Places to visit in Saxony, Germany
12 places to visit in Saxony, Germany, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Muskau Park, Dresden Cathedral, Dresden Frauenkirche and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in your Saxony volume.
1 UNESCO World Heritage site · 7 Famous places to visit · 4 Hidden gems
UNESCO World Heritage sites in Saxony (1)
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Muskau Park
A landscape park on both sides of the Neisse river on the German and Polish border, laid out by Prince Hermann von Pückler-Muskau from 1815. It is one of the largest English style parks in Central Europe and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Famous places to visit in Saxony (7)
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Dresden Cathedral
The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, a Catholic church in Dresden that was formerly the Catholic Church of the Royal Court of Saxony. It has been a cathedral since 1980 and is also called the Hofkirche.
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Dresden Frauenkirche
A Lutheran Baroque church in Dresden with a huge stone dome, completed in 1743. It collapsed after the bombing in February 1945, and was rebuilt from the original stones and reconsecrated in 2005.
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Monument to the Battle of the Nations
A monument 91 metres high in southeast Leipzig, opened in 1913 for the centenary of the Battle of Leipzig against Napoleon. A viewing platform at the top can be reached by 500 steps, and a crypt holds large stone guardian figures.
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Saxon Switzerland
A hilly climbing area and national park in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains southeast of Dresden. Its sandstone towers, deep gorges and rock arches include the Bastei rock bridge, and trails and ladders lead through them above the Elbe.
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Semperoper
The opera house of the Saxon State Opera in Dresden, facing the Theaterplatz. Gottfried Semper designed the second building, which opened in 1878 after fire destroyed the first. It was rebuilt after the war and reopened in 1985.
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St. Thomas Church, Leipzig
A Lutheran church in the centre of Leipzig, built in the 15th century. Johann Sebastian Bach was cantor here from 1723 until his death in 1750 and is buried in the chancel, and the St. Thomas Boys Choir has sung here since 1212.
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Zwinger
A Baroque palace complex in the centre of Dresden, built from 1710 for Augustus the Strong around a large courtyard with pavilions and galleries. It holds the Old Masters Picture Gallery, a porcelain collection and a mathematics and physics salon.
Hidden gems in Saxony (4)
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Albrechtsburg
A Late Gothic castle built from 1471 to about 1495 on a hill above the Elbe in the centre of Meissen. It stands next to Meissen Cathedral. It is often described as the first true castle palace in Germany, and Meissen porcelain was first made inside it in 1710.
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Brühl's Terrace
A historic ensemble high above the bank of the Elbe in Dresden, nicknamed the Balcony of Europe. It stretches north of the rebuilt Neumarkt Square and the Frauenkirche. Its promenade gives views across the Elbe, and steps lead down from it to the river bank.
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Fürstenzug
A monumental mural in Dresden showing a mounted procession of the rulers of Saxony. It was painted between 1871 and 1876 for the 800th anniversary of the House of Wettin and later transferred onto thousands of porcelain tiles.
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Pillnitz Palace
A restored Baroque palace at the eastern end of Dresden, on the right bank of the Elbe in the former village of Pillnitz. It was the summer residence of many electors and kings of Saxony.
Collecting in Saxony
What are the best places to visit in Saxony?
LOQAH lists 12 places in Saxony. The best known include Muskau Park, Dresden Cathedral, Dresden Frauenkirche, Monument to the Battle of the Nations and Saxon Switzerland. Each has a stamp of its own to collect when you are there.
How many LOQAH stamps are there in Saxony?
12, and more are added over time. Each place has LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own.
How do I collect a stamp in Saxony?
Open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment; at the place itself the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge.
I have been to places in Saxony before. Can I add them?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose Saxony and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline. Each one goes into your volume with the date, if you know it.
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