Here, for instance, lie the Elbe Sandstone Mountains – peaks that rise to about 723 metres, and which have been sculpted by wind, rain and ice into "fantastical forms". With its dense forests ...

Germany is a nation of hiking enthusiasts ... as one of the area's most popular attractions. Known as the Elba Sandstone Mountains, they are best accessed by historic hiking routes such as ...

German for “painters’ way” — will take you more than 110 kilometres through the Elbe Sandstone Mountains, in Saxon Switzerland National Park. We are nowhere near Switzerland; the national park lies in ...

Today, a route they inspired — the Malerweg, German for “painters’ way” — will take you more than 110 kilometres through the Elbe Sandstone Mountains, in Saxon Switzerland National Park.