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How about gliding elegantly across the Elbe on one of the oldest paddle steamers in the world? The ships of the "White Fleet" are true time machines - just like the Weißeritz Valley Railway, Germany's oldest public, steam-powered narrow-gauge railway. Steamers, railways, a time-honoured funicular railway and so much more: take a slow trip!
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Cable cars
Narrow-gauge lines
Tuuuuuut always good!
The paddle wheel turns at a leisurely pace, it steams, hisses and stomps: anyone boarding one of the historic Elbe steamers of the famous "White Fleet" on Dresden's Terrassenufer can enjoy a five-hour journey through time: The longest scheduled trip takes you upstream to Bad Schandau. The world's oldest and largest paddle steamer fleet allows you to experience travelling as it did 100 years ago - even folding in the chimney on particularly low bridges is part of the experience. A special treat is the "Wine Route Line" from Dresden to Meißen or Diesbar - both wonderful wine towns!
Narrow track, great fun.
Of Saxony's seven remaining active narrow-gauge railways, the Weißeritztalbahn and the Lößnitzgrundbahn are two wonderful routes through Dresden Elbland. Treat yourself to one of the most beautiful ways to slow down: Rather leisurely, but full of power, the steam locomotives puff through valleys, pull the old carriages past lakes and rivers, pass cute old railway stations - and take the whole family on a journey through time. It gets really cosy in winter, when you can enjoy a hot chocolate or mulled wine on board.
More beautiful on the hill.
If you want to get to the slopes of the Elbe in comfort, you have a choice in the Loschwitz district to the east: two different Dresden cable cars have been operating here for over 120 years - and the valley stations are just 150 metres apart near Körnerplatz. The difference? Above all, the climbing technology: one is a so-called funicular railway, the other a suspension railway. Both are steeped in history - and give a pretty good impression of how durable technology can stand the test of time.
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