`Florence of the North' is how Dresden has been called. A southern city in the
North, a Baroque metropolis. The city experienced its golden age in the first
half of the 18th century under the rule of Augustus the Strong, Elector of
Saxony and King of Poland. The Zwinger, the cathedral, the Baroque
Königstrasse, Pillnitz Palace and not least the countless art treasures
of the museums and priceless wealth of the `Green Vault' treasure chamber
all testify to this era. But that is just the history of the city ...
... the following external links will give you an overview of Dresden's city life:
Common information about Dresden (in English)
The art collections of Dresden (in English)
Hygiene-Museum (in English)
Semperoper Dresden (in English)(with that link a new window is opened)
Dresden Neustadt - Dresden's most lively part of town (in German)