Saxony's cities and towns owe a great deal of their beauty to their worst enemies. Wars of conquest overland and water rights, campaigns of robbery against rich merchants, all this called for impenetrable fortifications.
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If one speaks of towns in
Saxony, the first names that come to anyone's mind are
Dresden and
Leipzig. But that is not all. Impressive industrial architecture can be found in
Chemnitz and
Zwikau. But here too there has been and still is a top class cultural seen which is waiting to be discovered.
Gorlitz, almost unlike any another town, unites the architectural styles of many epochs within its walls. Every town in
Saxony has its own special charm and creates impressions in its visitors that they have never forgotten.
Musical events in
Saxony are of great authenticity, combining art with architecture and landscape in a unique way. Listening to
Bach's Christmas Oratorio at the Thomaskirche church in
Leipzig, you absorb the music in the place where it was first performed. A Baroque concert in the Dresden Zwinger takes place on the festival ground of the Saxon electors and kings.
An organ concert in the chapel of
Torgau castle is held in the oldest Protestant church building in the world. Listening to a choral concert in a quarry in the
Elbe Sandstone Mountains, you stand on the material of which the
Brandenburg Gate in Berlin was built. And a musical collage in a mine tunnel in the Ore Mountains tells you what once made Saxony rich. This brochure gives an overview of the musical experiences which you can enjoy in Saxony.
Saxony stands for history and culture.
With its diverse landscapes,
Saxony offers numerous possibilities to be active out of doors, both in winter and in summer.
Cyclists can chose between long-distance cycle paths, the 'Frog' trail, the Mulde Valley and the Elbe Valley, the last of which stretches through 140 miles of fascinating landscapes in Saxony alone. The Ore Mountains, the Vogtland, Upper Lusatia and Dubener Heath are a
paradise for hikers.
