Must See Castles in Saxony

Zwinger

Visit the impressive Baroque palace which was originally built as a part of a former Dresden fort.

Dresden Castle

You will find layers upon layers of different architectural styles on this fascinating palace.

Moritzburg Castle

Often called "the pearl of rustic Baroque", this enchanting 16th-century chateau situated in the middle of a lake is definitely worth a…

Königstein Fortress

Königstein Fortress, the "Saxon Bastille", is a hilltop fortress near Dresden, in Saxon Switzerland, Germany, above the town of Königstein…

Albrechtsburg

The Albrechtsburg is a Late Gothic castle erected from 1471 till about 1495.

Colditz Castle

Colditz Castle is a Renaissance castle in the town of Colditz near Leipzig, Dresden and Chemnitz in the state of Saxony in Germany.

Kriebstein Castle

Kriebstein Castle is a castle in Kriebstein near the town of Waldheim in the German state of Saxony.

Altrathen Castle

Altrathen Castle is located on a rock outcrop near Rathen in Saxon Switzerland in the German Free State of Saxony.

Hohnstein Castle

Hohnstein Castle is a medieval castle in the village of the same name, Hohnstein in Saxon Switzerland in the Free State of Sachsen in East…

Freudenstein Castle

Freudenstein Castle is located on the Schloßplatz on the edge of the town centre of Freiberg in the German state of Saxony.

Augustusburg Hunting Lodge

The hunting lodge of Augustusburg was built from 1568 to 1572 above the town of the same name on a hill called the Schellenberg on the…

Wildeck Castle

Wildeck Castle or Wildeck Palace is an old hunting lodge in Zschopau in Saxony. It stands on a rocky spur above the River Zschopau.

Graditz

Graditz is a village and a former municipality of 250 inhabitants in the Nordsachsen landkreis of Saxony.

Naundorf, Saxony

Naundorf is a municipality in the district Nordsachsen, in Saxony, Germany.

Dahlen Castle

Dahlen Castle is a castle built between 1744 and 1751 in the small town of Dahlen, located in Saxony, Germany.

Barockschloss Königshain

Zabeltitz

Zabeltitz is a former municipality in the district of Meißen, in Saxony, Germany.

Hoheneck Fortress

Hoheneck Women's Prison was a women's correctional facility in operation between 1862 and 2001 in Stollberg, Germany.

Schloss Muskau

Schloss Muskau is a schloss in the Görlitz district in the state of Saxony, Germany.

Museum in Castle Frohburg

Frohburg is a town in the Leipzig district, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated 11 km northeast of Altenburg, and 34 km southeast of Leipzig.

Purschenstein Castle

Purschenstein Castle in Neuhausen/Erzgeb. in East Germany was built in the late 12th century, around 1200, probably by Boresch I.