Location: Meissen
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Top 6 Things to do Good for a Rainy Day in Meissen, Saxony
Meissen (in German orthography: Meißen, IPA: [ˈmaɪsn̩]) is a town of approximately 30,000 about 25 km (16 mi) northwest of Dresden on both banks of the Elbe river in the Free State of Saxony, in eastern Germany. Meissen is the home of Meissen porcelain, the Albrechtsburg castle, the Gothic Meissen Cathedral and the Meissen Frauenkirche. The Große Kreisstadt is the capital of the Meissen district.
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1. Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
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4.5 based on 593 reviews
MEISSEN is the first Porcelain Manufactory in Europe. Since the establishment in 1710, the Manufactory stands for passion, extraordinary and indeed unique craftsmanship. The World of Experience is to be found not far from Dresden at House of MEISSEN®, where the world famous MEISSEN Porcelain® is brought to life at the demonstration workshops and the museum of Meissen Porzellan-Stiftung. The World of Experience combines artworks from the past and present, luxury shopping and delicacies at Café & restaurant MEISSEN® - served on MEISSEN Porcelain®.
2. Dom zu Meissen
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4.5 based on 263 reviews
Reviewed By JanM366 - Prague, Czech Republic
It is nice cathedral. There is an entrancy fee. It is probably gothic style, place is worth a visit.
3. Albrechtsburg Castle
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4.5 based on 425 reviews
Reviewed By elena076 - Moscow, Russia
The castle is definitely worth a visit. We combined visit of the castle with the visit of the Meissen porcelain factory. It was a wonderful full-day trip from Dresden. The castle is imposing from the outside. There are many rooms open to public on several floors. The walls are beautifully painted, for the rest the rooms are bare with no old furniture, tapestry, pictures etc. In some rooms there is a modern, interactive exhibition and it really takes some time to see it all. Buying a combined ticket for 11 euro also allows you to see the cathedral. Next to the cash-desk of the castle there is a small, but cosy cafe.
4. Frauenkirche
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4.5 based on 89 reviews
Reviewed By JanM366 - Prague, Czech Republic
It is beautiful church right in the city centre. There is the entry for free. Also possible to visit the tower but there you have to buy a ticket.
5. Meissen Porzellan Manufaktur & Museum
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4.5 based on 127 reviews
Reviewed By KLE2013 - Centreville, United States
Over three hundred years ago, in 1710, the Royal Porcelain Workshop was established in Meissen under the Prince Elector, Augustus the Strong. He had directed his court alchemists to discover the means to create gold and in the process Johann Bottiger discovered a different kind of treasure-the means to make fine hard paste porcelain. Once only produced in the Orient, now a European manufacturer could create porcelain that was dense, strong and translucent. The signature of blue crossed swords was established in 1722 to identify a piece as being genuine Meissen. Meissen porcelain was first manufactured in Albrechtsburg Castle on the highest hill of the town, but when the workshop outgrew its castle location in th 1850's, the factory relocated to a site on Talstrasse in southern Meissen. Open daily from9-6 for tours of the workshop and museum, a visit to the Staatliche Porzellan-Manufaktur was the highlight of our visit to the town. You will need a timed ticket for entry to the production tour that allows you to observe the process of shaping, assembling and painting the porcelain. After the tour the upstairs museum with fabulous antique, fantastic animal and some room size pieces is a must to visit. There is a massive gift shop, an adjacent seconds shop with well priced pieces that looked perfect to our eyes and a small cafe.
