Renaissance kisses modernity
From Leipzig to Dessau and Wittenberg
100 years ago, students at Walter Gropius’ art school were supposed to get rid of old conventions and play freely with shapes and colors. This idea met a time in which concrete, steel and glass came to the fore in building. The results were the Bauhaus, the Masters’ Houses and the Gropius Estate in Dessau. Since then, this style has gone around the world. Everywhere today you can find Bauhaus-inspired architecture, art, culture – still contemporary. A flying visit to Dessau vividly demonstrates the individual design scope that this industrial type of living space design allows.
This is followed by a journey back in time, 500 years to the Renaissance. In Wittenberg, behavioral norms were also questioned at the time. However, in more existential questions of dealing with each other. The protagonists around the monk Martin Luther used the new possibilities of printing and the duplication of paintings to spread their ideas. 95 Theses on the Reformation of the Catholic Church were the beginning. With the translation of the Bible into German and many innovations in the practice of religion, Luther had found a broad base among the people. Even today we can feel the spirit of this time in Wittenberg between the castle church and the Luther House.
Day trip to Dessau and Wittenberg
Program and highlights of the day tour to Dessau and Wittenberg
- Walk through the Gropius Settlement in Dessau
- Short visit to the Bauhaus and the Masters’ Houses in Dessau
- Park walk with picnic in Dessau-Wörlitz parks
- Tour of the historic old town of Wittenberg with the castle church, Cranach courtyards, market square, town church, Melanchthon House, university, Luther House, etc.
- Final side trip to the Elbe river
Additional offer if the weather is suitable
- Bicycle tour from Dessau via Wörlitzer Park and the biosphere reserve “Middle Elbe” to Lutherstadt Wittenberg (additional costs for bicycle rental)
Services
- Individual day trip in minibus up to 8 persons according to the program
- Accompaniment by certified tour guide
- Tour program (see above) with daily individual adaptation
- Suitability for wheelchair users (2 wheelchair places, boarding aids)
- doorstep pickup
- regional tastings
Price
- 495,- € incl. VAT. Group price for 1 to 8 persons (minibus)
Dates
- all year round Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, immediately bookable
- other dates on request
Start and finish
- Start 9 am pickup from hotel or home in the area of Saxony (Chemnitz, Leipzig, Dresden, etc.) and also from the area of Halle, Gera and Jena.
- Finish 6 p.m. Arrival at pickup location or by appointment.
Number of participants
- up to 8 persons
- up to 2 wheelchair users
Cancellation conditions
- up to 4 weeks before departure cancelable free of charge
- up to 24 hours before departure rebookable free of charge
- from 24 hours before departure cancellation fee 100% of the tour price
The day trip to Dessau, Wörlitz and Wittenberg is suitable for you if you …
- are a guest in Leipzig and you want to be inspired architecturally.
- always wanted to know where the Bauhaus is located and who lives in the master houses.
- don’t find Bauhaus beautiful, but are interested in the idea behind it.
- would like to enjoy an English garden in Germany.
- would like to take a walk in the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- have not yet fully understood Luther’s 95 theses.
- would like to take a look at Cranach’s school of painting.
- feel attracted by medieval towns.
- would like to experience Saxon-Anhalt mouth and lifestyle live.
- would like to get to know another facet of the Elbe Valley.
- … .
More tips and hints for the day trip to Dessau and Wittenberg.
For the most part, you will be transported by minibus. In Dessau, Wörlitz and Wittenberg we also move around on foot. However, depending on individual preference, you should not walk more than 3 to 4 km. Please make sure you are dressed appropriately for the weather.
Direct contact to the tour guide
Pedro Oehme
0049-371-27550675
info(at)die-tagestour.de
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