Themed guided tours Dresden
Between baroque and modern times
Architectural tour, 3 hours
Dresden has many faces. This also includes architectural faces. Why not join our expert tour guide on a short journey through time and the different architectural eras by following the traces of Gottfried Semper, Daniel Pöppelmann and Hans Erlwein. With the help of the estate of the August the Strong and his son you will discover examples of great baroque architecture such as the Zwinger, the Catholic Court Church and the newly erected historic Church of Our Lady. Here you will also learn about the classicist and rococo architecture as well as seeing testimonies to the Renaissance. The Gründer era, Art Noveau and the Bauhaus style have also contributed to the cityscape of Dresden. While driving through the villa district of the city you will see and learn much more. The modern age is now also adding to the appearance of the city. The New Synagogue, the globe house and the main station, which was redesigned by Norman Foster, are just as fascinating to see as the architecture of the past.
Following the traces of Erich Kästner
Themed guided tour of the Neustadt, 2 hours
The writer Erich Kästner (1899-1974) is one of the most significant people of Dresden. Not only “Emil and the Detectives” and “Twice Lotte” will be accompanying you on your tour. We will moreover also be inviting you to accompany us on a tour of the Gründerzeit district Dresden Neustadt. In his book “When I was a Small Boy” containing his childhood memories, Kästner gives a detailed account of the district in a very personal and loving manner including the Königsbrücker Straße and the villa of his uncle where the Kästner Museum is now housed. Come with us on a themed guided tour and discover the places of Erich Kästner’s childhood and the charm of the Neustadt (does not include the admission to the museum).
The sights of sound
Seeing Dresden through musical eyes, approx. 2 hours
Dresden as a cultural centre can not only be proud of its architectural works of wonder, but also of the great musical masters who have left their traces here through the centuries. Why not accompany us on a discovery tour through several centuries of musical history which have been written in Dresden. Following the traces of Richard Wagner, Carl Maria von Weber and Johann Sebastian Bach you will discover such famous places of activity as the Semper Opera, the Catholic Court Church and the Church of Our Lady. World-famous musical orchestras and choirs such as the Saxon State Orchestra, the Cross Choir and the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra with their honorary conductor Kurt Masur and names such as the organ builder Silbermann and the ballet dancer Gret Palucca speak of the rich treasure house of music history contained in Dresden. We will gladly organize a guided tour where you will not only be able to see musical history but also experience it.
Framing the Frauenkirche
Guided tour around the Neumarkt, 2 hours
Why not join our tour guide to discover the history of the district surrounding the Church of Our Lady. The Neumarkt was once the heart of Dresden – it was always surrounded by town houses and crowned by the majestic dome of the Church of Our Lady. During the bomb attack against Dresden on the 13th and 14th of February in 1945, the whole district was completely destroyed with only rubble, ashes and the ruins of the Church of Our Lady remaining. With its ceremonious consecration on 30 October 2005, the surprisingly quick reconstruction of the Neumark began. A mixture of traditional architecture and modernism are meant to give the square back its original function – as the heart of Dresden.
Summer night's tour Dresden
Guided walking tour, 2 hours
The evening tour offers an interesting view of the illuminated city. Game of tons of light and affect the viewer. The road noise is largely subsided, thousands of lights giving the city new points of view, obscure and stress. Majestic and mysterious at the same time, the illuminated dome of the baroque Yenidze rises above the city skyline. A walk through the night begins in the heart of Dresden Altstadt: Brühl's Terrace, Münzgasse, Church, Princes, kennel and theater space to tell stories and history. Be enchanted by the night pressing in the baroque city. During the subsequent tour will show you our tour guide the festively-lit street and the Japanese royal palace, whose walls have interesting details and can tell many incidents.
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Martin Luther monument and Church of Our Lady Dresden © Christoph Muench
AugustusTours GmbH & Co. KG
