Dresden

The Baroque Protestant cathedral rebuilt from 1994 to 2005 on the ruins of the 1945 bombing, Dresden's most powerful symbol of resurrection. The interior admits only assistance dogs, but the square and the view from the Brühlsche Terrasse are accessible on leash at any time.

An 18th-century Baroque palace, the former royal court and now a museum complex. The inner courtyards and gardens are accessible to leashed dogs at any time; the museums (Old Masters Gallery, Porcelain Collection, Mathematics-Physics Salon) admit only assistance dogs.

An elevated riverside promenade nicknamed the "Balcony of Europe", running between the Augustusbrücke and the Carolabrücke. Open day and night, with stairs down to the Elbwiesen, covers most of the famous Canaletto-view skyline in a leashed 20-minute loop.

A 147-hectare central Baroque park laid out in 1676. Leashed dogs welcome throughout the park (except the Botanical Garden). Ideal for a regular walk right in the centre, with a dog-welcoming café terrace at the Carolasee lake.

Wide grass meadows lining both banks of the Elbe through central Dresden. Dogs run off-leash by local custom on the grass strip between the river and the cycle path. The Carolabrücke–Albertbrücke stretch is the widest.

Romantic palace park on the eastern bank of the Elbe, reachable by paddle steamer or bus 63. The entire park is open to leashed dogs; the buildings (museum, palm house, camellia house) remain assistance-dog-only.