Pillnitz Palace & Park
Schloss und Park Pillnitz
A Chinese-style summer palace on the Elbe, with eastern touches on its eaves, and a Japanese camellia more than 200 years old in the park.
Pillnitz Palace served as the summer residence of the Saxon court. It was expanded in the 18th century under Augustus the Strong. Its most distinctive feature is the Chinese style seen in the Water Palace and Mountain Palace along the river, with their curved roof eaves and wall paintings of Chinese figures. In the park grows a Japanese camellia about 230 years old, which blooms every spring with tens of thousands of flowers inside a movable greenhouse made for it. The palace houses a museum of decorative arts. Park admission is about €3–8, and the palace museum is open in summer (check the official website for details). The recommended route is to take an Elbe paddle steamer from the Old Town, about 1.5 hours, or take bus 63.
Opening hours
Gardens open year-round; museum about April–October (check the official website)
Nearby sights
- Blue Wonder & Loschwitz Funiculars
- Panometer Dresden
- Elbe Castles (Albrechtsberg & Lingnerschloss)
- Großer Garten
- Pfunds Molkerei
- German Hygiene Museum
- Kunsthofpassage
- Bundeswehr Military History Museum