Above ground, the picturesque Elbe Sandstone Mountains of southeastern Germany feature remarkable mesas, snaking river canyons, and time-carved rock pillars. An impressive medieval fortress stands ...

Elbe Sandstone Mountains Climbers will find exactly 1,125 peaks in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains, also known as Saxon Switzerland. This special landscape got its name in the 18th century from Swiss ...

2. Saxon Switzerland National Park. It’s a short train ride and ferry hop from Dresden to the Elbe Sandstone Mountains in Saxon Switzerland National Park, where you can attend a performance at ...

Outside Dresden's city gates, a unique landscape straddles the Elbe River: the Elbe Sandstone Mountains. Known as Saxon Switzerland, the region has long been a popular travel destination for ...

BBC Languages - Learn German in your own time and have fun with Germany Inside Out. ... which protects more than 36,000 hectares of the Elbe sandstone mountains, ...

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. We are ...

The Bastei in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains. Situated a good 190 meters above the Elbe gorge, the Bastei bridge offers spectacular views of the surrounding area including Lilienstein and other mesas.

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".