Sachsen

On a rocky spur near the town of Zschopau sits Wildeck Castle which was built in the 16th century as a hunting lodge.

From 7 October 1989, Plauen was an important site of the Peaceful Revolution, which heralded the end of the GDR regime.

The former moated castle, Schloss Schönfeld, owes its present form to Baron Dathe von Burgk.

Plauen has been known as the "town of lace" for more than 150 years.

Built in the 16th century, Augustusburg Castle has been known as the "Crown of the Ore Mountains" ever since.

Saxon Burgenland entices visitors with a journey back in time to the Middle Ages.

Already in the 12th century Fruit was cultivated in the monastery gardens in the region around Grimma, Döbeln and Oschatz.

The Park of Generations was created as part of the 2009 State Garden Show in Reichenbach.

For over 100 years, the Preßnitz Valley Railway has followed the river Preßnitz, which gives the railway its name, on the route from Jöhstadt to Steinbach.

With almost 100 prefabricated timber houses, Niesky is a model town for modern timber construction in the Weimar Republic.

A dense network of hiking trails runs through the Zittau Mountains Nature Park.

Machern Castle with its adjoining park was built on the remains of an older castle complex in the 18th century.

Not far from Leipzig in Saxony's castle and heathland, Trebsen Castle rises above the western bank of the Mulde.

Pilnitz Castle was a residence of Augustus the Strong in the 18th century.

The Klein-Erzgebirge miniature park in Oederan describes itself as the oldest and most beautiful in the world.