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Dresden
Dresden: World War II Free Walking Tour
Free Tour in Dresden
Dresden Neustadt: From History to Hipster by Walkative
Free Walking Tour of Dresden Old City
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Dresden Old Town Tour by Walkative!
Porcelain-like architecture, Slavic and Germanic background, history of the prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire, Kingdom of Poland and... Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the dark times of the Nazis and WW2 bombing. Come to learn about it with us!
Things to do Dresden Old Town Tour by Walkative!
Dresden, beautifully set at the river Elbe, is one of Germany's most beautiful cities. It is hard to imagine that most of it was painstakingly reconstructed following the severe bombings during World War 2. The city is known for its unique Saxon baroque architecture, which looks so delicate and light that it almost reminisces of porcelain... which is actually another of Dresden's unique features. This tour will take you around the city centre of Dresden and will cover the history from the Middle Ages, through the golden era of Saxony, when its prince-electors were also Kings of Poland and Grand Dukes of Lithuania towards the dark time of Nazism, the destruction of the city in the infamous carpet bombing, the Cold War to its current, modern time.
Included
Neumarkt Dresden
Frauenkirche Dresden
Zwinger
Dresden Castle
Altmarkt-Galerie Dresden
Meeting point
Martin Luther Statue on the Neumarkt
Reviews (105)
2025-01-11 12:02:01
“Very nice”
Very Interesting and very informative
Alexander (English)
2024-12-31 11:59:44
“Dresden - 29/12”
Nice tour around the main points of the city.
Good to know about the history and the context how the city was built.
Carlos Ferreira (English)
2024-12-28 11:36:11
“It was ok”
I’ve had a bit more than 10 Tours, it’s a new hobby for me. Unfortunately this was not one of my favorites.
Ade Lopez (English)
2024-12-25 16:54:17
“On day in Dresden!”
Great Guide! Tons of knowledge, great sense of humour. 2.30 hours sightseeing and no moment of boredom.
Argyro (English)
2024-12-19 11:36:57
“Informative and knowledgeable walk”
One of the most memorable tours I've done in recent memory. Knowledgeable and humerous guide, mixing serious historical incidents with newer actions
Mo Sami (English)
2024-12-17 09:50:15
“A must!”
Very very good tour! Nicolò is an extremely knowledgeable guide who makes you understand history while keeping it fun and light. I thouroughly enjoyed it.
Silvia (English)
2024-12-09 18:16:37
“Dresden Walkaktive”
Everything was perfect
Arnost Meszaros (English)
2024-12-09 11:36:01
“Very interesting!”
Our guide was really good. He had a lot of history knowledge and could transmitted in a very interesting way.
Very recommended ????????
Caroline Duran (English)
2024-11-30 12:34:41
“Disappointed”
Disappointed in the narrative about the bombings, the guide is clearly still influenced by the Soviet/East German propaganda.
Kimberly Marshall (English)
2024-11-29 13:30:01
“excelent ”
Really enjoyed the tour and the guide Dominica
Albano (English)
2024-11-07 13:23:19
“Organized and adequate”
Organized and adequate
Harb (English)
2024-10-29 13:15:55
“Great guide, with strong historical background ”
The guide was accommodating the group accordingly to non-standard circumstances of marathon. She made sure to ask if we hear her well. She made some nice jokes, and importantly she was a good story teller. We really enjoyed the tour!
Donata Stonkute (English)
2024-10-27 15:58:42
“It’s a must”
To learn something interesting about the city apart the tourist views this tour is highly recommended
Lea (English)
2024-10-13 12:30:25
“A lovely tour!”
It's a lovely tour! The guide was really knowledgeable (and funny!) Would definitely recommend for people who want to know more about Dresden's old town.
Treshan (English)
2024-10-11 15:59:10
“Excellent Tour”
James expertly guided me around the historic area of Dresden. He was very very knowledgeable, and you could tell that he was in training to be a teacher as he had excellent delivery, useful visual aids and great clarity in his vocabulary choices. He was sensitive to the broad range of opinions held on many of the topics discussed, and he gave local insights into the Saxony region too. If you like your history then this is one not to miss.
Stuart Silk (English)
2024-10-01 11:40:11
“Great!”
Our tour guide was very knowledgeable. Enjoyed the tour very much!
