Festung Königstein - Die Bergfestung in der Sächsischen Schweiz

Guided tours

Guided tours are offered from April till October several times a day.
In addition, there are guided tours on special topics. Please contact the museum information desk for enquiries and group bookings phone 0049 35021 64-607; info@festung-koenigstein.de.

For the tour through the fortress, you can rent an audio guide for € 2.50 for the following languages: German, English, French, Russian, Italian, Spanish, Czech, Japanese.

Königstein Fortress talks - An expedition through the history of the fortress

Visit the defensive stone throwing and pitch overhang installations at the entrance, the cask cellar of Magdalene’s castle, and the 19^th century underground ammunition loading system (in german, english and french).

Admission: € 3.00 for adults; children to the age of 16 free of charge
Charge for guided tours in other languages: € 4.00 for adults, group bookings min. € 80.00 (up to 20 persons, € 4.00 for each additional person).
No more than 40 people.
Duration: approx. 90 minutes

Ammunition loading installations, casemates and deep cellars - Hidden secrets of the Königstein Fortress

Discover the hidden deep cellars from the Renaissance era and an underground ammunition loading system from the 19th century, and the hidden Caponnière passage (in german).

Meeting place: Information-office (Pump-House)
Admission: € 3.00 for adults; children to the age of 16 free of charge
Beginning: April to October 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m.
November to March 12 a.m., 2 p.m.
Duration: approx. 90 minutes

Dates 2010
September: 4./5., 11./12.; 18./19.; 25./26.
October: 2.-17.; 23./24.; 30./31.
November: 17.*; 27./28.
December: 4./5.; 11./12.; 18./19.

* Concession guided tour price of € 1.00 per person

(subjects to change)

Group bookings: min. € 60.00 (up to 20 persons, € 3.00 for each additional person).
No more than 40 people.

Key to the past - Lock-keeping captain Clemens talk about everyday life in the fortress

Enjoy the family experience of an amusing tour with the former night watchman in a baroque uniform who will be telling tales of the life of a soldier in former times (in german).
(With a small surprise at the end of the tour!)

Meeting place: Drilling floor in the Old Barracks
Admission: € 4.00 for adults; € 2.50 for children from 7 to 16 years of age
Duration: approx. 80 minutes

Dates 2010
September: 26. (2 p.m.)
October: 10.; 24. (2 p.m.)

(subjects to change)

Gruesome stories quoted from the chronicle of the fortress - A guided night-time Königstein tour

Spine-chilling fortress tour in lantern light; it ends in a less ghostly "cushy set-up" surprise in the Friedrichsburg Castle (in german).

Meeting place: Ticket booth at the footpath to the fortress plateau
Admission: € 12.00 for adults; € 6.00 for children from 7 to 16 years of age
With advance notification: phone 0049 35021 64-607, fax 64-609
Duration: approx. 100 minutes

Dates 2010
September: 10. (9 p.m.)
October: 8. (7 p.m.); 22. (6:30 p.m.)

(subjects to change)

Topical tours for childrens and school groups

(from 7 to 16 years of age or for secondary school children; in german)

Admission: The minimum price for school classes (max. 25 children, included accompanying persons) is € 50.00, € 2.00 for each additional student.
Duration: approx. 60 minutes

Festung Königstein - Die Bergfestung in der Sächsischen Schweiz