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Includes  Why Go? ...... 141 Saxony has an enormous amount to to offer anyone inter- Around Dresden. . . . . 155 ested in history, music, art, mountain scenery, castles and Saxon Switzerland. . . . 158 cobbled-street market towns, and its warm and welcoming Leipzig...... 161 people, stellar opera houses and deeply entrenched love of culture will win over anyone who takes the time to explore Chemnitz...... 173 this often-overlooked corner of Germany. Görlitz ...... 175 Many heavyweights have shaped Saxony’s cultural land- Zittau...... 180 scape: Bach, Canaletto, Goethe, Luther and Wagner among them, while Dresden’s Semperoper and Leipzig’s Gewand- haus have for centuries been among the world’s finest mu- sical venues. Today both of Saxony’s biggest cities also offer impressive (and great value) music, art and entertainment Best Places to activities, which ensure a steady flow of young creatives Eat from all over Germany and beyond. ¨¨Restaurant Genuss-Atelier Many visitors skip Saxony and head straight to Berlin (p152) for their fix of Eastern Germany, missing Saxony’s unique charms and character (not to mention an entirely different ¨¨Vino e Cultura (p178) history). If you take the time to come here, you’ll quickly ¨¨Restaurant Vincenz understand how multifaceted, progressive and fascinating Richter (p158) Saxony can be. ¨¨Stadtpfeiffer (p171) ¨¨Auerbachs Keller (p171) When to Go The cities are fun in the summer when life moves outdoors, festivals are in full swing and you can boat or cycle along Best Places to the River. Thanks to lots of world-class museums and Stay performance venues, Dresden is also a fine destination in ¨¨Hotel Börse (p178) winter, especially in December during the famous Christmas ¨¨Steigenberger Grandhotel market (Striezelmarkt). Avoid Leipzig during the springtime Handelshof (p170) trade-fair crunch, especially in March and April. The Bach- fest in June draws scores of visitors. The trails and rock ¨ ¨Hotel Schloss Eckberg walls in Saxon Switzerland are busiest in summer and au- (p151) tumn, particularly at the weekend. ¨¨Burg Altrathen (p159) ¨¨Ferdinands Homestay (p160) Saxony Dresden 141 ------D Neisse River B99 0 km Zittau Oybin 0 miles B6 Zgorzelec Bad Muskau Görlitz POLAN B96 B115 B178 e B6 CZECH Jonsdorf REPUBLIC 02 01 Saxon Bautzen Switzerland ), one of Germany’s Germany’s one of ), ) Weisswasser Schrammstein A4 Treating your ears to a to ears your Treating Marvelling at the Marvelling B172 B98 Görlitz of architecture (p176 cities attractive most 5 6 concert at Leipzig’s storied storied at Leipzig’s concert Gewandhausorchester (p172 B98 B6 Bastei A17 (‘for a Dresden open to the world’). Königstein B97

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