Moritzburg Palace and Little Pheasant Castle

Baroque gem and famous place for Czech film

The hunting lodge and pleasure palace of Augustus the Strong is picturesquely situated on an island in the midst of a unique cultural landscape just outside of Dresden. Even today it contains valuable leather wallpaper, furniture, porcelain, hunting trophies and the legendary "Moritzburger Federzimmer" - a work of art made of more than 1 million colored feathers.

Film "Three Hazelnuts for Cinderella" (© Filmové studio Barrandov) — © Filmové studio Barrandov

The castle also became famous as a film set for the cult fairy tale »Three Hazelnuts for Cinderella«. A very popular exhibition of the same name is being held regularly in winter.

The enchanting little pheasant castle is just a romantic walk away from the castle. It is probably the smallest royal castle in Saxony and still offers space for a court "en miniature". Nearby is Saxony's only maritime lighthouse, which served as a backdrop for pleasure trips across the castle pond.

Address

Schloßallee 1
01468 Moritzburg

Contact

Tel: +49 (0) 35207 / 8 73 18

Website

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Opening hours

Moritzburg Baroque Palace with Baroque exhibition and Feather Room: March 21 to November 2, 2025, daily 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (last admission at 4:45 p.m.), guided tours of the palace (through the Baroque floor with ballrooms and porcelain quarter): every Saturday at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., Sunday and on public holidays at 11 a.m. The historic porcelain quarter can only be visited as part of a guided tour. Special guided tours "From the cellar to the roof": January to December, every Sunday at 1 pm Winter exhibition "3 Hazelnuts for Cinderella": November 21, 2025 to March 1, 2026, Tuesday to Sunday 9:30 am to 5:30 pm (last admission 4:15 pm) Please note that the Baroque exhibition and the Feather Room cannot be visited during this time. Closed on December 24 and 31, 2025

Prices

Moritzburg Baroque Palace: Adults 12 euros (including use of the HistoPad), reduced rate 10 euros, children (6 to 16 years) and school classes 4.50 euros, group rate (from 15 people) 10 euros per person, group rate for pupils from 17 euros in class 4.50 euros, guided tour fee (incl. porcelain quarters) 4 euros. The admission prices also apply to the winter exhibition on the cult film "3 Hazelnuts for Cinderella".

Offers

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Special guided tour "Vom Keller bis zum Dachstuhl" ("From Cellar to Attic"): every Sunday at 1 pm

Guided tours for school classes by arrangement, costume tours for children (5 to 10 years)

Tablet guide in 10 languages

handicapped accessible toilet, limited handicapped accessible

Arrival

The nearest bus stop is "Moritzburg Schloss" directions_railwaydirections_bus, just 200m from the castle. There is a direct bus connection from Dresden-Neustadt train station.

The Lößnitzgrundbahn , a narrow-gauge railway from Radebeul-Ost to Moritzburg, offers a special form of arrival. The steam locomotive runs all year round and every day through the idyllic Lößnitz valley via Moritzburg to Radeburg. From the train station in Moritzburg, you can walk through the pretty town to the castle in about 20 minutes.

There is a large number of paid parking spaces on site.

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