Culture galore

Saxony's vibrant cultural landscape

Architecture, music, art, industrial heritage, and spiritual sites

Saxony's vibrant cultural landscape

Saxony is Germany’s no. 1 cultural destination. A list of cultural treasures in Saxony would be very long. The Church of Our Lady and the Semper Opera House in Dresden, the Gewandhaus Orchestra in Leipzig, Moritzburg Castle, Königstein Fortress, the Bach Museum in Leipzig, Dresden‘s Zwinger and so much more. Saxony can look back on a thousand years of cultural history, which means that travellers are really spoilt for choice. Immerse yourself in the region’s music, art and architecture and just enjoy Saxony’s cultural delights!

The Dresden Music Festival is only one of many highlights in the city’s Semper Opera

Cultural facts and figures for Saxony

1000

years of cultural history in Saxony

4000

cultural sites

600

artists

Saxony’s cultural treasures

Music

© Jens Gerber

Architecture

© Sylvio Dittrich

Industrial heritage

© Klaus-D. Sonntag
Culture does not fall into our laps like a ripe fruit. The tree must be conscientiously nurtured if it is to bear fruit.
Albert Schweitzer (1875 - 1965), German-French doctor, theologian, musician and cultural philosopher, Nobel Peace Prize 1952