Follow in the footsteps of art, culture and uncover a tangible past in the region's local museums. Discover exquisite handicrafts in Saxon Switzerland and visit the workshops of traditional and regional handicrafts, from wood art to ceramic handicrafts and handmade flowers.
Gohrischer Farm Shop – a shopping experience of a special kind: Here you will meet some Saxon-Elbe worms and shy Elbe-Sandstone chickens while perusing ceramic flowers, garden ceramics, and much more...
www.gohrischer-hofladen.de
RATGAS Artisans' House in Langenwolmsdorf near Stolpen - a piece of the Erzgebirge or "Ore Mountains" in Saxony with genuine Erzgebirge wood art. Also here is Germany's largest Christmas and Easter exhibition with a demonstration workshop and factory sales.
www.ratags.de
Demonstration Workshop for German Artificial Flowers Sebnitz – one of the few manufactories in the world where artificial flowers are still made by hand according to traditional methods.
www.deutsche-kunstblume-sebnitz.de
In the middle of the National Park, the Cliff-Theater in Rathen combines nature and art. The theater with its impressive scenery is considered the most beautiful natural stage in Europe.
Felsenbühne "Cliff Theater" Rathen
www.landesbuehnen-sachsen.de/felsenbuehne-rathen
Experience drama, cabaret, concerts, and readings in Germany's oldest architect's house. Film and opera stars, cabaret artists, musicians, writers, and puppeteers make guest appearances here and the Tom Pauls Theater shows the Saxon soul as it lives and breathes in its unmistakable way.
Tom Pauls Theater im Peter-Ulrich-Haus in Pirna
www.tom-pauls-theater.de
Among the musical highlights in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains are the concerts of the festivals „Sandstone & Musik“ and the "International Shostakovich Days" in the spa town of Gohrisch. Let yourself be inspired by the great sounds of our local cultural highlights and remain enchanted by our wonderful Saxon Switzerland.
http://sandstein-musik.de
www.schostakowitsch-tage.de
Art and culture, one might think, are the same everywhere except for nuances - but not if they are as indelibly shaped by the landscape as they are here.
