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Saxon Switzerland delights with a unique blend of nature, activity, and recreation. Impressive hikes, varied cycling tours, winter experiences, relaxing wellness moments, family offers, and special excursion destinations make the region a versatile destination for restful and active getaways.

Event highlights

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Media exhibition "CDFriedrich inspires"
Markt 12, 01814 Bad Schandau
via www.saechsische-schweiz.de, Frank Höppner | CC-BY-SA
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Late riser tour through the Schrammsteine
TouristService Bad Schandau
via www.saechsische-schweiz.de, Philipp Zieger | CC-BY-SA
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Elblandia: FORTISSIMA! – CHAMBER CONCERT
Richard Wagner Memorial Graupa
Raphaela Gromes & Julian Riem, Foto: Petra Hennemann | CC-BY
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10th Globetrotter Hiking Days
Marktplatz 1, 01814 Bad Schandau
via www.saechsische-schweiz.de, Globetrotter Dresden | CC-BY-SA
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Elblandia: BACH TO THE ROOTS – CROSSOVER CONCERT
Grosssedlitz Baroque Garden
Uwaga! Foto: Nikolai Lund | CC-BY
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Elblandia: A GERMAN REQUIEM – IN A NEW LIGHT
Pirna Parish Church St. Marien
Frank Hoehler | CC-BY
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Elblandia: ADVENT! – FESTIVE CLOSING CONCERT
Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Marien Pirna
Harmonic Brass, Foto: Mathias Beutel | CC-BY
Puppet Theater of the Landesbühnen Sachsen - "Little Penguin"
Königsteiner Lichtspiele
© Rene Jungnickel
The wine cellar at Struppen Castle is open
Struppen Castle
C. Bley | CC-BY-SA
from €12.00 p. P.
Fortress GRUSELIG
Königstein Fortress
Celebration of Biodiversity
Waldbadstraße 52f, 01814 Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna
via www.saechsische-schweiz.de, Madlen Rogge | CC-BY-SA
Guided tour of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. John in Bad Schandau
Evangelical Lutheran St. Johanniskirche Bad Schandau
Katja Fouad Vollmer | AI-optimized | CC-BY-SA
Playing Just Like 100 Years Ago
Königstein Fortress
EX-A, Silke Weichelt | CC-BY-SA
Feature Film - "Do You Understand the Béliers?"
Königsteiner Lichtspiele
Alexandra Stittrich | CC-BY-SA
Lecture: Winter Trip to St. Petersburg and Lake Ladoga
Goethestraße 18, 01824 Königstein/Sächs. Schw.
Kersten Tomusiak | CC-BY-SA
from €10.00 p. P.
Bad Schandau Organ and Music Summer: "Deeply Inspired"—Piano Concerto for Two and Four Hands
Evangelical Lutheran St. Johanniskirche Bad Schandau
SC VISUAL LABEL GERMANY, Laurenz Grieger | CC-BY
from €20.00 p. P.
A brief foray into the "healing powers of nature
Bad Schandau Tourist Service
via www.saechsische-schweiz.de, Yvonne Brückner | CC-BY-SA
from €10.00 p. P.
Bad Schandau Organ and Music Summer: Fresh. Fiery. – Virtuoso Young International Prize Winners in Concert
Evangelical Lutheran St. Johanniskirche Bad Schandau
from €10.00 p. P.
Bad Schandau Organ and Music Summer: 20 Years of Harts un Neschome—An Anniversary Concert with Heart and Soul
Evangelical Lutheran St. Johanniskirche Bad Schandau
Thomas Kruse @photographisches.com, Thomas Kruse/ photographisches.com | CC-BY
from €10.00 p. P.
Bad Schandau Organ and Music Summer: "Go Forth, My Heart!" - Grand Choral Concert
Evangelical Lutheran St. Johanniskirche Bad Schandau
yhc9jybgmm | CC-BY
from €20.00 p. P.
City walk
Bad Schandau Tourist Service
via www.saechsische-schweiz.de, Yvonne Brückner | CC-BY-SA
from €10.00 p. P.
Guided tour of the Schmilka brewery
Schmilka Nr. 36, 01814 Bad Schandau
@ Achim Meurer, AchimMeurer.com | CC-BY
from €57.00 p. P.
Workshop #5: Hiking & yoga around Reinhardtsdorf
Tourist information Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna
Laloriel Photography Sarah Eidam | CC-BY-SA
Lock trip with steamboat
An der Elbe, 01814 Bad Schandau
© WEIßE FLOTTE SACHSEN GmbH, Tobias Ritz | AI-optimized

