Best German Weihnachtsmärkte in Berlin, Frankfurt, Nuremberg, Dresden, Rothenburg Every German city has a Christmas market (Weihnachtsmarkt). The best ones include Frankfurt am Main, Nuremberg (Nürnberg), Dresden, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Lübeck, Berlin, and Munich (München). Germany is famous for its romantic Christmas markets (Weihnachtsmärkte) held all over the … [Read more...]
UNESCO-Listed Heritage Sites in Germany
Germany is a keen participant in UNESCO activities and takes the UNESCO World Heritage List very seriously. More than 40 German cultural, architectural and natural sites are on the UNESCO World Heritage List. These cultural, architectural, and natural treasures help explain German influence in humanity's common heritage. UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage Listed … [Read more...]
Cheap Flights to Dresden Airport (DRS) in Germany
Flights to Dresden Airport in Saxony are mostly from other larger German cities, holiday destinations and very cheap tickets additions to connecting intercontinental flights. Connecting flights are available from Dresden Airport (DRS) to around 400 destinations in more than 100 countries but the number of non-stop flights and destinations are far more limited. Cheap … [Read more...]
Visit the German War Museum of Military History in Dresden
The War Museum (Militärhistorisches Kriegsmuseum) in Dresden offers a very rare glimpse in Germany into warfare, military history, and fighting equipment. The museum shows how the military, armies, and war influenced politics and society, and vice versa. Some of the most famous large items in the museum include a V2 flying bomb, Germany’s first submarine, the Horch cabriolet … [Read more...]
Transportation from Dresden to Berlin-Schönefeld Airport (SXF)
Long-distance intercity buses rather than trains offer the fastest and cheapest public transportation between Berlin-Schönefeld Airport (SXF) and Dresden. Several coach companies provide transportation on this route including Flixbus and Student Agency. Frequent direct buses take around 2 hours from Berlin Airport to Dresden while the train is around an hour slower and … [Read more...]
Top Museums & Art in Dresden, Saxony
Art Collections, Opening Hours, Admission Prices, and Cheap Passes The Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen Dresden (State Art Collections) in Saxony, Germany is magnificent collection of art spread over museums in the Zwinger, Schloss, and Albertinum. photo credit: dierk schaefer The eleven museums of the Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen Dresden (Dresden State Art Collections) are … [Read more...]
300 Years of Porcelain in Dresden and Meißen
The Saxon company Meissen and its blue crossed-swords trademark are synonymous with high-quality porcelain as befits the company that initiated porcelain production in Germany and Europe. It was long the dream of Europeans to produce porcelain similar to the white gold that was imported at great expense into Europe from China. However, the discovery of the production … [Read more...]