Nick DiTaranto (English)
2024-09-25 11:54:07
“Great walking tour ”
The tour was informative and entertaining Being a English tour he spoke clearly and with great diction I will have liked him to continue with the great knowledge of history about the Old Town Definitely will recommend to take his tour A + tour
Rafael Betancourt (English)
2024-09-20 20:06:24
“Old town Dresden”
Excellent!
Very informative, amusing, sobering and open for questions.
The guide didn't shy away from questions about the bombing and the responsibility for it. Gave his own opinion but emphasised that everyone had the right to their own opinion.
cphilshaw (English)
2024-09-13 09:54:36
“Dresden old town tour 12 Sept 2024”
Excellent content and guide! Thank you!
Judie Cole (English)
2024-09-11 13:14:25
“Great experience! ”
Dominika was such a good guide, thank you very much for this experience
Clelia (English)
2024-09-06 18:24:15
“do it !!!”
in that very hot day, with lots of patience and details, and serious and funny facts, our guide Dominica was asbolutaly fantastic. not long, not short, just good precise very interesting informations, facts, history, 'gossips', Very well recomended. Thanks her.
Tadeu Duarte (English)
2024-08-29 18:54:07
“Super!”
Thanks for this tour, a lot of fun and knowledge, it was really nice!
Lisa (English)
2024-08-26 16:04:29
“Great tour!”
Dominika, our guide, was really nice and explained everything very well, as well as good recommendations to enjoy our stay.
Blanca Pérez (English)
2024-08-24 10:11:19
“Nice surprise at every corner. ”
Very interesting visit. We know all about the Wetin's, the DDR, the bombing, the rebuilding... Highly recommended. Deserve a good tip.
Gilles Moreau (English)
2024-08-17 11:57:05
“Very interesting”
I recomend the tour guide from Italy as he offers a better perspective than Germans whio are intentionally poorl educated about WWII
WK (English)
2024-08-10 14:32:22
“Really god”
The guy was Really good, I like it so much
Alessio Pecilli (English)
2024-08-06 11:52:23
“Check the weather - because the guide won't”
The tour was great, a lot of useful knowledge and interesting facts. Guide's English was excellent and he could convey all the facts in a simple, understandable way. Most of the important sights were shown and we were very satisfied with path plan.
I personally would curb the talk about communist policy - as a person from a former communist country I know that some of the facts presented by the guide were simply not true or manipulated (like housing policy or employment rate). I believe it is always better to present both perspectives when such difficult topics are discussed.
The plan of the tour was catastrophic - it was pouring rain during the first 40 minutes of the walk and the guide could reorganise the plan in advance instead of making us stand in the middle of the street during waterfall-like precipitation (especially because after we were visitng places where we could easily hide from the rain).
Nevertheless I definitely recommend the tour as the guid was very knowledgeable and one could learn a lot about history of beautiful Dresden.
Adam Rybojad (English)
2024-08-04 16:19:14
“Very informative and enjoyable ”
Our guide very kindly decided to carry out the tour despite very heavy rain and thus many non shows. The tour was brilliantly informative, with lots of relevant info and the local context.
Barbara Piotrowska (English)
2024-07-23 17:42:28
“Fully recommend it!”
The guide (italian guy) was very knowledgeable without it being overwhemling. The dry humor was much appreciated.
Cindy (English)
2024-07-22 14:20:53
“Very Knowledgeable guide”
I enjoyed an English spoken guided tour by Dresden-based Italian novelist Nicolo. He was very knowledgeable and had a great sense of humour, knowing to play out and connect various European cultures. This was a very high level qualitative tour! Grazie!
Pedro Waeghe (English)
2024-07-17 09:02:36
“Lacked empathy”
It was interesting, but the guide could have been more empathetic
Claudia Szajowicz Schuftan (English)
2024-07-04 16:24:11
“Excellent free tour! ”
Our tour guide Nickolai was fantastic! He was very knowledgeable, humorous, and timely (not overly long at each location). He told great stories and content. His volume was good, even without the use of an amplifier. Our family enjoyed the tour, and it added to our Dresden experience.
Suzy Tom (English)
2024-07-01 20:17:05
“Excellent overview from a Scholar ”
Thanks to the vast knowledge of the guide, who is a PhD in Literature, the session was a feast of history, politics, cultures and many interesting stories.
Shirley (English)
2024-06-27 06:15:01
“Dresden old town tour”
Tour was very interesting and the guide (from Italy!) did i in very interesting way with good sence of humor but a;so with useful information.
Arvydas Jacikevičius (English)
2024-06-23 12:54:44
“Very nice”
Very nice guy, very interesting, very documented. Thank you very much ????????
