Dresden Germany is a very beautiful, lightspirited city, especially in summer, when you can appreciate the serene setting of the historic center. Be aware that while it has only a little more than 500.000 inhabitants, Dresden is larger than Munich when measured by area. Visit and tour to:Zwinger Palace :The baroque palace features a nympheum, many sculptures of Permoser, a bell pavilion and famous art collections. Do not miss the "Alte Meister" - you'll find the famous Madonna Sistina of Rafael there including the well known angels. There is also a very nice museum on the arms of Saxon kings, the "Rüstkammer".
Semperoper : The building is well worth visiting, as it is one of the most beautiful opera houses in the world. The acoustics and the orchestra - the Staatskapelle, are marvelous. Its history saw many operas of Wagner and Strauss having their first night there. Nowadays productions are of lower quality and follow the German "Regietheater" fashion.
Frauenkirche The reconstructed Church of Our Lady was completely destroyed during WWII, and has now been reopened.
Furstenzug This biggest porcelain painting of the world shows (almost) all Saxon princess and kings on their horses and splendid parade uniforms. It leads to the "Stallhof" - the last preserved tournament place contained in a European castle. This place is in winter the location of a very romantic Christmas marked with a big fireplace.
Albertinum Museum : The collections of "Neue Meister" feature a wonderful collection ranging from romantic painters (Caspar David Friedrich etc.) up to Rotloff and Van Gogh.
Schloss und Grünes Gewölbe The Green Vault is Europe's most splendid treasure chamber museum, see the biggest green diamond, the court of Aurengzeb and precious crown juwels.
Museum of Mineralogy One of Dresden's most important museums.
Dresden History Museum
Neue Synagoge, Hasenberg