Dresden Magazin • Die Vielfalt von Dresden Elbland im offiziellen Stadtmagazin

Shake your body

Altes Wettbüro – www.altes-wettbuero.de The Altes Wettbüro (literally ‘Old Betting Shop’) is popularly abbreviated to ‘Wetti’ and is probably the longest-established of all the…

Pure Indulgence

The most beautiful cafés & tea rooms in Dresden

We reveal the cosiest places in Dresden when the weather is bad: these are the city’s most beautiful cafés and tea rooms.

Die Silbermann-Orgel in der Frauenkirche, hier konzertierte schon Johann Sebastian Bach.

Culture

Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerts in Dresden to mark the 275th anniversary of his death

2025 is a special year for Bach, as it marks the 275th anniversary of the great composers death. Simultaneously, he would have turned…

Die Dresdner Stadtteile im Überblick

Von ländlichen Gutshöfen bis hin zu barocken Prachtbauten. Die Region Dresden Elbland hat einiges zu bieten. Kommen Sie mit auf Entdeckungsreise!

Auf einem dunklen Teller ist eine Jakobsmuschel an

Pure Indulgence

Fine dining: The 6 best restaurants in Dresden Elbland

Whether French finesse or Saxon down-to-earthness: these are the six best fine-dining and Michelin-starred restaurants in and around Dresden.

Culture

Dresden celebrates dance: programme highlights in the dance year 2025

Dresden is celebrating its long dance tradition and will be the place to be for dance enthusiasts in 2025. Here are the highlights of the dance year.

A couple with dog in front of the skyline of Dresden

Leisure and family

Dresden’s most romantic locations

From the dome of the Frauenkirche All Dresden can be viewed from the dome of the Frauenkirche. The viewing platform is 67 metres…

Culture

The rebirth of a Renaissance world wonder: The frescoes on the Altan are finished

Finally the time has come! The frescoes on the Altan shine again in their old splendor. In order to restore them, forgotten techniques had to be relearned. The giant Renaissance paintings are the showpiece of the Dresden’s Residential Palace. After years of work, you can now admire the finished works of art in all their glory.

Dresden in numbers

How many children is said to have been fathered by August the Strong? Which work of art is adorned by 5,223 diamonds? Answers to questions like these can be found on our puzzle page. Test your Dresden knowledge here!

Leisure & familyAll posts

Leisure and family

8 Accommodations in and around Dresden with a very special charm

These places to stay in and around Dresden are enchanting: From wineries to sauna temples, everyone will find the right thing.

Schloss Wackerbarth verzaubert mit „Wein & Licht“ mit tausenden Lichtern, Musik und Genuss.

Culture

Christmas in Dresden and surroundings: Our tips

Romantic ambience, the smell of stollen, fairy tale magic and Christmas music for young and old: our cultural highlights for the Advent season!

Leisure and family

Heritage Railway

What makes the Lössnitzgrundbahn special? We talked to Kay-Torsten Zimmermann, train driver, rail enthusiast and member of Traditionsbahn Radebeul.

Further articles

by Susanne Peter

Culture

Käthe Kollwitz in Dresden Moritzburg

She painted no still lifes, no lovely landscapes, nothing pleasing. The artist wanted to “make an impact in this time”. She took a…

by Yvonne Seidemann

Pure Indulgence

The most beautiful cafés & tea rooms in Dresden

We reveal the cosiest places in Dresden when the weather is bad: these are the city’s most beautiful cafés and tea rooms.

Florian-Geyer-Straße, Stadtteil Johannstadt

by Dresden Redaktion

Introducing Dresden’s districts (4)

Johannstadt is the most beautiful district of Dresden because… …there is an exciting mix of bomb sites and new development, of Plattenbau (prefabricated…