Fräulein Kerstin – Visites de la ville de Dresde

Dust-dry annual figures don’t interest you in the slightest? Great, that makes two of us. :-)) Are you more interested in exciting stories, entertaining, touching, surprising… Then you’ve come to the right place: City tour Dresden with Miss Kerstin With humour & knowledge through Dresden’s culture, history, tradition and life. Whether it’s the old town, trendy neighbourhoods, vineyards or Saxon Switzerland – trade in some fun ballast knowledge on tours, round trips, hikes and bike tours in Dresden and the surrounding area.

Tour 1: The classic old town tour
This tour is THE basic course in Dresden.
Why is the Zwinger called the Zwinger? What is the “sweetest” picture in the Dresden Picture Gallery? And where does the heart of Augustus the Strong (allegedly) still beat today?

The answers to the above questions can be found on an entertaining walking tour through the rebuilt, historic Old Town, past all the sights of the art and culture metropolis, which was the residence of the Saxon rulers until 1918. Dresden history and stories await you as well as interesting facts about the natives, their customs and traditions.

Programme points:
Zwinger Palace, Picture Gallery, Semper Opera House, Cathedral, Residential Palace, Taschenberg Palace, Fürstenzug, Stallhof, Frauenkirche, Brühl’s Terrace
Duration: 1.5 – 2 hours

Tour 2: “hibsch gemiedlich”
This guided tour is THE basic + advanced Saxon coffee and cake course
Historic old town the Saxon way

Take your time, take a relaxed stroll, take a break to sit down … just don’t stress.

Otherwise, a programme like “The classic Old town tour”
including: opportunity to sample local specialities à la Original Dresdner Eierschecke or Sächsische

Programme points:
Zwinger Palace, Picture Gallery, Semper Opera House, Cathedral, Residential Palace, Taschenberg Palace, Fürstenzug, Stallhof, Frauenkirche, Brühl’s Terrace
Duration: 3 hours

Tour 3: City tour pub and trendy neighbourhood
This tour takes time to explore the loving details of Dresden’s most extraordinary neighbourhood.
When the pavements in Dresden’s baroque open-air museum – the Old Town – are turned up at around 9 p.m., the city’s pub district just starts to come to life at this time of night. More than 150 pubs, a colourful art and music scene and all sorts of exciting stories about the great Dresden writer Erich Kästner, who spent his childhood in the Outer Neustadt district, can be found here in a very small space. If only he knew what it was like here in the wild 80s when the first houses were squatted! And then in the hot 90s, when one crazy pub after another sprouted up like mushrooms. Most of them illegal.

Following in Kästner’s footsteps, we stroll into the colourful hustle and bustle of the young, trendy district with its cosy backyards, cool cocktail bars and clubs, inviting street cafés, galleries, small stages and the oldest Jewish cemetery in Saxony.

Let us make you curious about a district that narrowly escaped the socialist wrecking ball thanks to the fall of communism, is characterised by its unconventional residents like no other and celebrates itself every year in June at a lively street festival, the “Colourful Republic of Neustadt”.

Programme points:
Albertplatz, Erich Kästner Museum, Scheune cultural centre, KunstHofPassage, Panama animal farm, Jewish cemetery, Nordbad, end in the pub district
Duration: 1.5 – 2 hours

Tour 4: City tour of the baroque and trendy district
This tour is an overview tour of Neustadt and can be seen as an extension of the Old Town.
The former Altendresden, rebuilt under Saxony’s Sun King Augustus the Strong to become the New Royal City of Dresden, is an insider tip for relaxed shopping, strolling and savouring. Handicraft gems in baroque courtyards, secluded green courtyards, the oldest theatre building in the state capital and a ravishingly beautiful Art Nouveau market hall (where Erich Kästner used to shop) are what make this deeply relaxed quarter so appealing.

It’s almost a shame that we have to move on now. To Äussere Neustadt, the colourful, lively pub and trendy district. The place where most of Dresden’s children, artists and musicians live. Where everything that makes a metropolis gastronomically exciting can be found, from simple snack bars, bars, clubs and cafés to fine restaurants. At the latest in the oasis of the senses, the magnificent Kunsthofpassage with its artistically designed courtyards, its charming eateries, its enchanting shops and the handcrafted gems from the Dresden region, you will fall prey to collective rejoicing.

Programme points:
Goldener Reiter, Hauptstraße, Kunsthandwerkerpassage, Societätstheater, Barocke Königstraße, Dreikönigskirche, Alte Markthalle, Albertplatz, Erich-Kästner-Museum, Kulturzentrum Scheune, KunstHofPassage, end in the pub district
Duration: 2 hours

Tour 5: City tour Dresden and the women
This tour has the working title “Ladies first”, charming cavaliers are always welcome.
Which lady was haunted by Casanova in Dresden 250 years ago? Who initiated Augustus the Strong into the finer points of the art of love? And why is the Frauenkirche called the Frauenkirche?

Hand on heart. A classic city tour usually revolves around the famous Sempers, Wagners and Auguste of this world. But we all know that behind every successful artist, art collector and womaniser is a …? That’s right, a strong woman. And it’s precisely these ladies that we’re talking about on the Frauenzimmer tour through the old town.

Programme points:
Zwinger Palace, Picture Gallery, Semper Opera House, Cathedral, Residential Palace, Taschenberg Palace, Fürstenzug, Stallhof, Frauenkirche, Brühl’s Terrace, end in the Old Town
Duration: 1.5 – 2 hours

Tour 6: Dresden love secrets
Gain exciting ballast knowledge about “Amore”. A walk through the old town – not just for lovers.
Why is Friday the sweetest day of the week? Which utensils could Casanova not do without during his countless visits to Dresden? And what was his judgement of the local women? Dresdner Liebesgeheimnisse focuses on the serving of amorous treasures.

Find out which world-famous composer had a dramatic affair with the great-great-granddaughter of Augustus the Strong, why love goes through the stomach and what the secret language of love and its sophisticated accessories are all about.

Programme points:
Semperoper, Picture Gallery, Zwinger, Palace of Culture, Stallhof, Frauenkirche, Fürstenzug, Brühl’s Terrace
Duration: 1.5 – 2 hours