Saxon Switzerland National Park
Saxon Switzerland National Park, is a national park in the German Free State of Saxony, near the Saxon capital Dresden. It covers two areas of 93.5 km2 (36.1 mi2) in the heart of the German part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains, which is often called (the) Saxon Switzerland.
View of the Lilienstein in Saxon Switzerland
A fern grove along one of the many hiking trails in the area
The view of Saxon Switzerland national park landscape and sandstone cliffs from Carolafelsen
Bastei Bridge
The Elbe Sandstone Mountains, also called the Elbe Sandstone Highlands, are a mountain range straddling the border between the state of Saxony in southeastern Germany and the North Bohemian region of the Czech Republic, with about three-quarters of the area lying on the German side. In both countries, core parts of the mountain range have been declared a national park. The name derives from the sandstone which was carved by erosion. The river Elbe breaks through the mountain range in a steep and narrow valley.
Lilienstein, one of several small mesas in the Saxon part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains
The Elbe valley in Bohemian Switzerland. The mountains on the horizon lie in Saxony
Hercules pillars in the Biela valley
Crags near Rathen
