Saxony, Germany
Visiting Dresden
Places to visit are still being added here. · areas to stay compared · local time 15:05
Money
EUR
1 USD buys about 0.90 EUR today
Plugs and power
Type C, Type F
230 volts
In an emergency
112 · 110
Country calling code +49
Getting around
Drive on the right
Spoken: German
Official travel advice for Germany ↗
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Things to do
Well-known sights nearby
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Frauenkirche, Dresden
Lutheran church in Dresden, Germany
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Semperoper
Opera house and concert hall in Dresden, Germany
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Dresden Cathedral
Catholic cathedral in Dresden, Germany
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Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
Art gallery in Dresden, Germany
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Dresden Castle
Castle in Dresden, Germany
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Green Vault
Art museum in Dresden, Germany
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New Synagogue (Dresden)
Synagogue in Dresden, Germany
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Neumarkt (Dresden)
Square in Dresden, Germany
From Wikipedia. Opening times and prices are not checked.
Good areas to stay on a first visit
Picked for safety, places to visit nearby, and being close to the centre.
About Germany
- Capital
- Berlin
- Languages
- German
- Currency
- EUR
- Time zone
- Europe/Berlin
- Emergency
- 112 · 110
Country facts from Wikidata; exchange rates from the European Central Bank and ExchangeRate-API.