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of Saxon culture and
traditions, especially from the
Erzgebirge Mountains.
E Japanisches Palais
Palaisplatz II. Tel (0351) 81 44 08 41.
Museum für Völkerkunde (Museum
of Ethnography): Open 10am– 6pm
Tue–Sun. Landesmuseum für
Vorgeschichte (State Museum of
Prehistory): Open 10am–6pm
Tue–Sun. Senckenberg
Naturhistorische Sammlungen: The Baroque Schloß Pillnitz, Augustus the Strong’s summer residence
Open 10am–6pm Tue–Sun.
Wasserpalais: Open May–Oct:
Originally the Dutch Palais, this Cosel, Brühl) are set during the 10am–6pm Wed–Mon.
three­wing structure was built time of Augustus the Strong.
in 1715. It was extended in 1729– This charming summer residence,
31, by Zacharias Longuelune, for Y Großer Garten on the banks of the Elbe, was
Augustus the Strong’s Japanese City centre. built in 1720–23 by Augustus the
porcelain collection, at which The history of this great garden Strong and designed by Matthäus
time the palace changed its goes back to the 17th century, Daniel Pöppelmann. There are
name. For years the palace served although it has been redesigned two parallel palaces: the Berg­
as a library; today it holds several times since. At the park’s palais (mountain palace) and the
spectacular exhibitions run by the centre stands an early Baroque Wasserpalais (water palace); the
above­mentioned museums. palace built in 1678–83 to a latter can be reached by stairs
design by Johann Georg Starcke. directly from the river jetty.
P Pfunds Molkerei A miniature railway takes visitors Between 1818 and 1826 the two
Bautzner Straße 79. Tel (0351) 80 80 to Carolasee, a boating lake. It also palaces were joined by a third
80. Open 10am–6pm Mon–Sat, stops at the botanical gardens in one, the Neues Palais. Today the
10am–3pm Sun. ∑ pfunds.de the northwest section of the park, Bergpalais houses a fascinating
In the 19th­century part of the and at the zoo. The Mosaik­ museum of decorative art. The
Neustadt, with its many bars, brunnen (mosaic fountain) main attraction, however, is the
galleries, pubs and fringe theatres, nearby was designed by Hans park, laid out in English and
stands this old dairy founded by Poelzig and built in 1926. Chinese styles, with an orangery
Paul Pfund. Its interior is lined with and pavilions.
dazzling, multi­coloured tiles, P Blaues Wunder
showing Neo­Renaissance motifs Loschwitz/Blasewitzer Brücke. E Karl-May-Museum
relating to the dairy’s products. The suspension bridge which Radebeul, Karl­May­Straße 5. Tel
Today there is a shop which offers spans the River Elbe in the eastern (0351) 837 30 10. Open Mar–Oct:
hundreds of dairy products, as part of the town is painted blue 9am–6pm; Nov–Feb: 10am–4pm
well as a small bar, where visitors and nicknamed “blue wonder”. Tue–Sun. Closed 1 Jan, 24, 25, 31 Dec.
can sample the specialities. Built in 1891–3, its main span Radebeul, 5 km (3 miles)
is 141.5 m (464 ft) long. The northwest of Dresden, is much
E Kraszewski-Museum bridge leads to Loschwitz, a visited by the fans of Winnetou,
Nordstraße 28. Tel (0351) 804 44 50. neighbourhood in a picturesque a fictional Indian chief, and his
Open 1–6pm Wed–Sun. location amidst hills, which has friend Old Shatterhand. A
This small museum is devoted to many attractive villas and small museum is devo ted to the life
the life of the Polish writer Józef palaces built in the 19th century. and work of the author, Karl
Ignacy Kraszewski who, having May, who lived and died in
escaped arrest in Warsaw, settled P Schloß Pillnitz Radebeul. It also displays May’s
in Dresden in 1853. Inspired by Tel (0351) 261 30. large collection of Native
the town’s history, several of his Kunstgewerbemuseum Bergpalais: American costumes and
novels (for example Hrabina Open May–Oct: 10am–6pm Tue–Sun. other items.

The suspension bridge across the Elbe river, nicknamed “Blaues Wunder”
For hotels and restaurants in this area see p494 and pp514–16

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