Old engines – a veritable feast for the eyes

Just ten years ago, the engine shed in the town of Schwarzenberg in the Ore Mountains was a ruin. Today it is a feast for the eyes with a number of steam engines that are definitely worth seeing. Every year during the Schwarzenberg Railroad Festival, thousands of people visit the exhibition to experience the Series 50 steam engine in action. In addition, regular special trips take the visitors through the beautiful Ore Mountains to the Elbe River in Dresden, an experience in steam on the rails and by the water. Your seat on the Schwarzenberg steam train is reserved.

Sideline attractions

• the life and work of the discoverer of the mechanical wood pulp process in the Friedrich Gottlob Keller Museum of Local History

• ore pounder and silver stamp-mill for the processing of lead and silver ore in Antonsthal

• a 1.8-mile journey under ground, visiting the 39 ft high and 123 ft long chambers in Pöhla tin mine

• hiking through the Schwarzbach Valley

• Castle Museum and Museum of Mining Art in Schwarzenberg

• St. Wolfgang’s Church in Schneeberg is one of the largest nave churches in Saxony