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A week in Dresden

Seven days in Dresden without seven days of sightseeing. The plan slows down in the middle, which is what a week is for.

  • 6 nights
  • Couple
  • Balanced pace
  • Mid-range budget
Plan your own Dresden trip

Every place here was checked on 2026-10-27 or later, and each one says where it came from.

The plan, day by day

7 days

Day 1

Arrival day

8 of 24 hours planned

  1. 09:30

    You arrive

  2. 13:0014:00

    Ball- und Brauhaus Watzke

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    ballroom and restaurant in Dresden, Germany

    Kötzschenbroder Straße 1, 01139 Dresden

    Opening hours: Mon–Thu 11:00–23:00 · Fri–Sat 11:00–24:00 · Sun 11:00–23:00

  3. 14:3017:00

    Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    art gallery in Dresden, Germany

    Theaterplatz 1, 01067 Dresden

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sun 10:00–17:00

  4. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 19:0020:30

    Biergarten "Gohliser Windmühle"

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    windmill

    Windmühlenweg 17, 01156 Dresden

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 10:00–20:00

  6. 20:3023:00

    Staatsschauspiel Dresden

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    building of state drama theatre in Dresden, Saxony, Germany

    Theaterstraße 2, 01067 Dresden

Day 2

12 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Café Toscana

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Schillerplatz 7

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 09:00–18:00

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Green Vault

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Dresden, Germany

    Taschenberg 2, 01067 Dresden

    Opening hours: Mon 10:00–18:00 · Tue closed · Wed–Sun 10:00–18:00

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Brauhaus am Waldschlösschen

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Am Brauhaus 8b, 01099 Dresden

    Opening hours: Mon–Thu 11:30–22:00 · Fri–Sat 11:30–23:00 · Sun 11:30–22:00

  6. 14:3017:00

    Albertinum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    art museum in Dresden for modern art

    Tzschirnerplatz 2, 01067 Dresden

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sun 11:00–17:00

  7. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  8. 19:0020:30

    Schillergarten

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    building in Dresden, Saxony, Germany

    Schillerplatz 9, 01309 Dresden

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 11:00–01:00

  9. 20:3023:00

    Kulturpalast Dresden

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    concert hall in Dresden, Germany

    Schloßstraße 2, 01067 Dresden

Day 3

14 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Café Europa

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Königsbrücker Straße 68

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Transparent Factory

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    car factory and exhibition space in Dresden, Germany

    Lennéstraße 1, 01069 Dresden

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Curry am Schloss

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Schloßstraße 1, 01067 Dresden

  6. 14:3017:00

    Bundeswehr Military History Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    military history museum in Dresden, Germany

    Olbrichtplatz 2, 01099 Dresden

    Opening hours: Mon 10:00–21:00 · Tue 10:00–18:00 · Wed closed · Thu–Sun 10:00–18:00

  7. 17:0019:30

    Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum of historic clocks and scientific instruments

    Zwinger, 01067 Dresden

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sun 11:00–17:00

  8. 19:3021:00

    Historisches Fischhaus

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Fischhausstraße 14, 01099 Dresden

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sat 11:00–23:00 · Sun 11:00–21:00

  9. 21:0022:30

    Zwinger

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    palace in Dresden, eastern Germany

    Theaterplatz 1

Day 4

15 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Breakfast, open

    No verified place here fits this meal and your answers, so it is left open.

    • 45m
    • Open time

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Dresden Transport Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Dresden, Germany

    Augustusstraße 1, 01067 Dresden

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Villa Marie

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Hunde erlaubt

    Fährgäßchen 1, 01309 Dresden

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 11:30–22:30

  6. 14:3017:00

    German Hygiene Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Dresden

    Lingnerplatz 1, 01069 Dresden

  7. 17:0019:30

    Dresden Armory

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Dresden, Germany

    Opening hours: Mon 10:00–18:00 · Tue closed · Wed–Sun 10:00–18:00

  8. 19:3021:00

    BrennNessel

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Schützengasse 18, 01067 Dresden

    Opening hours: Mon–Sat 11:00–23:00 · Sun closed

  9. 21:0023:30

    Festspielhaus Hellerau

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    architectural structure

    Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 56, 01109 Dresden

Day 5

9 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Breakfast, open

    No verified place here fits this meal and your answers, so it is left open.

    • 45m
    • Open time

  2. 08:45

    4h 15m open

    08:45 – 13:00

    A morning to yourselves

  3. 13:0014:00

    Curry & Co

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Louisenstraße 62, 01099 Dresden

    Opening hours: Mon–Thu 11:30–21:00 · Fri–Sat 11:30–22:00 · Sun closed

  4. 14:3017:00

    Semperoper

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    opera house in Dresden

    Theaterplatz 2, 01067 Dresden

  5. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  6. 19:0020:30

    Dürüm Kebab Haus

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Rothenburger Straße 41, 01099 Dresden

  7. 20:3023:00

    Societaetstheater

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    building in Dresden, Saxony, Germany

    An der Dreikönigskirche 1a, 01097 Dresden

Day 6

14 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Breakfast, open

    No verified place here fits this meal and your answers, so it is left open.

    • 45m
    • Open time

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Münzkabinett

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Dresden, Germany

    Residenzschloss, Taschenberg 2, 01067 Dresden

    Opening hours: Mon–Tue closed · Wed 10:00–17:30 · Thu–Sun closed

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Pizzastube

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Hechtstraße 12, 01097 Dresden

    Opening hours: Mon 17:00–22:00 · Tue 12:00–22:00 · Wed–Thu 17:00–22:00 · Fri–Sun 12:00–22:00

  6. 14:3017:00

    Dresden Panometer

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    attraction in Dresden, Germany

    Gasanstaltstraße 8b

  7. 17:0019:30

    Kupferstich-Kabinett Dresden

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    collection of prints of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden

    Taschenberg 2, 01067 Dresden

    Opening hours: Mon 10:00–18:00 · Tue closed · Wed–Sun 10:00–18:00

  8. 19:3021:00

    Sankt Pauli

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Tannenstraße 56, 01097 Dresden

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 17:00–00:00

  9. 21:0022:30

    Dresden Castle

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    castle in Dresden, Germany

    Taschenberg 2

Day 7

Departure day

5 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Breakfast, open

    No verified place here fits this meal and your answers, so it is left open.

    • 45m
    • Open time

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Erich Kästner Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum

    Antonstraße 1, 01097 Dresden

    Opening hours: Mon–Wed 10:00–18:00 · Thu closed · Fri 10:00–18:00 · Sat closed · Sun 10:00–18:00

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Watzke am Goldenen Reiter

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Hauptstraße 1, 01097 Dresden

    Opening hours: Mon–Thu 11:00–23:00 · Fri–Sat 11:00–24:00 · Sun 11:00–23:00

  6. 14:30

    You leave

Sources

  • Wikidata
  • Wikivoyage contributors — Dresden
  • © OpenStreetMap contributors