Magdeburska Kasarna (Magdeburg Barracks)

VIVID HISTORY WITH A PANORAMIC VIEW The gigantic hilltop fortress with more than 50 imposing buildings such as barracks, casemates, the deep well, and well-kept gardens offers culture, nature, and fun for large and small explorers. The 1.7 km long panorama walk along the fortress wall offers stunning views of the Saxon-Bohemian Switzerland National Park, the Elbe Valleythe, and Dresden. Theme tours give insights into the fortress’s history and enable access to imposing rooms such as subterranean casemates and ammunition loading systems as well as the Giant Cask Installation (only for groups). A Large Fortress for Little Explorers Children can explore the fortress with a special audio guide, play several search games, borrow costumes free of charge in the exhibition “IN LAPIDE REGIS”, and much more. Concerts, festivities, and events give variety. Especially popular: Morning picnic with a view above the Elbe Valley Organ concerts at the Garrison Church Christmas Market