Saxon Switzerland National Park
Sandstone canyons, rock towers and gorge forest near Dresden in Saxony
Saxon Switzerland is an intensely fissured sandstone canyon landscape, where the Großer Winterberg stands only a short distance from the Elbe valley. Some forest here grows without human intervention, which is unusual in central Europe.
Things to do
- On footWalk the 116 km Malerweg (Painters' Trail) from Pirna along the Elbe to Schmilka and back
- Try thisStand on the Bastei bridge for the first view of the valley
- On footClimb the sandstone cliffs, following the rules on wet rock, ropes and magnesia
- Try thisStop at mountain restaurants and huts such as the Schweizerhaus on the Bastei or the Eishaus on the Großer Winterberg