Bookable experiences & tickets

Top excursion destinations

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Upper lock Hinterhermsdorf
Sebnitz
Philipp Zieger Photographie | CC-BY-SA
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Königstein Fortress
Königstein/Sächs. Schw.
TVSSW, Britta Prema Hirschburger | CC-BY
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Bastei bridge
Lohmen
via www.saechsische-schweiz.de, Kenny Scholz | CC-BY
Rathen rock stage
Kurort Rathen
via www.saechsische-schweiz.de, Yvonne Brückner | CC-BY-SA
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Stolpen Castle
Stolpen
via www.saechsische-schweiz.de, Czech Vibes | CC-BY

TOP hiking tours

Open detail page 'By bike from Pirna to the Bastei'
© Rico Richter, Rico Richter
Tip By bike from Pirna to the Bastei
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31.30 km
241 m
2:30 h
241 m
Cycling · medium
01796 Pirna
Open detail page 'To the Pravčická brána'
© Bohemian Switzerland Archive, Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz
Tip To the Pravčická brána
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8.07 km
339 m
4:00 h
315 m
Hiking · medium
407 17 Hřensko
Open detail page 'From Rumburk to the Dymnik and back'
© ELBSANDSTEINGUIDES Sächsische Schweiz, Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz, Picasa
Tip From Rumburk to the Dymnik and back
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12.80 km
162 m
4:00 h
162 m
Hiking · medium
408 01 Rumburk
Open detail page 'From Certova Voda to Decin to the zoo'
© ELBSANDSTEINGUIDES Sächsische Schweiz, Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz, Picasa
Tip From Certova Voda to Decin to the zoo
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10.49 km
517 m
3:30 h
518 m
Hiking · medium
405 02 Děčín
Open detail page 'Rathen health resort: Rauenstein-Bastei circuit'
Philipp Zieger, Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz | CC-BY-SA
Tip Rathen health resort: Rauenstein-Bastei circuit
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10.15 km
402 m
3:25 h
377 m
Winter hikes · medium
01824 Kurort Rathen
Open detail page 'Sandstone and granite - from Neustadt/Sachsen to the Elbe and back'
© Rico Richter, Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz
Tip Sandstone and granite - from Neustadt/Sachsen to the Elbe and back
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55.99 km
587 m
4:28 h
589 m
Cycling
01844 Neustadt in Sachsen
Open detail page 'Castles tour'
© Ernst Wrba, Ernst Wrba
Tip Castles tour
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34.80 km
378 m
2:46 h
378 m
Cycling · medium
01809 Heidenau
Open detail page 'Bohemian Switzerland peak route: Marienfels - Wilhelminenwand - Rudolfstein - Schaunstein'
© V. Sojka, Ceske Svycarsko ops
Tip Bohemian Switzerland peak route: Marienfels - Wilhelminenwand - Rudolfstein - Schaunstein
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16.63 km
622 m
6:30 h
642 m
Hiking · difficult
405 02 Jetřichovice
Open detail page 'Scenic walk around Růžová (Rosendorf)'
Madlen Rogge, Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz | CC-BY-SA
Tip Scenic walk around Růžová (Rosendorf)
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4.17 km
123 m
2:00 h
122 m
Hiking · easy
405 02 Růžová
Open detail page 'Děčín: Circular hike Quaderberg and Elbwarte'
© Madlen Rogge, Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz
Tip Děčín: Circular hike Quaderberg and Elbwarte
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7.04 km
278 m
3:00 h
281 m
Hiking · medium
405 02 Děčín
Open detail page 'Kögler's Nature Trail'
© ELBSANDSTEINGUIDES Sächsische Schweiz, Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz, Picasa
Tip Kögler's Nature Trail
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26.12 km
708 m
9:00 h
708 m
Hiking · difficult
407 46 Krásná Lípa
Open detail page 'Einsiedler Memorial Stone Circuit'
