Augustus the Strong's hunting and pleasure palace is picturesquely situated on an island in the midst of a unique cultural landscape before the gates of Dresden. To this day, it has in its holdings precious leather wall coverings, furniture, porcelain, hunting trophies and the legendary "Moritzburg Feather Room" - an artwork consisting of more than a million different-coloured feathers. The castle also rose to fame as the setting for the Czech film "Three Gifts for Cinderella". The winter exhibition of the same name is presently not on view but will be returning to Moritzburg Castle. The enchanting Little Pheasant Castle / Fasanenschlösschen (Fasanerie, 01468 Moritzburg) is separated from the palace by a short romantic walk. It is presumably the smallest royal castle in Saxony and nevertheless offers space for holding court "en miniature".
Moritzburg Palace and Little Pheasant Castle
Address
Schloßallee 1
01468 Moritzburg
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
Opening hours of the Fasanenschlösschen from May to October: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visits are only possible as part of a guided tour.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.
