12 Activities
From Dresden to Görliwood and Back
Starts from
Dresden
Transportation
By Car
Guidance
Self-Guided
Activities
12
Duration
12 hours
Length
177 mi
Guide details
Starts from
Dresden
Transportation
By Car
Guidance
Self-Guided
Duration
12 hours
Length
177 mi
Yvonne Zagermann
Travel Expert
- Walk in the footsteps of Hollywood.
- Discover the original "Grand Budapest Hotel.
- Experience a city in two countries.
- Visit a castle and a palace.
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On this route you will not lack picturesque photo motifs. First, you'll explore Muskau Castle, located in a park that is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Then it's on to the two-country town of Görlitz, which has been the setting for numerous Hollywood films. You will follow in the footsteps of Quentin Tarantino, Ralph Fiennes, George Clooney and others. Then you will discover the Polish side of the city and have lunch in a rustic restaurant. Later you will discover the oldest cast-iron tower in the world and a medieval castle.
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On this route you will not lack picturesque photo motifs. First, you'll explore Muskau Castle, located in a park that is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Then it's on to the two-country town of Görlitz, which has been the setting for numerous Hollywood films. You will follow in the footsteps of Quentin Tarantino, Ralph Fiennes, George Clooney and others. Then you will discover the Polish side of the city and have lunch in a rustic restaurant. Later you will discover the oldest cast-iron tower in the world and a medieval castle.
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Yvonne Zagermann
Travel Expert
- Walk in the footsteps of Hollywood.
- Discover the original "Grand Budapest Hotel.
- Experience a city in two countries.
- Visit a castle and a palace.
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Day Itinerary
12 Activities
Day 1
177 mi2 mi
Journey in the Footsteps of Hollywood
This day trip will take you, among other things, on the trail of Hollywood in the two-country town of Görlitz. You will discover some curiosities, a castle and a fortress.
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08:30
Dresden
From Dresden, your tour today will take you first to Muskau.
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75.3 mi
1 hr 40 min
10:151 hr
Muskau Palace
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In the north of the district of Görlitz you will find Muskau Castle in the middle of the Prince Pückler Park, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The castle complex consists of several buildings, the most picturesque of which is the New Castle in neo-Renaissance style.
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33.4 mi
1 hr
12:155 min
Parkplatz „Altstadt“
Parking
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After your detour to Muskau Castle, the next stop on your route is the city of Görlitz, which has served as a backdrop for numerous Hollywood films in recent years. Park your car now to stroll through the old town.
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0.3 mi
10 min
12:305 min
Whispering Arch
Landmark
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The archway, built around 1500, is known as the Whispering Arch. What is whispered on one side of the arch can be heard clearly on the other side. To try this out, it takes two people to stand at each corner of the arch. Scenes for the movie "Inglourious Basterds" were shot here on the Untermarkt, among other things.
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0.3 mi
10 min
12:455 min
Upper Market Square
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If you walk from the Untermarkt to the Obermarkt, you will pass more Hollywood locations. In addition to "Inglourious Basterds", scenes for "The Reader", "Monuments Men", and the Oscar-winning film "The Grand Budapest Hotel" were also shot in Görlitz. Therefore, Görlitz is also affectionately called Görliwood.
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0.2 mi
5 min
13:0015 min
Kaufhaus Görlitz
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The old department store in Görlitz is THE Grand Budapest Hotel. This may not be apparent from the outside, but if you look in through the windows, you can see the fascinating interior of the film hotel in the Art Deco building. For years, the old department store is being renovated, when it will reopen is currently unknown.
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0.7 mi
15 min
13:301 hr
Jacobs Inn
Restaurant
Open Details
From Hollywood we now go to Poland. Görlitz has been a two-country city since the end of World War II, and bridges take you to the Polish side, where the city is called Zgorzelec. For lunch you will now stop at "Przy Jakubie" (in German Jakobs Einkehr), a quaint restaurant with authentic Polish cuisine.
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0.1 mi
5 min
14:4530 min
Jakob Böhme House
Museum
Open Details
Right next to the restaurant, you'll find a small museum in the Jakob Böhme House, dedicated to the German mystic who had a shoemaker's workshop here during his lifetime. In the 17th century, he produced writings that had a lasting influence on the philosophy of his age.
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0.5 mi
10 min
15:305 min
Parkplatz „Altstadt“
Parking
Open Details
Back at the parking lot, you will now leave Görlitz and discover two more unique places on your way back towards Dresden.
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18.3 mi
40 min
16:1545 min
King Frederick Augustus Tower
Open Details
The King Frederick August Tower is the only surviving cast-iron observation tower in Europe. Probably named after Frederick August the Second, it is even the oldest cast-iron tower in the world. Will you make it up the 120 steps to the top observation deck at a height of 25 meters? Or will the view of the tower over a coffee in the adjacent inn be enough for you?
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32.1 mi
1 hr 10 min
18:1545 min
Stolpen Castle
Landmark
Open Details
Dein letzter Stopp dieses Tages ist die Burg Stolpen. Urkundlich erwähnt wurde die Burg erstmals im Jahre 1222. Einst eine mittelalterliche Höhenburg, wandelte sie sich zum Renaissanceschloss und schließlich wurde sie zur barocken Festung umgebaut.
18.1 mi
50 min
20:00