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A weekend in Dresden

Friday evening to Sunday afternoon in Dresden, planned around the fact that you arrive tired and leave in a hurry.

  • 2 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

3 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

    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. 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

    Semperoper

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

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    opera house in Dresden

    Theaterplatz 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

    German Hygiene Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Dresden

    Lingnerplatz 1, 01069 Dresden

  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

    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. 17:00

    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

    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 3

Departure day

5 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Café Europa

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 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

    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. 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. 14:30

    You leave

Sources

  • Wikidata
  • Wikivoyage contributors — Dresden
  • © OpenStreetMap contributors