A Many Splendoured Thing- Dresden's Passion for Building and Collecting.

The beauty of Dresden is a gentle and rich one, and lives in its squares ringed by iconic buildings, the tall steeples and towers of its churches, airy courtyards and last but not least- in the galleries of its sumptuous museums. Thus, the traveller who arrives in Dresden with just one or only a few days at disposal must use their time well to sample all of its glories: for to visit Dresden without visiting one of it's cultural treasure-houses is to do it injustice. Start with a 1. 5 hours walking tour to learn about Dresden's multi-layered story and see the historic city centre. Next, combine this with a visit to one of it's incomparable museums. Choose between these two: The Royal Palace with its spectacular treasury art, thematically diverse museum rooms, armoury, and newly reconstructed Royal State Rooms. The Old Masters Gallery of paintings and sculptures. These rooms filled with the masters and are incomparable and overwhelming- a visual delight.