

General information

Destination
Dresden, Germany

Program details

Explore Dresden with ease and efficiency on a short walking tour to the city’s highlights, including the Lutheran Church of Our Lady, Dresden Castle, and Zwinger Palace. In addition to navigating, your guide offers little-known facts and an inside perspective on Dresden’s rich history.



You will learn about:

* the fascinating history and stunning architecture of this old German city

* about the rise of the city into a major cultural center before it met its tragic fate during WWII

* The history of the Catholic Court Church

* The life story of King Augustus the Strong, who desired to be King of Poland and converted to Catholicism

* The last King of Saxony, Princess Maria Carolina of Savoy, wife of Anthony of Saxony.

* long history of musical premieres from Semper Opera House, including major works by Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss

* how the city return to grandeur from the ashes of the 1945 allied bombing

* about the baroque and renaissance architecture of the city

* the story of the oldest Royal House of Europe, House of Wettin



You will see:

* Old Town

* Catholic Court Church

* Semper Opera House

* Zwinger Palace

* Dresden Castle

* House of Wettin

* the newly rebuilt Lutheran Church of Our Lady

* Stables Courtyard of Dresden Castle

* The Procession of Princes mural, one of the world's longest mural paintings – portraying Saxon rulers from the 11th till 19th century