Dresden Private Walking Tour With A Professional Guide

Dresden Private Walking Tour With A Professional Guide

By Global Guide Services

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Free cancellation available
2h
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Multiple languages

Overview

Meetingpoint: In the Old Town

Duration: 2h

Maximum 25 participants per Guide

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 centre before it met its tragic fate during WWII
• The history of the Catholic Court Church
• The lifestory 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 rennaissance architecture of the city.
• the storey of the oldest Royal House of Europe, House of Wettin

Activity location

Katholische Hofkirche
- Schloss Strasse 24,
- 01067, Dresden, Saxony, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

Statue of King Johann
- 1 Theaterplatz
- 01067, Dresden, Sachsen, Germany

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Dresden Private Walking Tour With A Professional Guide

2h
English

Travellers

Languages available

Starting time

Price details

€233.55 x 1 Traveller€233.55

Total

Until Sun, 21 Jun

What's included, what's not

Possible customising on tour with your local guide on the spot
Private guided Tour
Local Guide who will be with your group only
Service charge

Know before you book

Wheelchair accessible
Public transport options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
This walk tour suitable for any age
For this walk tour no transport needed
Activity Level: Easy
In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Katholische Hofkirche

20m
Admission ticket not included

Step into your comfortable shoes and meet your guide in the charming Old Town to discover the fascinating history and stunning architecture of the old german city. We will begin our adventure in Dresden's beautiful Old Town and the first stop will be the Catholic Court Church that stands as one of Dresden's foremost landmarks. When this cathedral was built, in the 18 th century, the general population of Dresden was protestant but its rulers were catholic. In the crypt the heart of King Augustus the Strong is buried along with the last King of Saxony and the remains of 49 other members of the Wettin family, as well as the remains of people who married into the family, such as Princess Maria Carolina of Savoy, wife of Anthony of Saxony.

Semper Opera House (Semperoper)

20m
Admission ticket not included

Close by we will be able to get a closer look at the beautiful Semper Opera House, regarded as one of the most beautiful European opera houses. The building is considered to be a prime example of "Dresden Baroque" architecture and has a long history of premieres, including major works by Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss.

The Dresden Zwinger

20m
Admission ticket not included

Our next stop will be at world-famous Zwinger Palace, one of the most magnificent Baroque buildings in Germany. With its pavilions and galleries, the “Crown Gate”, the “Nymphs’ Bath” and not least the gardens in the Zwinger courtyard, it is an oasis for every visitor to Dresden.

Big courtyard of the Residence / Grosser Schlosshof Dresdner Residenz

20m
Admission ticket not included

We move to the star of our tour: the Dresden Castle, one of the most important examples of Renaissance architecture in Germany. Over more than seven centuries it was the residence of the Electors and Kings of Saxony from the House of Wettin. With the help of your experienced guide, learn about one of the oldest Royal House of Europe, House of Wettin, a dynasty of German counts, dukes, prince-electors and kings that once ruled territories of present-day German states of Saxony and Thuringia for 953 years.

Frauenkirche Dresden

20m
Admission ticket not included

A tour of Dresden is incomplete without a visit to city's most famous landmarks: the Lutheran Church of Our Lady. It is considered an outstanding example of Protestant sacred architecture, featuring one of the largest domes in Europe. Also, the locals like to say that: “The church is to Dresden what St. Paul's Cathedral is to London”.

Procession of Princes

20m
Admission ticket not included

The best is yet to come! We shall finish our tour with a view of as the largest porcelain artwork in the world: The Procession of Princes. The mural displays the ancestral portraits of the 35 margraves, electors, dukes and kings of the House of Wettin between 1127 and 1904 and it is located on the outer wall of the Stables Courtyard of Dresden Castle.

Location

Activity location

Katholische Hofkirche
- Schloss Strasse 24,
- 01067, Dresden, Saxony, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

Statue of King Johann
- 1 Theaterplatz
- 01067, Dresden, Sachsen, Germany

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