Louise Trouillet (English)
2024-06-12 14:27:48
“Dresden ”
A most enjoyable 2hours+, with a very knowledgeable guide who has a sardonic sense of humour too, which I enjoyed. We always enjoy our free tours with Walkative, look forward to our next trip. I can highly recommend.
Dee
Dee McLaughlin (English)
2024-06-04 15:02:42
“Nicolo gives an excellent tour ”
The guide is very knowledgeable and spices his commentary with humor. He made the history and architecture of Dresden very interesting. His diction is loud and clear.
Scott Amundson (English)
2024-06-03 06:23:48
“Excellent guide”
Dominica was our guide and she was amazing. Highly recommend if you could get her a a guide.
Jackie S. (English)
2024-05-14 05:52:05
“No tour”
I waited for the guide at the meeting point for 20 minutes and nobody came so I didn't get to do the tour. First time that's ever happened with a free tour.
Daniel Hayhurst (English)
2024-05-13 15:46:06
“Great guide”
Great tour
Lenka van Lochem (English)
2024-05-11 19:00:16
“Funny and informative ”
James was funny and informative. Has the teacher vibe indeed
MONINA MONTEMAYOR (English)
2024-05-03 15:45:19
“nice & cool ”
nice & cool
Nasos V (English)
2024-05-02 15:31:58
“Great tour ”
We had a nice experience in the tour, showed us the main places and building, we really enjoyed it.
Steve Isherwood (English)
2024-04-20 18:52:56
“Dresden old town tour by walkative”
Good overview of Beautiful Dresden. Our guide, i didnt get his name because i was late due to delayed/late train, was happily answering questions fr all of us. He also gave good tips on where yo view the city fr the top, the cheaper option.
Cat Co (English)
2024-04-13 20:08:43
“Very worthwhile”
Our guide was very knowledgeable about the history of Dresden. He was very interesting. I would not hesitate to recommend this tour. Thankyou
Susan Matthews (English)
2024-04-04 18:42:03
“Great tour!”
The tour was great! The guide was really good and knew a lot about the history of the city!
Victor Cano (English)
2024-03-23 14:16:55
“Not bad”
Did a great job.
Christopher Bright (English)
2024-03-18 12:34:03
“Dresden old town tour”
Lovely tour! I feel like we have visited everything in old part of the town and learned so much. Charismatic guide.
Afonso Dinis Mesquita Basto (English)
2024-03-11 12:41:00
“Exceeded expectations!”
This tour was helpful and so interesting. We learned a lot and got a very good overview of Dresden as well as historical highlights. Our guide Nicola was organized, engaging and full of information. Highly recommend this tour. Thank you.
Mary Doyle (English)
2024-02-10 12:49:30
“Dresden Old Town Free Tour”
Really nice tour and guide
Alexandra-Larisa Sandu (English)
2024-02-09 17:05:57
“Espectacular!”
Nuestro guía Nicola hizo un tour muy ameno y entretenido, con una secuencia histórica que nos permitió entender mejor lo que veíamos en la ciudad.
Claudio (Spanish)
2024-02-07 07:28:26
“Great tour”
Great tour
Samuel Ritter (English)
2024-01-15 13:00:39
“Dresden's Enchanting Old Town: Unveiled by a Passionate Native”
Despite the chilly weather, I thoroughly enjoyed my recent free-walking tour of Dresden's Old Town. Our guide, a native Dresdener, brought the city's rich history and architecture to life with his extensive knowledge and passion for the subject.
Born and raised in Dresden, our guide's personal connection to the city allowed him to share insights and anecdotes that would have been impossible for a non-local guide to provide. He painted a vivid picture of Dresden's past, from its medieval origins to its Golden Age under the reign of Augustus the Strong.
While the cold wind and occasional drizzle made for less than ideal walking conditions, our guide's enthusiasm and engaging storytelling kept us warm and entertained. He skillfully wove together historical facts, architectural descriptions, and personal anecdotes, ensuring that the tour never felt dry or academic.
Our guide's knowledge of hidden corners and lesser-known stories enriched the experience. He pointed out architectural details that we might have overlooked on our own and shared fascinating tidbits about the city's past, from its role as a center of porcelain production to its tragic destruction during World War II and its remarkable reconstruction.
By the end of the tour, I had a newfound appreciation for Dresden's history and character. Our guide's passion for the city had made the tour an unforgettable experience. I highly recommend this free walking tour to anyone seeking a deeper understanding of Dresden and its fascinating past. While the weather may not have been ideal, it certainly didn't dampen the enjoyment of this informative and engaging tour.
