Best Traditional German Saxon Switzerland Sächsische Schweiz National Park 93 km² Bastei Bridge 1851 76 m Sandstone Königstein Fortress 1241 Lilienstein 415 m Elbe Sandstone Mountains 700 km² Meissen Porcelain Factory 1710 First European Hard-Paste Albrechtsburg 1471 Leipzig Thomaskirche Bach 1723-1750 Battle of Nations 1913 91 m Görlitz 4,000 Protected Buildings and Saxony Heritage Tour Destinations
Browse more guides: Germany travel | Europe destinations Best Traditional German Saxon Switzerland Bastei 1851 Elbe Sandstone Meissen Porcelain 1710 Leipzig Bach Thomaskirche and Saxony Heritage Tour Destinations TL;DR German Saxony - Free State of Sachsen + 4 million population - preserves the most-significant Saxon Switzerland, Elbe Sandstone, Meissen, and Leipzig Bach heritage and the renowned Bastei Bridge. Major destinations: Saxon Switzerland Sächsische Schweiz National Park 93 km² and Bastei Bridge 1851 + 76 m sandstone bridge and Königstein Fortress 1241 + Lilienstein 415 m + 1,100 climbing routes , Elbe Sandstone Mountains 700 km², same range Czech-German border, and Pravčická brána (Czech side largest natural arch Europe) , Meissen Porcelain Factory 1710 + first European hard-paste porcelain and Albrechtsburg Castle 1471 (first true German castle) + Meissen Cathedral 13th century and crossed swords mark , Leipzig Thomaskirche and Johann Sebastian Bach 1723-1750 cantor a...