Moritzburg Castle
Schloss Moritzburg
A yellow Baroque hunting palace on an island in a lake, and the filming location for the classic fairy-tale film *Three Hazelnuts for Cinderella*.
Moritzburg Castle lies about 15 kilometres northwest of Dresden. Its yellow palace with four round towers stands on an island in an artificial lake, creating a picture-perfect reflection. It was originally a 16th-century hunting lodge, which Augustus the Strong remodeled into a Baroque hunting palace. Inside is an extensive collection of antlers and precious leather wall hangings, along with the “Feather Hall,” decorated with roughly two million feathers. The 1973 Czech-East German fairy-tale film *Three Hazelnuts for Cinderella* was shot here, and special exhibitions related to the film are often held in winter. Admission is about €12 (check the official website for details). Getting there: take bus 326 or the narrow-gauge steam train.
Opening hours
About 10:00–17:00; closed Mondays in winter (check the official website)
Nearby sights
- Yenidze
- Bundeswehr Military History Museum
- Äußere Neustadt
- Kunsthofpassage
- Golden Rider
- Semperoper
- Zwinger
- Dresden Cathedral (Hofkirche)