Königstein

Königstein Fortress can be reached by Dresden by the train line S1 (in the direction of Schöna). The station is Königstein. From the station you can trek up to the castle or take a toy train and bus for 5.60 €.
Königstein can also be reached by boat on the river Elbe from Dresden by Sächsische Dampfschiffahrt.

• Festung KönigsteinThe fortress has many permanent and some temporary exhibitions.

The fortress is a getaway for the whole day and a good spot for picnics. You can walk up the old (and steep) pathway into the fortress or take an elevator to the top.

Any of the great beers brewed in Saxony.

The town website provides a list of accommodation.

• Hotel Lindenhof

  phone: +49 35021 68243
  address: Gohrischer Straße 2

• Panoramahotel Lilienstein

  phone: +49 35022 53100
  address: Ebenheit 7

• Schrägers Gasthaus

  phone: +49 35021 68352
  address: Kirchgasse 1

• Hotel-Pension Vogelsberg

  phone: +49 35021 7650
  address: Elbhäuserweg 20

• Gasthaus "Zum Pfaffenstein"

  phone: +49 35021 67951
  address: Pfaffensteinweg 1

• Natur- und FamilienOase

  phone: +49 35022 99480
  address: Halbestadt 13

• Sachsenstübel

  phone: +49 35021 68332
  address: Amtsgasse 16

• Landgasthof Neue Schänke

  phone: +49 35021 99960
  address: Am Königstein

• Pension Lachmann

  phone: +49 35021 597307
  address: Pfaffendorfer Str. 44

• Pension & Panoramagaststätte Bomätscher

  phone: +49 35021 9908200
  address: Schandauer Straße 49

• Bad Schandau
• Rathen and Bastei