Germania Airlines will begin operating direct scheduled flights to Dresden, the capital of Saxony, from St. Petersburg on April 27.
The flights will be operated by Boeing 737 aircraft with 148 economy class seats, with departures on Mondays and Fridays..
"Thanks to With its distinctive Baroque architecture and picturesque location in the Elbe Valley, Dresden has firmly secured its title as the "German Florence"
Dresden is famous for its collections of paintings and the fact that it was here that European porcelain was invented,” he recalled. Gernod Loose, representative of the Saxony Tourism Office.
The world-famous Nutcracker toy also comes from Dresden!
Dresden's Old Town is compact and clustered around Theaterplatz, with its magnificent Dresden Opera House at its center. To the left is the Zwinger, a pavilion built in the early 18th century under Augustus the Strong, housing a diverse collection of works of art. To the right is the residence of the Wettin dynasty, the ruling Saxon dynasty.
Brühl's Terrace stretches along the Elbe; in Dresden it is called the "balcony of Europe".
The name Dresden is firmly associated with the Dresden Picture Gallery. In German, the gallery is called "Old Masters"—Alte Meister—and it houses Raphael's "Sistine Madonna," a rich collection of Rembrandt paintings, Italian masters, and Dutch masters.
Not far from Dresden there are remarkable residences - the hunting lodge Moritzburg and the luxurious Pillnitz Palace, built by Augustus the Strong for his mistress, Countess Cosel.
The area around Dresden is sometimes called "Saxon Switzerland." The mountains here are certainly lower than those of the Alps (up to 1,000 meters), but this amazing region impresses with the beauty of its pristine nature around the gorge carved by the Elbe River in the Lusatian Mountains. The area is rich in architectural monuments and natural wonders. Here you can visit castles, take a boat ride on the Elbe, and relax in small, cozy resort hotels.
Source: trn-news.ru