Our Tours
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Dresden Historic Centre:
The history and stories of Dresden throughout 800 years. Amongst other things you will learn more about illustrious characters who characterized the city and influenced the features of the individual buildings.
duration: ca. 2h price: 95€ plus any entrance fees |
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City tour Dresden by bus:
After an overview of the historic city centre we will show you among others the Museum of Hygiene, the Transparent Factory of Volkswagen, the art nouveau quarters in a part of Dresden, the Blue Wonder Bridge, the Outer and Inner New Town and the most beautiful dairy shop in the world: Pfunds Dairy Shop
duration: ca. 2h price: 95€ plus any entrance fees |
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Combination of the abovementioned tours:
duration:
ca. 3h
price: 145€ plus any entrance fees |
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Discover the Dresden Newtown:
The Golden Horseman shows us the way: we wander through the passages of arts and crafts in the baroque quarter and follow the trails of Erich Kästner up to the bar district “Outer Newtown” with its architectural successful artwork passages. At the end you can refresh yourself with a glass of buttermilk in the most beautiful dairy shop of the world, “Pfund’s dairy”.
duration: ca. 2h price: on application plus any entrance fees |
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Palace Grounds Pillnitz:
Discover with us these gorgeous palace grounds and gardens. You will learn how this palace changed from a leisure palace to a summer residence of the Wettins.
duration: ca. 1,5h price: on application Also possible in combination with a day trip to the Saxon Switzerland. plus any entrance fees |
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Special Topics / Special Tours
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The “Türkish Chamber”
Thanks to their taste of fashion, collecting passion and aspiration after princely presentation of power the artistic prince electors of Saxony created from the 16th to 19th century an oriental treasure room. The so called “Turkish Chamber” presents on 750 m² about 600 objects such as costumes, showy weapons and exquisite oriental equestrian accoutrements, precious materials and Ottoman tents. All exhibits are connected to fascinating stories we will tell you on our guided tours. This new permanent exhibition situated in the Royal Palace utilizes the latest exhibition techniques and creates a special atmosphere, which turns your visit into an unique experience.
duration: ca. 1h price: on application plus any entrance fees |
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Jewish Life:
Jews have been settling in Dresden as far back as the 13th century. Augustus the Strong used Jewish money to finance the Polish crown. In 1839/40 Gottfried Semper built the second synagogue in Dresden, which was destroyed during the Night of the Broken Glass of 1938. Witness now the new synagogue which was awarded a renowned architectural prize in 2002. Come along on an exploration into the Jewish past and present of Dresden.
duration: ca. 2h price: on application Also possible as a bus tour plus any entrance fees |
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Mistress Life:
You will learn how people in the baroque period really lived between powder and perfume and intrigues and parties. You will also discover that Augustus the Strong did not have only “one” mistress and through the portraits of his mistresses we will show you that he too followed a certain “predatory-pattern”. It was not difficult to become a mistress. The challenge was to maintain this position.
duration: ca. 1,5h price: on application plus any entrance fees |
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Contemporary Architecture:
Discover the New Dresden. After the political change in 1989 there was a massive building boom. Especially in the fields of micro, nano and biotechnology remarkable examples of architecture were established, which are located away from the usual “tourist routes”. Fallow land in the city-centre was put forward as building land in order to prevent the outflow of home-builders to the surrounding areas. We will show you how this endeavour led to interesting architectural solutions.
duration: ca. 2h price: on application Also possible as a bus tour plus any entrance fees |
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Redevelopment before and after the turnaround:
Dresden was considered one of the most beautiful cities in Europe until 1945. Through visits to its impressive buildings and through the opportunity to view plans and other graphical material on site, you will learn about the fascinating history of the reconstruction of the city in East Germany.
duration: ca. 2h price: on application plus any entrance fees |
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Guided Tours in the Albertinum:
Dresden has a new art-temple for sculptures and paintings – with the grandiosely converted Albertinum, Dresden has arrived not only in modernism but even in the present. Now also the more recent art history is worthily served beside Baroque and Renaissance. From Caspar David Friedrich and his Romanticist circle, through to Max Klinger, Auguste Rodin and other illustrious forerunners of modernism right up to contemporary art with Jeff Wall, Gerhard Richter, Georg Baselitz and the younger Saxon painter clique around Neo Rauch and Eberhard Havekost. Come along on one of our guided tours in order to discover the fascinating interaction between new architecture and art.
price: on application plus any entrance fees |
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Guided Tours in the Semperoper:
Experience at first hand the lively world of the Semperoper. You will have the opportunity to examine the richly decorated interiors and reconstructed original designs. Learn the background to the brilliant acoustics of the beautifully decorated auditorium. Music-lovers will learn all there is to know of the exciting musical history surrounding the Semperoper. Listen to amusing and surprising anecdotes about the Semperoper.
Information about Guided Tours in the Semperoper price: on application plus any entrance fees |
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General information
If not stated otherwise all visits are from the outside. All walking tours may be booked for up to a maximum of 25 persons. If there are more than 25 persons a second guide must be booked. Alternatively an additional fee of 5 € per hour per person is made for up to 30 persons. Fees for larger groups on request. All driving tours can be booked separately of number of persons or bus. All prices are inclusive of VAT. We are happy to tailor your tour to suit your personal wishes and needs. If you would like to take advantage of this service please get in touch to discuss your requirements and for a quote. We are always interested in new topics and are not afraid of new assignments so if you have a particular theme in mind, let us know and we can tailor-make a thematic tour to suit you.
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