Dresden is the Saxon state capital on the banks of the Elbe.
Our tour begins on the Elbe in the Saxon Switzerland National Park, 30 km from Dresden. This is a very picturesque and fabulous place that deserves a separate visit. We will definitely come back here and introduce you to the local beauties. In the meantime, our way is along the river towards Dresden.
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Saxon Switzerland, popular with Dresden visitors. The national park is extremely rich in attractions. They are based on sandstone mountains, which have a special shape, which in turn was created by nature itself over many millennia through bubbles and erosion. The landscape of the national park is very diverse. Along specially designed routes you can see not only the mountain range, but also fabulous forests, waterfalls and some historical sights such as the Königstein Fortress and the old Bastei Bridge, which are connected by the mountain peaks of the same name. The tallest in the park.
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When we arrived in Dresden, it was cool and drizzling. Despite these unfavorable conditions, the silhouette of the city center was beautiful from afar. And then the gloomy day did not spoil the impression, although the city is even more beautiful in sunny weather.
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Dresden is a very unusual and beautiful city with a tragic fate. In February 1945 Allied planes destroyed the central historical part of the city from the ground. There are practically no entire buildings left.
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Local residents, led by the architects at the time, collected the destroyed city and rebuilt it. If you look at the modern, charming and very peculiar Dresden, you can be amazed at the amount of work done and the great perseverance of the residents. Thank you so much for bringing this unique beauty back to the world.
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This footage was captured in 2017 with a Pentax K5II camera, a Pentax smc FA 43mm f1.9 Limited lens.
Photographer Evgeniy Bierich
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