Anhalt boasts a history spanning over a thousand years and is currently the largest and oldest fortress along the 1,200-kilometer Romanesque Road. For more than 30 years, this venerable structure has ...

Culture meets nature in Saxony: A mere 40 kilometers lie between splendid Baroque art and architecture in Dresden and the distinctive peaks of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.

With its pointed roofs, leaning facades and perched castle, Quedlinburg immediately catches the eye. This town of just 20,000 inhabitants, nestled at the foot of the Harz mountains in the heart of ...

Colditz is the best known of the many castles of Saxony, including one where Martin Luther helped design the first purpose-built Protestant chapel, and another that looks like a Lord of the Rings set.

Back to the Middle Ages: Our drone flies to Saaleck Castle in Saxony-Anhalt. #DailyDrone is our daily bird's-eye view of Germany. Every day a different exciting location in the viewfinder of our ...

Dresden has long been considered the jewel box of Saxony, Germany, with its many baroque and rococo buildings. This gem was destroyed in the controversial Allied bombing that took place during the ...

Our writer revels in the architecture of and history behind Albrechtsburg Castle, Konigstein fortress, Moritzburg Castle, Zwinger and Dresden Castle. JUST a few kilometres out of Dresden, south of ...

Saxony’s government has spent 450 million euros since reunification restoring its 25 state-owned castles, which attract about 2.5 million tourists each year. Upkeep costs ...