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Dresden Old Town Tour by Walkative!

9.4 (14,846)

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!

Provided by Walkative Tours

2h 15min

10:30 AM, 11:00 AM

2h 15min

10:30 AM, 11:00 AM

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City Free Tour Through the Historic Old Town of Dresden

9.7 (339)

Discover the captivating history and architectural marvels of Dresden on our city tour. From the medieval era to August the Strong's reign, the wartime destruction, and the remarkable post-war reconstruction

Provided by Malte

2 hours

10:15 AM, 10:30 AM

2 hours

10:15 AM, 10:30 AM

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Free Tour in Dresden

9.3 (1,091)

This two hour tour, in Spanish, will immerse you into incredible history and reveal the tragic tale of destruction during the war, and the remarkable reconstruction of amazing Dresden.

Provided by Viadrina Tours

2 hours

11:00 AM

2 hours

11:00 AM

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31,451 Reviews in Dresden

Reviewed on Sep 14, 2026

by Reidun Skar

(1 review)

"Interesting tour!"

We do recommend this tour with Paul. It was a nice and interesting guided tour. He managed to inkluder the participants and share historic moments of Dresden with us in an excellent way

Reviewed on Sep 13, 2026

by Sarath Subramaniam

(1 review)

"Great to explore city center"

Kingston is very knowledgeable and nice guide. He answered all our questions with specific information. Enjoyed the tour with Kingston's sense of humour. Thanks Kingston. I would recommend anyone...

Reviewed on Sep 11, 2026

by Heibett Azocar Quijada

(1 review)

"La mejor manera de descubrir Dresden"

We took the Free Tour with Romina, and it was a wonderful experience. Her explanation of Dresden’s history is clear, thorough, and at the same time very engaging, which makes the tour of the Old...

Reviewed on Sep 11, 2026

by Thi Hien Nguyen

(1 review)

"Highly recommended"

A very enjoyable and informative tour through the old town, about the city's architecture and history, with funny anecdotes and jokes. Highly recommended!

Reviewed on Sep 10, 2026

by Hannelore McCrumb

(1 review)

"English Revival Tour of Dresden with Paul"

Paul was such a delightful guide - knowledgeable, excellent English and good diction, personable, but, above all, so enthusiastisch about conveying the history to us interspersed with some...

Reviewed on Sep 10, 2026

by David Dibley

(2 reviews)

"Dresden’s Old Town Tour"

Fantastic tour! Paul was an excellent guide, one of the best tours I’ve been on!

Reviewed on Sep 02, 2026

by Natalia Fishbain

(2 reviews)

"Great tour with Elvira"

We had a great time with Elvira. Elvira is very knowledgeable and passionate about showing Dresden’s sights . She was sharing extra facts which made the tour more enjoyable.

Reviewed on Aug 25, 2026

by Tanja Margan

(3 reviews)

"Dresden Old City"

We recommend this Tour!

Reviewed on Aug 16, 2026

by Yishay Eshet

(1 review)

"Very good"

Elvira is charming. Full of knowledge about life in the palace, intertwined with the life of the past and spiced with today's life. It was really fun and the time went by really quickly. Thank...

Reviewed on Aug 16, 2026

by Tanya Gershanik

(1 review)

"Free Walking Tour of Dresden Old City, August 26"

Our guide, Kingson Mondal, was very positive, attentive and knowledgeable. He has succeeded to present history interestingly, but at the same chronologically with strict facts, in the way that we...

Reviewed on Aug 06, 2026

by Natalia Pavoncelli

(1 review)

"Good Dresden introduction"

A pleasant tour in a small group with a competent and knowledgeable guide. He was able to present Dresden from the past to recent history in a nice and interacting way.

Reviewed on Jul 31, 2026

by Silvia Stein

(1 review)

"Sehr zu empfehlen"

We booked on the spur of the moment and were pleasantly surprised. Malte took us on a great tour. It was very informative and always spiced up with a little joke. Simply fantastic and highly...

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