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Tour

Dresden Private Walking Tour

  • 2 horas

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

Preços

Incluído

  • Guide

Não incluído

  • Entrance fee
  • Gratuities

Localização

Local da atividade

Theaterplatz,2

Ponto de encontro

Semperoper