# The best sights in Saxon Switzerland

Rocks, fortresses and views in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.

- 37 votes · 11 items
- Jun 9, 2019 · kathrin_gastro
- https://even.best/en/l/4012/the-best-sights-in-saxon-switzerland

## Top 11

1. **Königstein Fortress** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Mountain fortress on a table mountain, never captured.
2. **Lilienstein** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Table mountain with a panoramic view.
3. **Kirnitzsch Valley tram and Lichtenhain Waterfall** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Tram through the valley to the waterfall.
4. **Bastei and Bastei Bridge** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Caspar David Friedrich's subject above the Elbe.
5. **Rathen Rock Theatre** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Open-air theatre among the rocks.
6. **Schrammsteine** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Jagged rock ridge with ladders near Bad Schandau.
7. **Kuhstall** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Rock arch with the Heaven's Ladder.
8. **Pfaffenstein and Barbarine** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Rock needle on the table mountain.
9. **Malerweg** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — The Romantic painters' long-distance trail.
10. **Bad Schandau lift** (0 · ▲2 ▼2) — Historic lift with a view.
11. **Amselsee and Amselfall** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Lake and waterfall near Rathen.

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