Königstein
Königstein is situated in the Saxon Switzerland near Dresden in Germany.
Get in
Königstein Fortress can be reached by Dresden by the train line S1 (in the direction of Schöna). The station is Königstein. From the station you can trek up to the castle or take a toy train and bus for 5.60 €.
Königstein can also be reached by boat on the river Elbe from Dresden by Sächsische Dampfschiffahrt.
Get around
See
- Festung Königstein (Fortress Königstein). Opening hours April - October: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., November - March: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.. The fortress has many permanent and some temporary exhibitions. Admission fees includes the use of the lift and admission to all exhibitions: € 8, Concessions: € 6, Family ticket: € 21..
Do
The fortress is a getaway for the whole day and a good spot for picnics. You can walk up the old (and steep) pathway into the fortress or take an elevator to the top.
Buy
Eat
Drink
Any of the great beers brewed in Saxony.
Sleep
The town website provides a list of accommodation.
- Hotel Lindenhof, Gohrischer Straße 2, ☏ +49 35021 68243.
- Panoramahotel Lilienstein, Ebenheit 7, ☏ +49 35022 53100.
- Schrägers Gasthaus, Kirchgasse 1, ☏ +49 35021 68352.
- Hotel-Pension Vogelsberg, Elbhäuserweg 20, ☏ +49 35021 7650.
- Gasthaus "Zum Pfaffenstein", Pfaffensteinweg 1, ☏ +49 35021 67951.
- Natur- und FamilienOase, Halbestadt 13, ☏ +49 35022 99480.
- Sachsenstübel, Amtsgasse 16, ☏ +49 35021 68332.
- Landgasthof Neue Schänke, Am Königstein, ☏ +49 35021 99960.
- Pension Lachmann, Pfaffendorfer Str. 44, ☏ +49 35021 597307.
- Pension & Panoramagaststätte Bomätscher, Schandauer Straße 49, ☏ +49 35021 9908200.
Go next
- Bad Schandau
- Rathen and Bastei