Explore centres of the Catholic faith that stand out for their beauty and significance.
Changing sides: In 2017, the year of the Reformation, Saxony is not only focussing its attention on the Protestant church. Because there are also centres and monuments of the Catholic faith here that stand out for their beauty and significance. It's worth exploring them!
Bautzen likes to run on two tracks - you'll soon realise that during your visit. Not only German is spoken in the medieval town, but also Sorbian. And St Peter's Cathedral also has a special dichotomy: Since the Reformation in 1524, the church has been used by both Roman Catholics and Protestant-Lutherans. This makes St Peter's Cathedral one of the oldest simultaneous churches in Germany.
During your 4-day trip through Saxony, you will not only have the opportunity to experience Bautzen and the Catholic monasteries in Upper Lusatia. You can also marvel at the cultural treasures of Dresden. You will also visit the oldest castle in Germany in Meissen, where a special exhibition presents the life and work of St Benno of Meissen, who - for somewhat obscure reasons - is now venerated as the patron saint of Munich.
Bautzen likes to run on two tracks - you'll soon realise that during your visit. Not only German is spoken in the medieval town, but also Sorbian. And St Peter's Cathedral also has a special dichotomy: Since the Reformation in 1524, the church has been used by both Roman Catholics and Protestant-Lutherans. This makes St Peter's Cathedral one of the oldest simultaneous churches in Germany.
During your 4-day trip through Saxony, you will not only have the opportunity to experience Bautzen and the Catholic monasteries in Upper Lusatia. You can also marvel at the cultural treasures of Dresden. You will also visit the oldest castle in Germany in Meissen, where a special exhibition presents the life and work of St Benno of Meissen, who - for somewhat obscure reasons - is now venerated as the patron saint of Munich.
Our itinerary:
1. Day: Dresden - Treasures from the Reformation
- Thematic city tour with visit to the Frauenkirche
- Visit to the Catholic Hofkirche Dresden with prelude on the Silbermann organ (Wednesdays and Saturdays 11:30-12:00, admission free)
- Visit to the Dresden State Art Collections including the Picture Gallery
"Old Masters" - Visit to the Frauenkirche
2. Day: Meissen - a city of superlatives
- City tour with a visit to the cathedral
- Visit to Albrechtsburg Castle in Meissen, the oldest castle in Germany
- Visit to the special exhibition "A TREASURE NOT OF GOLD - Benno of Meissen - Saxony's first saint" (12.05. to 05.11.2017)
- Tour of the Meissen State Porcelain Manufactory, the first porcelain manufactory in Europe
- Option to take a trip on a historic steamer
3. Day 3: Panschwitz-Kuckau, Rosenthal, Bautzen, Ostritz - the Catholic side of Upper Lusatia
- Visit to the Cistercian nunnery St. Marienstern in Panschwitz-Kuckau
- . Marienstern in Panschwitz-Kuckau
- Trip to the pilgrimage site in Rosenthal, visit to the pilgrimage church
- Trip to Bautzen
- Tour of the city with a visit to St Peter's Cathedral
- Trip to Ostritz
- Visit to the Cistercian nunnery of St Marienthal
Day 4: Journey home
