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From the Elbe steamer pier up to Schloss Sonnenstein in Pirna

September 12, 2026 by Tom Royce

Most Sachsen day trips jump from Dresden’s skyline straight to the Bastei and treat Pirna as a train stop. I reverse that. Bags go down near Am Markt. Then I walk to the Elbe steamer pier, turn back toward the gables Canaletto painted, and only climb to Schloss Sonnenstein after the river has set the … Read more

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