© ELBSANDSTEINGUIDES Sächsische Schweiz, Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz
Tip Einsiedler Memorial Stone Circuit
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10.02 km
151 m
3:30 h
151 m
Hiking · easy
407 82 Dolní Poustevna
Open detail page 'Rathen health resort: Rauenstein-Bastei circuit'
Philipp Zieger, Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz | CC-BY-SA
Tip Rathen health resort: Rauenstein-Bastei circuit
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10.15 km
402 m
3:25 h
377 m
Winter hikes · medium
01824 Kurort Rathen
Open detail page 'Tour 4: Cycling tour from Bad Schandau through the Upper Saxon Switzerland'
© Alrun Flechsig
Tip Tour 4: Cycling tour from Bad Schandau through the Upper Saxon Switzerland
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44.45 km
465 m
3:40 h
465 m
Cycling · medium
01814 Bad Schandau
Open detail page 'The Saxon variant of the E3 - from Geising to Bad Schandau'
© Rico Richter, Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz
Tip The Saxon variant of the E3 - from Geising to Bad Schandau
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90.47 km
3,073 m
27:35 h
2,613 m
Long-distance hiking trail · difficult
01778 Geising
Open detail page 'Magic paths - hiking in valleys and dips around Hohnstein'
© Sebastian Thiel, Sebastian Thiel
Tip Magic paths - hiking in valleys and dips around Hohnstein
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10.53 km
294 m
4:15 h
296 m
Hiking · medium
01848 Hohnstein
Open detail page 'Family day route on the Malerweg'
D. Stratmann, TMGS | CC0
Tip Family day route on the Malerweg
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13.42 km
557 m
4:20 h
557 m
Hiking · medium
01829 Stadt Wehlen
Open detail page 'Short route over the Rauenstein'
© czech vibes, Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz
Tip Short route over the Rauenstein
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4.91 km
203 m
1:40 h
200 m
Hiking · medium
01824 Kurort Rathen
Open detail page 'Family day route on the Malerweg'
D. Stratmann, TMGS | CC0
Tip Family day route on the Malerweg
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13.42 km
557 m
4:20 h
557 m
Hiking · medium
01829 Stadt Wehlen
Open detail page 'By bike from Pirna to the Bastei'
© Rico Richter, Rico Richter
Tip By bike from Pirna to the Bastei
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31.30 km
241 m
2:30 h
241 m
Cycling · medium
01796 Pirna
Open detail page 'Kögler's Nature Trail'
© (c) Stefan Hölter, Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz
Tip Kögler's Nature Trail
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21.77 km
520 m
6:19 h
520 m
Hiking · difficult
407 46 Krásná Lípa
Open detail page 'Malerweg stage 1: From Pirna-Liebethal to Stadt Wehlen (official version TV Sächsische Schweiz)'
© Philipp Zieger, Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz
Tip Malerweg stage 1: From Pirna-Liebethal to Stadt Wehlen (official version TV Sächsische Schweiz)
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11.55 km
141 m
3:30 h
110 m
Hiking · easy
01796 Pirna
Open detail page 'Malerweg stage 1: From Pirna-Liebethal to Stadt Wehlen (official version TV Sächsische Schweiz)'
© Philipp Zieger, Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz
Tip Malerweg stage 1: From Pirna-Liebethal to Stadt Wehlen (official version TV Sächsische Schweiz)
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11.55 km
141 m
3:30 h
110 m
Hiking · easy
01796 Pirna
Open detail page 'From Bad Schandau to Hoher Schneeberg'
© ELBSANDSTEINGUIDES Sächsische Schweiz, Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz
Tip From Bad Schandau to Hoher Schneeberg
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27.25 km
564 m
9:00 h
1,026 m
Hiking · difficult
01814 Bad Schandau

Blick auf eine hügelige Landschaft mit Feldern, Wäldern und einem markanten Felsen im Hintergrund.