Facts about Dresden

Population 479,000. The capital of Saxony. The city was heavily bombed during the war, with much of its historic centre destroyed. Once called “Florence on the Elbe” and known as one of the country’s most beautiful cities. Dresden has rebuilt many of its glorious buildings and is now home to some of Germany’s most well-endowed museums and galleries.

 

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Pfunds Molkerei – “the world’s most beautiful dairy shop” – was founded in 1880 and claims to have invented condensed milk. The interior is decorated with over 3,500 hand-painted tiles made by Villeroy & Boch with enamelled sculptures in an Art Nouveau style, fully restored in 1995. ... >> more