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Exploring Saxony Getting Around
Leipzig and Dresden both have airports, as well as
When travelling in Saxony, a visit to Dresden is a must. excellent train and road connections with the rest
Visitors should set aside several days to explore its of Germany. The A6 motorway runs west from
historic sights and magnificent museums. Dresden is Görlitz, through Dresden and Chemnitz; the A13
also a convenient base for excursions to the attractive links Dresden with Berlin, and the A14 with Leipzig.
Other roads, national and regional, are clearly sign­
landscapes of the Sächsische Schweiz (“Saxon posted, and all the towns described in this guide
Switzerland”) and further afield – to Bautzen, Görlitz and can also be reached by local buses.
Zittau, or to the Erzgebirge Mountains, towards Freiberg Lutherstadt Lutherstadt
WittenbergWittenberg
and Chemnitz. Another town worth visiting, at least Bad DübenBad Düben
for a day, is Leipzig with its historic sights, BADBAD
cultural events, trade fairs and exhibitions. DelitzschDelitzsch The giant castle and cathedral complex in Meissen MUSKAUMUSKAU
TORGAUTORGAU
HalleHalle Spree
Spree
RackwitzRackwitz
Eilenburg HoyerswerdaHoyerswerda
Eilenburg
BernsdorfBernsdorf
BerlinBerlin
LEIPZIG WurzenWurzen O b e r l a u s i t z
LEIPZIG
O b e r l a u s i t z
RiesaRiesa GrossenhainGrossenhain NieskyNiesky
MarkkleebergMarkkleeberg OschatzOschatz Schwarze Elster Schwarze Elster
KAMENZ BAUTZENBAUTZEN AachenAachen
KAMENZ
ZwenkauZwenkau
MORITZBURG
LeisnigLeisnig MORITZBURG
ColditzColditz Freiberger Mulde MEISSENMEISSEN CoswigCoswig BischofswerdaBischofswerda LöbauLöbau GÖRLITZGÖRLITZ
Zwickauer Mulde
Zwickauer Mulde
M U L D E VA L L E Y M U L D E VA L L E Y S ÄCHSIS CHE
Freiberger Mulde
Pleisse
Pleisse
RochlitzRochlitz Burg KriebsteinBurg Kriebstein RadebeulRadebeul StolpenStolpen OstrizOstriz
WechselburgWechselburg SACHSENSACHSEN DRESDENDRESDEN L a u s i t z e r B e r g l a n d
L a u s i t z e r B e r g l a n d
S ÄCHSIS CHE
Elbe
PIRNAPIRNA
RochsburgRochsburg MittweidaMittweida FreitalFreital WeesensteinWeesenstein Elbe S CHW E IZ IZ ZITTAUZITTAU
S CHW E
HainichenHainichen
Bad SchandauBad Schandau
MeeraneMeerane AUGUSTUSBURGAUGUSTUSBURG FREIBERGFREIBERG
ErfurtErfurt
GlauchauGlauchau CHEMNITZCHEMNITZ
PockauPockau
NeukirchenNeukirchen MarienbergMarienberg
ZWICKAUZWICKAU
Fl ha
The Old Town of Bautzen, situated high above Fl ha PraguePrague
SÄCHSISCHE SILBERSTRASSE
the banks of the Spree River SÄCHSISCHE SILBERSTRASSE
ReichenbachReichenbach
Sights at a Glance SchneebergSchneeberg
1 Leipzig pp166–7 Annaberg-Annaberg-
2 Torgau PlauenPlauen AuerbachAuerbach AuersbergAuersberg BuchholzBuchholz
3 Mulde Valley 1019m1019m OberwiesenthalOberwiesenthal
4 Zwickau FichtelbergFichtelberg
1214m1214m
Oelsnitz
5 Chemnitz Oelsnitz
6 Augustusburg V o g t l a n d Saddle horses grazing on paddocks near Kamenz
8 Freiberg NurembergNuremberg
V o g t l a n d
9 Meissen
0 Moritzburg Key
q Dresden pp172–81
w Pirna Motorway
r Kamenz Major road
t Bautzen Minor road
y Bad Muskau Scenic route
u Görlitz Main railway 0 kilometres 20
i Zittau 0 miles 20
Minor railway
Tours Country border
7 Sächsische Silberstraße International border Young musicians in the Barockgarten,
e Sächsische Schweiz Summit in Großsedlitz, near Dresden
For additional map symbols see back flap For hotels and restaurants in this area see p494 and pp514–16
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