Abdul Quddious (English)
2023-12-24 09:52:24
“Dresden City Tour”
The tour guide was really nice and gave us a lot of interesting information. Thank you!
Javier Fuentes (English)
2023-12-19 12:53:58
“solid”
Nice, insightful walking tour. Pleasant guide (Nick), lots of cool details. Recommended
Michael Vellinga (English)
2023-12-18 13:34:23
“Good”
Good
Tim Rosenau (English)
2023-12-16 19:34:38
“Good tour guide! Glad we did it! ”
Really good time and interesting information! Thanks!
Mark Wooton (English)
2023-12-14 12:55:16
“Dresden walking tour”
It was a great tour and Nicola’s knowledge of Dresden, kept us engaged throughout the tour.
I would recommend this tour to anyone visiting Dresden.
Joe Armocida (English)
2023-12-12 22:46:52
“Very informative and fun at the same time!”
From 10 years old to grown up could learn history and enjoy the city very well. Highly recommend!
Jinyoung Yoon (English)
2023-12-11 10:34:15
“2.5 hours well spent historic Dresd3n”
It was an exceptional well spent hours for the tour.
Fermin Casale (English)
2023-12-02 07:13:14
“Dresden old town”
Hello Very interesting tour with Nicolas! Wonderful guide with funny and questioning stories about many aspects of the history. I highly recommend the tour with him????
Myrna Zabbal (English)
2023-11-22 12:43:09
“Review ”
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Alyssa Sparrow (English)
2023-11-03 18:28:08
“❤️”
❤️
Rasa Kazlauskienė (English)
2023-10-30 13:05:54
“Great tour of Dresden Old Town”
The tour guide Nicola was really great. Interesting stories with a very captivating style of narrating.
Lutz Wallhorn (English)
2023-10-30 11:38:31
“Great experience ”
Dominica did a wonderful job explaining the various sites and the history of the city. Highly recommend.
Ana Zmolik (English)
2023-10-27 06:38:32
“Tour with family”
It was really a great tour. Even our teenager (who is normally annoyed of everything) loved it. The guide Niccollo was great, so much information and also usefull tips on museums/places to visit.
Katerina Prazakova (English)
2023-10-26 11:57:55
“Good tour”
Nice orientation to Dresden with knowledgeable guide
Jessica Cross (English)
2023-10-22 18:43:00
“Guide Dominic ”
She was skilled in the area and showed entusiasm.
arne torstensson (English)
2023-10-21 09:51:35
“Definitely recommended”
We had an amazing time with the tour. It was very informative and interesting. The guide was really good at explaining and gave good tips/facts on the local places to visit and eat etc.
Eva Lam (English)
2023-10-15 17:04:41
“Everythink was great”
Really nice trip
Karolina Raczynska (English)
2023-10-14 18:34:34
“Highlight of my day”
Thanks for the nice tour! We learned alot about the city and had fun also while learning because of the guides nice sense of humar.
Marina Soliman (English)
2023-10-12 12:57:25
“Ok”
Ok tour but not the best I think
ALFONSO NAVARRO ALVAREZ (English)
2023-10-01 17:06:34
“A long tour with too many historical details ”
The guide was quite boring
Yosi (English)
2023-09-26 11:54:45
“Informative and entertaining ”
Niccolo was a great guide and the tour overall was very informative and entertaining. He also gave us additional recommendations on what to visit next. Definitely would recommend.
Michaela (English)
2023-09-23 15:05:23
“Dresden Altstadt tour ”
This tour was very helpful in helping us understand a bit of Dresden’s history, environment and current events. The guide was v helpful
Gwen Smith (English)
2023-09-17 05:15:27
“Nikola was great”
Nikola was very knowledgeable and had a sense of humor. A great guide
Ayelet Benshlomo (English)
2023-09-08 18:56:20
“Bellissimo Free Tour a Dresda ”
Ho utilizzato free tour x una visita a Dresda. La nostra guida, Niccolò, molto preparato, ottimo inglese. Ci ha lasciato notizie particolari che non trovi sulle guide o on line. 2 ore e un quarto molto gradevoli. Ha toccato tutti i punti salienti della città. Consiglio vivamente
Cristina A (English)
2023-09-02 19:05:45
“Dresden Guide”
Excellent Guide! I would do it again
Thomas Clemens (English)
2023-09-02 18:24:18
“Highly recommend ”
The tour was organized well and very interesting. The guide has a lot of knowledge which he is good at passing on.
