More from Bastei Rock and Saxon Switzerland

Beautiful and colourful town of Hrensko,
on the border between Czech Republic and Germany.

Germany's largest fortress, Festung Königstein, towers over the Elbe Valley in the Saxon Switzerland area. Behind its solid walls, the Saxon state treasury was kept safe in times of political instability. Used also by Napoleon.

Schmilka is a small town in the district of Saxon Switzerland in Saxony. Schmilka has 137 inhabitants. Small half-timbered houses dominate the cityscape.

Elbe River, Czech Labe, one of the major waterways of central Europe. It runs from the Czech Republic through Germany to the North Sea!