A large fortress for little explorers in Saxon Switzerland
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age of the children:0 to 1 years1 to 2 years2 to 4 years4 to 6 years6 to 10 yearsover 10 yearsYoung people
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Destination is:a viewpointa cultural institutiona museuma nature experiencea place worth seeing
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main topic:DiscoverCultureLearnPlay
- restaurant
- price level: moderate
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weather:Fair weatherRainy weathercoldChangeableCloudy
- children's birthday parties
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stroller:mostly suitablemostly suitable
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dogs:only allowed outdoorsonly allowed outdoors
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Description Destination
The huge mountain fortress with more than 50 impressive buildings such as casemates, the deep well, barracks and well-kept gardens offers culture, nature and fun for explorers of all ages. The panoramic path along the fortress wall offers fantastic views of the Saxon-Bohemian Switzerland National Park, the Elbe Valley and the Saxon state capital Dresden in every season.
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Properties Destination Festung Königstein
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Destination is:
a viewpointa cultural institutiona museuma nature experiencea place worth seeing
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gastronomy:
child-friendly restaurant
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worth seeing place:
fortress
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age of the children:
0 to 1 years1 to 2 years2 to 4 years4 to 6 years6 to 10 yearsover 10 yearsYoung people
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weather:
Fair weatherRainy weathercoldChangeableCloudy
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stroller:
mostly suitable
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dogs:
only allowed outdoors
- Minimum age: no limit
- barrier-free
- Seasonal opening hours: -
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Information on opening hours:
May - October 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
November - March 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Open every day, no closing day
Admission ends 1 hour before closing
January 1: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
December 24: closed
December 31: 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. -
family cherries app
- price level: moderate
- Comparison price for 3-year-olds: for free
- Comparison price for 8-year-olds: 10 Euro/day
- Comparison price for adults: 15 Euro/day
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Pricing:
For families we offer special family tickets (2 adults + 4 children): €38 or €32
As a mini family (1 adult + 2 children) you pay: €23 or €19
For further prices please see our website.
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main topic:
DiscoverCultureLearnPlay
- children's birthday parties
- restaurant
- snack
- Supply option: on site
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Daily opening hours supply / restaurant:
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday public holidays - WC
- changing table
- public transportation: 2 km away
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environmental focus:
MountainForest
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Shadow:
semi-shady
Location Destination
Route plannerDirections
S-Bahn: Line S1 Meißen - Dresden - Königstein - Schöna
From Königstein station you can get to the fortress with the fortress express or via a hiking trail.
Car:
address
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- Latitude : 50.919060
- Longitude : 14.057290
Contact
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address: Festung 1 01824 Königstein Germany
- phone: +49 350... show
- fax: +49 35021 64609
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- For directions
- Homepage: www.festung-koenigstein.de/
opening hours
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