12 hours Meissen Town & Moritzburg Castle Private tour by car

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1

  This tour is provided by A/C private car or minivan. It takes 12 hours. I and the professional driver will pick you up at 7 am in a lobby of the hotel you are staying in. It takes 1.5 hours to reach Meissen town from Prague by car. It takes 30 minutes to get to Moritzburg Castle from Meissen town by car. Bottled water will be available in the car for you free of charge. Meissen offers you the renowned and exclusive porcelain factory with its own world of adventure, known as the House of Meissen, where you can behold the breathtaking, famous Meissen porcelain. In the workshops guests experience first hand the production of ´white gold´. In the same building, the Museum of Meissen Art takes you on a journey of some 300 years of porcelain history. The exhibition includes the most comprehensive collection of Meissen porcelain from its beginnings in 1710 to present day.

  1 hour • Admission ticket not included
• 2

  Meissen Cathedral or the Church of St John and St Donatus (German: Meißner Dom) is a Gothic church in Meissen in Saxony. It is situated on the castle hill of Meissen, adjacent to the Albrechtsburg castle and forms a critical centrepiece of the iconic Meissen skyline overlooking the River Elbe in the valley below. It was the episcopal see of the Bishopric of Meissen established by Emperor Otto I in 968. It replaced an older Romanesque church.[1] The present-day hall church was built between 1260 and 1410, the interior features Gothic sculptures of founder Emperor Otto and his wife Adelaide of Italy as well as paintings from the studio of Lucas Cranach the Elder. The first Saxon elector from the House of Wettin, Margrave Frederick I, had the Prince's Chapel erected in 1425 as the burial place of his dynasty. The twin steeples were not attached until 1909.

  45 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 3

  The Albrechtsburg is a Late Gothic and early Renaissance castle errected from 1471 till about 1495. It is located in the town centre of Meissen in the German state of Saxony. It is situated on a hill above the river Elbe, adjacent to the Meissen Cathedral.

  1 hour • Admission ticket not included
• 4

  The Frauenkirche was the seat of an archpriest in the Meissen Diocese until the Reformation, when it became a Protestant church. This first Frauenkirche was torn down in 1727 and replaced by a new, larger church with a greater capacity. The Frauenkirche was re-built as a Lutheran (Protestant) parish church by the citizenry. There is a small entrance fee to pay. Not included in the tour price.

  45 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 5

  Moritzburg Castle is a former hunting lodge and summer residence of August the Strong, a jewel of Saxon Baroque architecture set in the heart of a picturesque landccape. It has become famous as a result of the fairy-tale film ˇThree Hazelnuts for Cinderellaˇ (winter exhibition open from November till February). Opening times of Baroque Castle: April to October daily from 10 am to 5 pm. Castle fee is 8 EUR per person (not included in the tour price). If you feel hungry we have lunch in a local restaurant in a centre of town. Lunch is not included in the tour price (cca 25 EUR per person).

  2 hours • Admission ticket not included

Additional info

• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
• Children must be accompanied by an adult
• Dress code is smart casual

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