Dresden: 6 Reasons for Visiting the Fascinating Baroque City

Lonely Planet has chosen Dresden as one of its top travel destinations for 2023. We have long been convinced that Dresden is well worth visiting, so now we will show you why. Follow us from the Zwinger to the hip Neustadt district.
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Report: Andreas Kirchhoff
Editing: Mark Papworth
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[@anbar1179]

The architecture of Dresden is so beautiful. There is alot to see ,and I really liked the Opera House.

[@mariannenygaard1861]

I have ben working in Dresden as a travel guide for almost 10 years. Every time I’m there I discover new things to see. There is soo much history in the beautiful city 😊

[@BritainiaNumberOne]

i hope they keep restoring the city back to its pre-war look. Dresden and Saxony as a whole are beautiful and so rich in history!

[@meira0_0]

i love dresden

[@drlobomalo]

The real miracle of Dresden is that they were able to find the skilled craftsmen who built these modern reconstructions of the destroyed buildings. So I guess there's no need to build more hideous postmodernist structures anywhere.

[@sevtaptincer83]

I have been to Dresden many times to visit my daughter and her family, and every time I was there I was stunned by its versatility. It was an invaluable gift to watch Placido Domingo at Nabucco at Semperoper in 2019. It is magical.

[@aquarian111]

I fell in love this place, definitely will go back again to visit ❤

[@DarkRuins]

dresden was the first german city i visited, and i loved it! it was so calm, beautiful, and easy to navigate. the locals were helpful and thorough in providing information, though the staff at the zwinger were a bit overzealous with security. overall i had a fantastic time and would return in a heartbeat. very underrated city.

[@norbertkuhn4072]

Beautiful city

[@pragasamanthony3251]

Was in Dresden to watch the miracle of a classical German city rebuilt after destruction in WWII.A tribute to the valiant spirit of the German race, once mocked by Romans as barbarians and now refined beyond recognition, an interlude of barbarism during Hitler, the monster's anti-German rule.God bless Germany!

[@HelaneMarina]

~Such a gorgeous, beautiful city, very unique and majestic, -absolutely stunning!💖

[@christcolumbus9555]

I'm so happy seeing Dresden back to its vibrant days, Truly a magnificient city. I've just watched the BOMBING OF DRESDEN during WW2 and how it was destroyed and the horrific firestorm that killed thousands of people. I hope I can visit someday!

[@davidlauder-qi5zv]

So you don't care that 60,000 British civilians were killed by the Germans during WW2, then?

[@guerreiro943]

Interesting how people are attracted to walkable areas and traditional architecture but cities don't build those anymore.

[@williamschlenger1518]

Thanks for the video 👍

[@ivan5595]

This city is the bomb

[@sota5143]

The rock in the saxon switzerland is definetly not limestone! It's sandstone.

[@japariri]

The Dresden Park Railway is also a very cool place in Dresden

[@user-id7jj3lm7s]

Bellissima beatiful

[@riotcity44]

Here are some alternatives. Vistit the local football ground, visit the Techno and Punk music scene and don't miss the Biergarten at Elbe river!

[@DWTravel]

Thank you for your tips!

[@julianton3340]

😍

[@user-id7jj3lm7s]

👌

[@RUSKICAR888]

Vova 👑

[@ivann2g588]

Just came here because of dr.tenma from monster anime

[@baconpancakes8899]

The techno music didn't match the boroque architecture

[@DWTravel]

We call it "barrochno" 😉

[@baconpancakes8899]

@@DWTravel 😂 😂 😂

[@genes.3285]

I would think there would be a memorial in the city to the tens of thousands of deaths that resulted from the bombing in February 1945. I visited the city in 1991. The bombing was still very evident at that time. Those unnecessary deaths, very close to the end of the war, should not be forgotten.

[@stefangeniusz8091]

Not one stone should be left of Dresden... for the crimes of the German nation from 39 to 45. It is only by God's grace that this city exists today. What a man sows, he will reap.

[@paoloschinocca1242]

@@stefangeniusz8091 And the Russian nation for its crimes today?

[@stefangeniusz8091]

@@kimjongil4real What nation do you mean?

[@MonkeyDRuffy82]

We have 2 of the on the Altmarkt and on Heidefriedhof

[@genes.3285]

@@paoloschinocca1242 And Israel with its current genocide of the Palestinians? Two point three million people are slowly starving, over half of them women and children.

[@onkelfester282]

DYNAMO

[@Paretozen]

Is this the most beautiful place on earth?

[@DWTravel]

Honestly, we don't know 😀. There such a lot of beautiful places!

[@evamailensteinsvik713]

How much was lost or destroyed in ww2? in terms of cultural objects and buildings

[@valeriedavidson2785]

Are you talking about lost architecture in Germany or Britain? Terrible damage was done to English cities early on in the war. Damage was done to Germany in retaliation. Quite right too.

[@TheYizuman]

Gorgeous. Too bad about the original church. War sucks. It destroys a lot of valuable and historical locations. Hate that!

[@valeriedavidson2785]

Come and look at what was done to Coventry first.

[@Lampokav]

Bin Wahldresdnerin seit 10 Jahren) Kann nicht mehr weg von hier… 💚 Hab hier meine rieeesengroße Liebe gefunden… Mein Herz schlägt für Dresden 💚 Die beste Stadt in Deutschland! (Bin Russin…(((

[@DWTravel]

Wie schön 😍!

[@kralikkral5560]

...für Russen... für Westdeutsche ist es anders.

