Do You Feel Like

---

4

CONTENTS    Do You Feel Like ...

Do You Feel Like ...    CONTENTS

Do You Feel Like … … wonderful places for a picnic or party, indulgence in a spa, Saxon traditions or something romantic? Explore Dresden just as you please.

Picknic And Party • Blues, Boogie & Swing “ Musicians from all over the world perform in May at Europe’s biggest festival of old-time jazz, the legendary Dresden Dixieland Festival, with more than 50 venues. page 96 • Elbe meadows Almost 30km/20mi of meadow land on both sides of the river, the Elbwiesen, belong to Dresden. The locals come here for a picnic, a bike ride, a walk or to lie on the grass and watch the clouds pass over. page 175

made in Saxony • Striezelmarkt Nowhere does Dresden stollen taste as good as at Germany’s oldest Christmas market. page 101 • Meissen porcelain Watch turners, modellers and painters at work in the Meissen show workshops. page 233 • Craft arcades “ Young craft workers have studios in the Kunsthandwerkerpassagen, in Dresden’s largest ensemble of Baroque burghers’ houses. page 244

• nextbike Pedal around Dresden in comfort on a hired bike, available from 30 hire stations page 147 ◀◀ Horse-drawn omnibus The old-fashioned way to explore the Old Town page 134 • Rickshaws Let your driver take the strain and show you the sights of Dresden page 151

relaxation ◀◀ Spa The spa in the Kempinski Hotel Taschenbergpalais is open to non-residents. page 59 • Miniature railway and boats Take a leisurely look at the Grosser Garten by strolling, taking the park’s little train or hiring a rowing boat on the Carolasee! page 210 • Chilling Give yourself some time out in the Toskana world – summer feeling, beach bar and swimming to the sound of film music. page 270

FITNess & FUN

romantiC experiences • Candlelight dinner ... at Caroussel, the Michelin-starred restaurant in the neo-Baroque Bülow Palais page 116 “ • Illuminated boat trip A summer night on the Elbe with piano music, dancing and a buffet on board an old-time paddle steamer page 150 • Fairy tales Story-telling time beneath the oriental dome of Yenidze takes you to the world of the Arabian nights. page 201

5

Porcelaine Special-Titel INSIGHT

137

©

158

TOURS    Tour 3

Tour 3

Tour 3    TOURS

A Stroll Around the New Town Start : Schlossplatz Duration: approx. five hours End: Albertplatz

This walk focuses on the Innere Neustadt (Inner New Town), which has been characterized as »smart, polished and classy«. Königstrasse is full of fine small shops, and the craft studios in the Kunsthandwerkerpassage are well worth a look.

From the eMMAltstadt, take Augustusbrücke (bridge) across the Elbe; the rBlockhausis immediately to the left, on the Neustadt side. tNeustädter Markt is dominated by the uM Goldener Reiter (Golden Cavalier), a statue of Augustus the Strong in the style of a Roman emperor on a rearing steed. From Neustädter Markt follow Hauptstrasse, a pedestrian zone planted with plane trees. The iMM� Kunsthandwerkerpassagen (arcades with art and craftwork) at Hauptstrasse 9–19 (“MARCO POLO p. 244) are a must. The oKügelgenhaus (Hauptstrasse 13; “Neustadt, Innere Neustadt) is a museum devoted to the Romantic period. In the rear courtyard of house no. 19 the Societätstheater, originally founded in 1750, is the oldest civic theatre in Germany. It's nice to relax in the theatre's small Baroque garden, or in the cosy café M Café L'art de vie (“p. 121). The Antiques and fashion in the Kunsthandwerkerpassagen

walk continues to the pDreikönigskirche (Church of the Three Kings); from the church tower there is a view over the Neustadt roofs all the way to the Altstadt. At Rähnitzgasse 8 is Kunsthaus Dresden, the amunicipal gallery for contemporary art. (“Neustadt, Innere Neustadt). The route continues past renovated buildings and little shops to sM Königstraße, , an elegantly restored shopping district, and now Dresden's finest Baroque street. Take some time for a stroll and to look around in the new boutiques and antique shops. The ideal place to round off the walk is M Bülow‘s at Königstr. 14, where simple but delicious meals and excellent coffee with cake from the inhouse patisserie are served (“p. 113). At the end of Königstrasse lies dAlbertplatz, a busy traffic hub. In the middle are two interesting fountains: Stille Wasser (Still Waters) and Stürmische Wogen (Stormy Waves), made in 1894 by Robert Diez. Villa Augustin (Antonstrasse 1) houses the fM Erich-Kästner-Museum, which provides an original approach to the author of children’s books, poet and journalist and allows all generations to explore his work in a playful way.

159