Laura Gempp (English)
2023-08-31 13:36:18
“One of the best tours ever ”
Nicolo was an amazing tour guide. He was knowledgeable, has a great sense of humor and did. made hour tour super fun and interesting!!
Kirsten (English)
2023-08-22 16:35:04
“Dresden Walkative tour”
Excellent walking tour with Dominica our guide. Very informative and interesting.Would highly recommend this tour
Julie Ostberg (English)
2023-08-19 18:12:41
“Fantastic ”
Fantastic
Victor Chacartegui Garcia (English)
2023-08-05 20:23:05
“Fun and informative English tour”
We had a lot of fun! Our guide spoke English well, knew a lot about the area and gave us an informative tour in a captivating manner.
Furthermore he was able to make himself heard in noisy surroundings and
Maurice (English)
2023-08-04 20:02:21
“Dresden old Town ”
Excellent
Angelia Procaccini (English)
2023-07-30 21:09:08
“A very instructive moment”
Our guide Dominika was very interesting and cheerful, she gave a lot of information about the Holy Roman Empire, the monuments and buildings, we learned many things and got fun too. Thanks much.
Aurelien Chieusse (English)
2023-07-23 20:02:53
“Good”
Good good
Gi (English)
2023-06-24 20:37:23
“The tour didn’t happen ”
The guide didn't come to the meeting point.
I had confirmation for my booking.
After I connected the customers service they said (after 1hour) that the tour was shown on the wrong time in the app.
Will not book again on the app.
Ariel Hirsch (English)
2023-06-17 14:56:30
“City walk”
We had a great tour with James yesterday. A knowledgeable person, born and raised in the city.
Lars Gjerberg (English)
2023-06-05 19:56:26
“Great tour”
We really enjoyed the tour. It was both informative and funny. I can recommend it.
Jaroslava Králová (English)
2023-05-15 10:59:12
“Dresden walking tour”
Our guide never show up. Unfortunately we waited 45 minutes at the Martin Luther statue and no one showed up. We were afraid of this happening when we booked a “free” tour. We won’t try this again.
Linda culver (English)
2023-01-22 16:08:45
“Good time”
All was fine.
Natasa Maksimovic (English)
2023-01-01 11:06:39
“Dresden”
Nice tour - a bit much on the fact Side but really informative
Thorsten Schnitzer (English)
2022-12-18 00:10:37
“Clemens is really good!”
Clemens is good and knowledgeable. He had an issue and he promptly communicated it to us. He was always clear and engaging. Very nice. I would jave loved to go over the river and get to know more about Neu Stadt. But maybe next time!
Marcella e Sandra Zandonai Gottardi (English)
2022-11-28 16:07:24
“DRESDEN ”
Am so glad we signed up for this tour with Dominica around Dresden in English. We had walked past several historic features of the town the previous day not realising the significance of them until pointed out. We were happy to donate a token of appreciation at the end of the tour for her time, enthusiasm and historical knowledge of Dresden and if you have a couple of hours to spare whilst visiting the city l would highly recommend you sign up! Lucy
Lucy Hockney (English)
2022-09-22 11:51:03
“Don't miss it.”
Definetly a must-do while in Dresden. Dominica was our tour guide that morning and gave an interesting perspective about the City and its history.
Danielle Queiroz (English)
2022-09-18 17:07:37
“Dresden”
War super top!!
Fatma Kayhan (English)
2022-09-15 12:23:35
“Great tour for Dresden history”
Our guide was the woman from Poland and she did a fantastic job! She really knew her history well and I learned so much about Dresden, despite this being my fourth time here. I would recommend this tour to others!
Stephanie Lake (English)
2022-09-13 19:41:14
“Dresden Free Walking Tour ”
I joined this tour on 6th September and I really enjoyed it. The guide, Domenika, was very well informed and she conveyed a wealth of information in a really interesting way and with lots of amusing anecdotes. I would recommend this tour to anyone visiting Dresden.
David Southwood (English)
2022-09-13 11:04:32
“Briliant”
absolutely fantastic tour. Great pace and distance. The guide was very friendly and knowledgeable. Will go again
Tom (English)
2022-09-09 14:44:07
“Great tour!!”
Very complete and entartaining tour!! Even under in extreme conditions (heavy rain :D). Totally recomended
Rodrigo Gil (English)