Dresden

The European Cities That Outshine Our Post-War Planners

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Twentieth-century Europe unleashed upon itself an unprecedented destructive violence. Hundreds of cities were shelled, mortared, incendiary, and fought over. Spires were toppled, cathedrals razed to the ground, cloth halls and town halls pulverized, and streets so devastated that their course was indistinguishable beneath the steep slopes and gullies of heaped rubble. From the French port … Read more

Europe’s newest sleeper train is the perfect way to discover Dresden

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The musty smell in the three-berth train compartment was reminiscent of British Rail in the 1980s, the seats had seen better days and the only socket was in the ceiling of a cupboard that housed the sink. Clearly, the European Sleeper’s most luxurious compartment won’t challenge the Orient Express anytime soon. The private train is … Read more