Tag: Saxony

Dresden. Zwinger, Germany
European History, European Travel, Germany, Western Europe

Dresden – A City of Splendor, Destruction, and Renewal

Dresden has always been a city worth visiting. Its beauty, history, and resilience make it unforgettable. Yet, it carries a shadow from the past. In February 1945, during the final months of World War II, Dresden was almost completely destroyed in a devastating firestorm caused by Allied bombing. The city, once known as the “Florence on the Elbe” for its baroque architecture and cultural brilliance, … Continue reading Dresden – A City of Splendor, Destruction, and Renewal

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Teufelsmauer, Harz, Saxony
European Cuisine, Germany, Northern Europe

Germany also has a Great Wall

Teufelsmauer North of the Harz is the “Teufelsmauer” or Devils Wall. The Teufelsmauer on the Harz Mountain Range. The Devil’s Wall, a sandstone formation that stretches for 19 kms, 12 miles, like a giant fence. The Rock wall stretches between the small towns of Ballenstedt and Blankenburg in the Harz, Saxony According to a stories by the Grimm Brothers, the standing rocks became known as … Continue reading Germany also has a Great Wall

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Bastei, Sächsische Schweiz, Saxony
European Travel, Germany, Northern Europe

The Bastei, an impressive Rock formation

The “Bastei” in Saxony or Sächsische Schweiz, is an impressive sandstone formation and a natural monument. I saw this impressive Rock formation at a distance from the Königstein castle The view over the Elbe Valley to the Tafelberge mountains of Saxony and far into the neighboring landscape of the Lusatian Mountains and the Eastern Ore Mountains is world-famous. At a distance of 130 m and … Continue reading The Bastei, an impressive Rock formation

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