the GRAND TOUR.

Dresden was one of the important cities that were visited in the 18th century by many sons of noble or patrician families on their Grand Tour through Europe, before they went southwards, to Italy. The very high quality of the art collections and cultural life in Dresden, the flowering musical tradition, the magnificent architecture and the splendid celebrations at the royal courts of August the Strong and his son August III, defined this city in the 18th century as one of the major cultural centres of Europe.

GRAND TOUR Dresden brings you into this fascinating world of former grandeur and splendour, where the immense collections of art treasures still testify of the royal magnificence in the Age of Baroque. After the reunification of Germany in 1990 and the following reconstruction and restoration of the stricken city centre, Dresden has attained within short time its former status, now ranking among the most important cultural cities in the world.

You explore the famous art-treasures of Dresden together with the founder of GRAND TOUR Dresden, Drs. André van der Goes. Having lived and worked for many years in Dresden, as one of the directors of the State Art Collections Dresden, he provides first-hand knowledge of the celebrated cultural heritage of this city and enables entrance to the famous as well as to the little-known but beautiful palaces and museums in and around Dresden.

TAILOR MADE TOUR

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