Heidenau: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Anyone looking to rent a holiday apartment in Heidenau can then continue their search for accommodation. Historic trails, bathing facilities and cycling tours are the main themes.

Culture

Großsedlitz Baroque Garden is a formal Baroque garden associated with Heidenau, featuring terraced garden areas, original sandstone sculptures, water features and flowerbeds. It was planned in the French style under Augustus the Strong and is a place that combines relaxation with the appreciation of art.

Heidenau can be explored independently on the historic circular route A Look into Heidenau’s Past. The route includes 30 numbered sites or buildings with historic images and information boards.

The Castles Tour includes Großsedlitz Baroque Garden and Weesenstein Castle. However, a large part of this tour runs along roads without a separate cycle path.

Swimming and Activities

Albert-Schwarz-Bad has a water area of 800 m² with a paddling pool, a non-swimmers’ pool, a sports pool and a diving pool, as well as a 70 m-long RacerSlide. The grounds also include more than 40,000 m² of play and sports areas and three courts for beach volleyball, beach handball and beach soccer.

Albert-Schwarz-Bad offers swimming lessons ranging from water familiarization to advanced swimming.

Cycling

The ferry in Heidenau is part of the Mittelland Route/D4 Route, a long-distance cycle route from Aachen to Zittau. Cycling tours from Heidenau lead through the Saxon Switzerland Foreland and along the Elbe. A family-friendly route through the Saxon Switzerland Foreland offers views of the Elbe.

The D4 Mittelland Route extends as far as Neustadt in Saxony and the Lusatian Mountains.

Practical Information

Großsedlitz Baroque Garden can be reached from Heidenau/Großsedlitz by taking the S1 or S2; this is followed by an approximately 20-minute uphill walk. Bicycles and scooters are not permitted in the garden, but bicycle racks and bicycle luggage lockers are available.

Albert-Schwarz-Bad can be reached by S-Bahn lines S1 or S2 from Dresden or Pirna. Alternatively, the regional train from Altenberg runs to Heidenau, followed by a bus journey. Heidenau has road and public transport connections that make it easier to access attractions within 5 to 30 km.

Other places: Tharandt, Kreischa, Stolpen, Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel, Lohmen, Stadt Wehlen, Dohna, Freital

To the higher-level travel overview: Saxon Switzerland.