We are there in a rather cold October day and I must say that this is an awesome place…read more The park around the castle of Fürst Pückler-Muskau is really huge, and you won't find a tree that has been planted withour careful consideration. This whole park-landscape however must be seen as a whole with the kind of life the Fürst Pückler-Muskau has lived. As I understood, he spend several years abroad, visiting places and gathering impressions that he would try to improve later on the land he bought next to the village of Muskau, at the border with Poland. His fortune was spent in order to create this magnificent placeand over the years, I can say he did a superbe job! The castle has been renovated in the last years and an exhibition on the Fürst's life was opened this september. It sure is worth a visit!

Beautiful natural sanctuary in the middle of urban Dresden! Can't wait to be back next.read more

Beautiful gardens that extend for quite a while just outside the city centre. The Großer Garten is…read morea baroque style park. It is oblong in shape and covers an area of about 2 km² in a central location of the city. Established in 1676, it has been a public garden since 1814. A central feature of the park is the Sommerpalais. Established outside the old walls of the city, the park was encompassed by the significant growth of the urban area in the second half of the 19th century. A miniature railway known as the Parkeisenbahn was developed by youth organisations of the former GDR in 1950. The Volkswagen's Transparent Factory is the newest building built here and is located at the Straßburger Platz in the northwest corner of the park. Take time to walk around and enjoy the wonderful atmosphere. There is a nice cafe and Biergarten in the centre of the park that serves pretty decent food. A must visit when in Dresden.