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Lohmen. If the inner car park is full,
park by the turn off and use the
shuttle bus.
q Bastei
Saxony; 01847
The astonishing sandstone formations
at Bastei were created millions of
years ago by water erosion. Popular
with 19th-century Romantics, the
area was featured in the fantasy film
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the
Witch and the Wardrobe. A footbridge
connects the pinnacles that jut high
above pinewoods and leads to the
remains of a 13th-century fortress,
Above left Ruins of Burg Stolpen on a basalt the Bastei (open daily), from where
ridge Above right Kirnitzschtalbahn tram 0 Bad Schandau there are panoramic views over the
running through Bad Schandau Below Verdant Saxony; 01814 river to Festung Königstein. Arrive
scenery around the Bastei Spa waters have attracted visitors to early before it gets crowded; there
this gentle riverside resort for over a are postcard views from the path
century. Take the Personenaufzug ascending to the left, before the
(open daily), the 50-m (164-ft) iron bridge. Return to the main road to
lift built in 1904, to a spectacular drive 3 km (1 mile) east to Hohnstein
viewing platform. It is advisable to village, in an idyllic setting beneath
HIKING AROUND BAD carry walking boots – an hour’s walk a castle that is now a youth hostel.
SCHANDAU
east leads to another viewpoint at ª Retrace the route toward Lohmen,
Schrammsteineaussicht, which and then turn right to Stolpen (left
Tourist Information
Markt 12, 01814; 03502 29 00 30; offers sweeping views of the area’s after Rathewalde if driving from
www.bad-schandau.de most fissured plateau. For another Bastei). Park on Marktplatz.
walk, take the Kirnitzschtalbahn
(open daily), the historic tram from w Burg Stolpen
WHERE TO STAY the Kurpark, for a rickety ride up Saxony; 01833
a wooded valley. Alight at A picture book-pretty Marktplatz
BAD SCHANDAU Lichtenhainer Wasserfall to walk to offers no hint of Stolpen’s sombre
Elbresidenz moderate the waterfall and a rock arch called history. Countess von Cosel (1680–
Five town houses have been Kuhstall, or cowshed. 1765), once wooed passionately by
conjoined to create a smart five-star
retreat with tastefully and stylishly ª Return toward the bridge, Augustus the Strong as a mistress
decorated rooms; the best have views but turn right before it toward and mother to three of his children,
of the Elbe. Guests can have relaxing Bastei via Porschdorf, then a left was imprisoned in the lofty
massages in the spa. turn at the main road towards 17th-century stronghold of Burg
Markt 1, 01814; 03502 291 90;
www.elbresidenz-bad-schandau.de
AROUND BASTEI
Luk moderate
Set amid gardens in a village and
with just five rooms, this is a charm ing
home-away-from-home. Luk offers
excellent value for money.
Basteiweg 12, 01848 Rathewalde
(5 km/3 miles north of Bastei); 035975
800 13; www.luk-landhotel.de
BAUTZEN
Goldener Adler moderate
Rather dated furnishings do not
detract from the appeal of the
spacious rooms of this hotel, housed
in a grand town house in a central
location. Guests should visit the
romantic wine cellar.
Hauptmarkt 4, 02625; 03591 486 60;
www.goldeneradler.de

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