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| NEWSLETTER OKTOBER 2016
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From customised tour programmes to special exhibitions in stunning venues, the travel destination Saxony offers variety and unusual insights. Read on for ideas, inspiration and first-class service providers!
Photo: Chapel of Albrechtsburg Castle © Schlösserland Sachsen/Frank Höhler
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| Leipzig – on the path to the Reformation celebrations
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In 2017, Leipzig celebrates 500 years of Reformation. Exciting exhibitions, thematic guided tours “In the footsteps of Luther & Bach” and music festivals such as the Bachfest Leipzig (9-18 June) with concerts in the world famous St Thomas Church await not only fans of the reformer but also culture lovers during the Luther Year. Even the famous restaurant Auerbachs Keller brings history alive. There’s more to discover outside town, with the Saxon Luther Trail covering 550 km and taking in, e. g., the town of Torgau and its Renaissance castle Hartenfels. Torgau played a crucial role for the Reformation and served as its political centre.
Photo: St. Thomas Church © Dirk Brzoska
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| Dresden’s delicious sightseeing cocktail
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Be it the many stunning art treasures and impressive buildings in the Old Town, Dresden’s wide range of museums and theatres or the bars and galleries in the Neustadt neighbourhood, the city on the Elbe is sure to delight and entertain. Dresden’s popular Jugendgästehaus youth hostel can put together customised city itineraries that consider every interest and help visitors make the most out of their trip. Programmes are thoughtfully planned and cater for individual interests, blending all-time favourites with hidden gems. Make sure to get your very own Dresden cocktail well mixed up by the friendly Jugendgästehaus team!
Dresden Marketing GmbH © Sven Döring
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| AugustusTours – your partner for Saxony group travel
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Dresden incoming agency AugustusTours has been organising customised city and culture group holidays to Germany’s most beautiful spots since 1997. The portfolio includes hotel, restaurant and guide bookings, planning excursions and itineraries as well as organising museum, opera and concert tickets. For 2017, AugustusTours owner Anke Herrmann highlights the company’s special expertise: “We’d be very happy to assist customers with their plans for the 500 years Reformation anniversary and are well placed to do so: AugustusTours has been organising Martin Luther and the Reformation trips since 2008 which enables us to input significant know-how.“
Photo: AugustusTours, Verena Riedel
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Meissen’s Albrechtsburg Castle with special exhibition
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Meissen Albrechtsburg Castle is as stunning as they come and as “Saxony’s cradle“, it stands for the more than 1000 years of cultural history visitors can explore in this federal state. In 2017, 500 years after the Reformation, Albrechtsburg will host a unique exhibition on the life and work of St Benno, Bishop of Meissen: “A treasure beyond gold. Benno – Saxony’s first saint“ (12 May to 5 November 2017) tells the story of Saxony’s first saint which is at the same time a tale of power, faith, scheming, politics and not last of the Reformation and Counter-Reformation.
Photo:Sylvio Dittrich
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| All the info you need in Saxony Sales Guide
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As a one-stop shop for the travel trade, our Saxony Sales Guide bundles together all the information you need on 120 pages full of content on cities and regions. It also lists service providers for group travel and incoming operators as well as themed route suggestions. For first-hand advice, don’t miss Saxony in London this autumn and meet us at the Global European Marketplace (GEM) Workshop (4/5 November) and WTM at stand EU 740 (7-9 November)!
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| There’s an easy access option to Saxony: Ryanair flights from London to Leipzig.
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| Tourismus Marketing Gesellschaft Sachsen mbH
Bautzner Straße 45/47
D-01099 Dresden
Phone: 0044 (0)351 / 49 1700
Fax: 0044 (0)351 / 49 69 306
info@sachsen-tour.de
www.visitsaxony.com
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| Liable according to § 55, paragraph 2 of the German State Broadcasting Treaty (RstV) and paragraph 5
of the German State Broadcasting Media Act (TMG)
Managing Director Hans-Jürgen Goller
Commercial Register: District Court Dresden HRB 17813
VAT Reg No: DE203959452
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