[@wanderschlosser1857]

Warum?

[@theoztreecrasher2647]

After visiting just after the fall of the wall and seeing the rather decrepit state of the city (still a very enjoyable week spent there though) I am rather saddened that the Frauenkirche was not left in its destroyed state as an incontrovertible statement as to the folly of war. Cathedrals are a dime-a-dozen in Europe. I'm reminded of the (Catholic) King in Spain who rebuked his church architects after they'd built the new Cordoba Cathedral inside the incomparable Moorish Mezquita - in paraphrase - "You have destroyed something unique to build something commonplace!" The Zwinger, the Art Collections, the Grünes Gewölbe (Green Vault) and the hiking in the Sächsische Schweiz (Saxon Switzerland) all make Dresden a must-see on any visit to Germany. 🙂

[@DWTravel]

Thanks so much for sharing your opinion and your memories! Greetings!

[@user-fo3ug3cr4m]

Because we need yet another statement against war... Rebuilding it, was an act of getting over the war and remembering the beautiful architecture we had. The self hate of Germans is unjustified and obnoxious.

[@momilli5096]

De Mayer of Dresden destroyed the memorial for the victims of the Bombings in February 1945.

[@enemdisk6628]

Dresden was the first city in the world to loose its World Culture Heritage status due to local politicians eager to set themselves a landmark: They build a huge bridge that divides the former lush meadows along the river Elbe and hinder historical views along the valley. The bridge itself is nothing special either and a rather functional bridge. Further reasons for the construction were to facilitate motorised traffic. (Improvement for public transport were not in the discussion.) The bridge is used pedestrians and bicycles as well. The Waldschlösschen-bridge is considered an illegal building because necessary documentation and evaluation of damages to nature caused by the bridge were never been properly carried out by the Saxon conservative government.

[@MimonJesus67]

Way better than filthy Berlin.

[@GKP999]

The Allied Forces should not have bombed Dresden.

[@Munichmarty1]

We should not have started a war 😭😭😭

[@D4rkn3ss2000]

Germany shouldn't have started a war if they didn't want their cities to be bombed. In the words of Arthur Harris: "They sow the winds and now they will reap the wirldwind".

[@fanniinnanetguy653]

such a waste of asthetic treasure... any way

[@noel_iw2d]

well...there's a reason why they did it.

[@arnaldogonzalez1678]

Womp womp

[@FirstLast-zk5ow]

Another must; with respect to Dresden. Never be weak nor afraid of not standing with those who bombed Dresden. In other words .. don't be like DW and those who speak for them.

[@DWTravel]

What do you mean?

[@FirstLast-zk5ow]

​@@DWTravel Research the history of Dresden. Then reread the comment.

[@wanderschlosser1857]

​@@FirstLast-zk5owYour comment still doesn't make sense. Maybe you should review a few history books and find out what caused the bombing of Dresden and many other cities of Germany.

[@FirstLast-zk5ow]

@@wanderschlosser1857 I am sorry , whether or not that makes sense to you. Is not my concern. Curious though. Are you of the mind that if someone doesn't use your preferred pronouns, that they should be stoned? Or they upset you for whatever reason, you make a life mission to attack and destroy their friends and family? Or are you of a competent enough mind to let go and move on?

[@wanderschlosser1857]

@@FirstLast-zk5ow Sorry mate, I still don't get the full sense of your words, and obviously neither does DW. Are you defending the ones who bombed Dresden or the ones who were bombed? It is simply not clear for me. Anyway what I wanted to say is, that the bombing of Dresden, as horrible as it was and as possibly useless for the war outcome it might have been, was at the end a result of the war that Germany itself started in the first place.

[@ismaelgoldsteck5974]

Yo what's up. Greetings from Dresden. It's actually beautiful here. But the people are very German 😐

[@spatzdach6537]

weil wir vielleicht deutsche sind ?

[@henkvrieling9586]

Unnecessary annoying music.

[@TheYizuman]

Annoying to you, pleasant to someone else. Sorry that you can't get 99% of the world to agree with you.

[@DivineKazuky]

beautiful city but unfortunately too many unfriendly people who are against foreigners. I thought Germany was behind it

[@stefangeniusz8091]

Yes from 1933 😂

[@TheMaiah13]

really? i wanted to visit end of Jan 2024..but now am scared

[@MonkeyDRuffy82]

​@@TheMaiah13You don't have to. That's just stupid chatter. We are looking forward to your visit. 😊

[@valeriedavidson2785]

No thanks. Come and have a look at Coventry.

[@WAJK2030]

Horrible Video. Partly Bad weather, stressful music. Not the vibe of our city.

[@DWTravel]

Too bad to hear you didn't like it. 😢

[@tekkieman]

I went to Dresden for two days this month. Painfully boring, I’d never return. Too many old people too.

[@Sebastian1998844]

I would advise people of color against visiting Dresden alone. Dresden and the state is one of the most racist states in Germany and this is definitely a thing to consider. People are openly racist in Dresden. I know the city is beyon beautiful, but I would advise against going there, and if you end up going, do not stay for long try to leave as soon as possible.

[@MonkeyDRuffy82]

Yes, really bad with us. As soon as we see people of color, 5900,000 and residents unpack their clubs. 😑

[@gwenhwyfar5040]

As a person living in Dresden, this is literally the stupidest thing I've heard in a while. It is a safe city for everyone. You do not have to fear any violence because of your skin colour and Dresden is definitely not a racist city despite what the media portrays. I've been here my whole life and never experienced more racism than in any other city.