--- title: "Christmas road trip in Saxony: A 5-day festive itinerary" url: "https://www.visitsaxony.com/plan-your-trip/itineraries/short-breaks/saxony-land-of-christmas" description: "Explore romantic markets, Herrnhut stars and Dresden's Striezelmarkt. This curated road trip connects century-old customs over a magical route." language: "en" breadcrumb: "Root > Home > Plan your trip > Itineraries > Land of Christmas" --- Tour to Saxony, the land of Christmas ===================================== All highlights in 5 days Christmas traditions in Saxony ------------------------------ In the run up to Christmas, Saxony is a particular charming destination, with **unique century-old traditions and customs** that are still a part of people’s lifes. Enjoy **romantic Christmas markets** and Christmas all-year-round in show workshops and museums. - - - - - Brief details about the tour ---------------------------- RouteHerrnhut – Weissenberg – Pulsnitz – Freiberg – Grünhainichen – Seiffen – Annaberg-Buchholz – DresdenDistance385 km (with car)Duration5 days on tourWhat to expectExplore Herrnhut stars, Pulsnitz gingerbread, and Dresden’s historic Striezelmarkt.Best time to visitAdvent season, from late November until the end of December.Suitable forCultural travellers, families, and fans of authentic Christmas traditions. Christmas traditions in Saxony Day 1 in Herrnhut & Weissenberg ----------------------------------- Upper Lusatia ### Herrnhut & Weissenberg Visit the show **workshop of Herrnhuter Sterne** GmbH. During the festive season, Moravian Stars illuminate homes, churches, squares and streets in Saxony and beyond. Short stop in **Weissenberg** with a visit to the **“Alte Pfefferküchlerei” museum**, once a gingerbread bakery, now the only such building in Europe used as a museum to celebrate gingerbread. - Herrnhut - Weissenberg: 27 km - Weissenberg - Pulsnitz: 50 km - Day 2 in Pulsnitz & Freiberg -------------------------------- Upper Lusatia Pulsnitz Trip to Pulsnitz, the **town of gingerbread**: In nine gingerbread bakeries the centuries-old tradition of producing these tasty pastries is kept alive until this day. Visit the Pulsnitz **gingerbread factory** with tasting and insights into the production. Visit the municipal and gingerbread museum with show workshop. terra mineralia Ore Mountains Freiberg Guided tour of the historic centre, including cathedral featuring **two Silbermann organs**. Visit the world’s biggest minerals exhibition **“terra mineralia” at Freudenstein Castle**. - Freiberg - Grünhainichen: 68 km - Day 3 in Grünhainichen & Seiffen ------------------------------------ Ore Mountains ### Grünhainichen Trip to Grünhainichen and visit of the **“Wendt & Kühn” world** (exhibition days with a "look behind the scenes" in the show workshops: www.wendt-kuehn.de), manufacturer of well-known Christmas decorations, e.g. the famous **“Elf-Punkte-Engel”** (angel figurines with 11 dots on their wings), the **“Blumenkinder”** (figurines holding flowers) and **seasonal decorations**. - Grünhainichen - Seiffen: 37 km - Wendt und Kühn Seiffener Volkskunst Ore Mountains ### Seiffen Trip to Seiffen, centre of traditional **Ore Mountains wooden art**: Visit the **museum of toys** and the show workshops of Seiffener Volkskunst eG and Erzgebirgische Volks­kunst Richard Glässer GmbH. Tour of the famous mountain church with organ play. - Seiffen - Annaberg-Buchholz: 48 km - Day 4 in Annaberg-Buchholz -------------------------- Ore Mountains ### Annaberg-Buchholz Trip to Annaberg-Buchholz: Visit **“Manufaktur der Träume”** (Factory of Dreams), a unique collection of 1,000 objects of folk art and craftsmanship of historical value that originated in the Saxon and Bohemian Ore Mountains or in the Vogtland. Tour of the **St. Mary’s Church** and **St. Anne’s Church** with its many colourful paintings of biblical scenes and the famous Annaberg mountain altarpiece. Visit the **Adam Ries Museum**. - Annaberg-Buchholz - Dresden: 130 km - Day 5 in Dresden ---------------- State capital of Saxony Dresden When travelling in the festive season, visit the region's Christmas markets, e.g. **"Striezelmarkt"** in Dresden, and scenic markets at palaces and castles, witness miners parades and **“Mettenschichten”** (last shift below ground before Christmas Eve) in the Ore Mountains. Join a **Stollen baking course** with selected Stollen bakers, try a “Neinerlaa” Christmas meal mealsand enjoy performances of the Christmas Oratorio by J. S. Bach or similar Christmas concerts. - Don't miss this magical season Saxony, the land of Christmas ----------------------------- ### Search for accommodation - Recommended by our holiday experts. - Gourmet events and more in Saxony Events in Saxony ---------------- - Relax in Saxony Vitality and wellness holiday ----------------------------- - Tips and inspiration Want to spend more time in Saxony? ----------------------------------