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Historic Dresden Small-Group Walking Tour in English
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79 Ratings
Dresden
Discover Dresden's rich history on a small-group walking tour. Explore iconic squares, learn fascinating stories, and enjoy personalized attention from expert guides.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Theaterplatz - The Theaterplatz in Dresden is a central gathering spot where the city’s voice resonates. Dominated by the grand Semper Opera, the square is surrounded by the Royal Palace, the Cathedral, and the Old Masters Gallery, and is often regarded as one of Europe’s most beautiful squares.
- The Dresden Zwinger - Conceived as a unified sculptural masterpiece, the Zwinger was intended to be the lavish entrance to a grand royal palace that was never constructed. It stands as a testament to the exotic and extravagant celebrations held here 300 years ago.
- Royal Palace (Residenzschloss) - Built, destroyed by fire, rebuilt. Repaired and expanded, burned again, and rebuilt once more. The Royal Palace is a diverse guardian of the history of the Saxon ruling family and houses their remarkable collection of treasures. We will walk through one of its courtyards, but you can explore the museums on your own later.
- Procession of Princes - Stretching 100 meters and composed of 24,000 tiles, this is the longest outdoor porcelain artwork in the world. It holds many secrets and stories—see if you can uncover them!
- Frauenkirche Dresden - This iconic symbol of Dresden embodies the city’s resurgence from destruction. You will come to understand and appreciate the poignant story behind its reconstruction.
- Katholische Hofkirche - Dresden’s Royal Cathedral is a stunning edifice. Built covertly by a Catholic ruler in Protestant Saxony, this former court church features some unique characteristics and serves as one of the burial sites for the Royal family. We will view it from the outside and delve into its fascinating history.
What's Included
- Professional guide
- 2-hour walking tour
What's Not Included
- Tips and gratuities
Additional Information
Absolutely the best way to get acquainted with Dresden. This walk weaves its way though the iconic squares of Dresden’s historic centre while narrating history in a fun and informative manner. The small size of our groups allows us to pay individual attention to your areas of interest and your questions. If you would rather just listen in, then that’s fine as well. You will learn about the many layers of Dresden’s history through medieval, renaissance and baroque times, it’s fate during WW2, the story of the rebuilding during the East German GDR times. Human stories, architecture, iconography are all covered. We are licenced guides passionate about increasing our knowledge and committed to delivering it all in an entertaining and engaging fashion.
Location
Schloßplatz
The tour begins from Schlossplatz, which is the square near the Elbe and the Augustus Bridge. In the middle of this square is the statue of King Friedrich August seated on a throne. Make sure to look for a statue of a seated king on a throne. Not standing, and not on a horse!
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(79 Ratings)
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Wesley_c
May 14, 2024
The best Historic Walking Tour - The best Historic Walking Tour I have ever been on. Our guide was Karen, she was a fantastic, passionate historian, who was very interesting to listen too and made the walking tour enjoyable with all her knowledge of Dresden, the history of the buildings, the area and further afield. I highly recommend this walking tour and if you're lucky to get Karen you're fortunate too.
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Rosana_g
May 6, 2024
Highly recommended! - Our guide Seema was personable and knowledgeable. We were a small group and she made sure to point out facts and historical curiosities that may interest each one of us, including a pre-teen kid who was there with this parents.
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Torte_sue
Apr 26, 2024
Full two hours - It was a nice tour around the Old City with stories to make it more interesting. The guide is native English speaker. She was considerate of cold and of mobility issues.
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Mjf0201
Apr 23, 2024
Historic Dresden Tour - The tour guide was excellent. She had not only a deep knowledge of the history of Dresden and Germany, but was clearly well-versed in global history and was able to relate to the various attendees from different countries. We got to see some great areas of the city and learn a lot.
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Jayneh793
Apr 15, 2024
A Wonderful Tour - Laura Park was a great guide! She shared a wealth of knowledge expertly, and her personality was charming. Highly commend this tour with her.
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Beverley_h
Mar 29, 2024
Walking tour of Dresden 2024 - Karen our tour guide was great
Had an excellent knowledge of Dresden
I thoroughly enjoyed the tour
Would highly recommend this tour it’s a must if you visit Dresden
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Susan_b
Oct 30, 2023
Despite the rainy... - Despite the rainy weather, our tour guide Laura made the experience worthwhile and enjoyable.
She was upbeat, informative and attuned to her audience. We highly recommend the tour!
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Shelaghd921
Oct 29, 2023
Great tour to provide the history, art, and architecture alive in Dresden - The tour guide was so knowledgeable and gave us real sense of how Dresden came to be where it is today. Excellent at answering questions and accommodating the group.
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Kristen
Apr 26, 2024
Lacking complete feeling for Dresden - While our guide, Karen, was excellent, this tour was a little strange and underwhelming. As everyone knows Dresden was bombed so every building is rebuilt so only somewhat original. On our tour we did not go inside any buildings, even the original Church which was rebuilt. Another of the couples on our tour used a cane so the speed was significantly slowed down and make it feel like we saw very, very little of the city. We did not cross the bridge or even walk to it, and only went inside the grotto. Overall it was a good overview of the city but I was left feeling like we missed out on a more complete tour due to the speed of the group.
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Peggyann_m
Apr 7, 2024
A good introduction to Dresden - Karen was very knowledgeable and related well to everyone in the group. I would have preferred more walking and less talking.
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