Elbe
Cycle path

Bad Schandau (50 km from Dresden) on the border of Germany and the Czech Republic (pop. 2.900); the Luther city of Wittenberg (pop. 47.000).

A large part of the Elbe bicycle path was renovated with a sizeable investment of time and effort. The rest runs on rarely used riverbanks. Very beautiful route layout and consistently marked.

Unguarded, private car park in Bad Schandau.

The "Saxon Switzerland" is very picturesque - from the Elbsandstein Mountains with their bizarre rock formations further on to the lowlands of Riesa with its protected landscapes. Culturally, you will find both known and undiscovered sites - the bastion, Königstein (fortress), Pillnitz (castle), Dresden (state opera house, Baroque art museum, Church of Our Lady), the Karl-May city of Radebeul, Meißen (cathedral, castle Albrechtsburg, porcelain), Torgau (Renaissance palace), and Wittenberg (palace church, old town, etc.).