Day trips starting in Berlin
Saxony's capital is also known as "Florence on the Elbe river". It flourished under August the Strong. At the end of World War II the city center was badly destroyed by bombs. After decades of reconstruction, you can now expect world-class museums and outstanding collections in the "Green Vault" of the Residenz Palace, the Gallery Old Masters or in the Albertinum exhibition building.
The intersection of two important trade routes, the Via Regia and the Via Imperii, made Leipzig an important trading center and trade fair city. The peaceful demonstrations against the communist regime in autumn 1989 had a decisive influence on German Unity. Today Leipzig is an ambitious city that looks forward to welcome curious visitors.
