This illustrated book invites you on a photographic journey through the former Electorate and today's Free State of Saxony across 96 pages. The tour begins in Meissen with Moritzburg Castle and in the rebuilt Baroque capital of Dresden. Through images and text, you will experience the present-day state of Saxony with its numerous historical castles, palaces, churches, cathedrals, and monasteries, accompanied by cultural and historical travel information. Here in Saxony, you walk in the footsteps of many renowned artists and inventors. This book highlights the places associated with the famous composers J.S. Bach and Richard Wagner, as well as the poets and thinkers Fichte, Leibniz, Lessing, Martin Luther, Friedrich Nietzsche, and not least Karl May. The magnificent art collections of Dresden, established by Elector Augustus the Strong and his son, attract millions of visitors each year. The tour proceeds from Dresden along the Elbe River into the Saxon Switzerland, then through the Ore Mountains to the Vogtland and over Zwickau to the trading metropolis of Leipzig. It continues across northern Saxony to the Lusatian Lake District, through the Muskau Heath and Upper Lusatia. The journey ends in Oybin in the Zittau Mountains. Only selected color photos from renowned landscape photographers await you in this book, making the imaginary photographic tour through Saxony also a visual experience. This volume is a journey of discovery and, with many travel tips, serves as a valuable travel companion, as well as a souvenir and a book about home. This book is a current documentation of the region and a representative ambassador abroad, not least due to its trilingual edition in German, English, and French.