Hike through the Oberlößnitz

At the stop of streetcar line 4 "Zinzendorfstraße" or from the stop of the S-Bahn S 1 Radebeul-Ost, walk along Zinzendorfstraße, cross Meißner Straße and continue along August-Bebel-Straße. At the end of August-Bebel-Straße turn left onto Augustusweg and take the next right onto Eduard-Bilz-Straße.
Passing the newly built residential park "Am Albertsberg", Haus Albertsberg forms a striking end. Haus Albertsberg is a listed manor house, which already stood on the same spot in 1660 as a stone residential house with a wine press. The house received its present neo-baroque character with a tendency towards Art Nouveau through a conversion in 1898. Passing Haus Albertsberg on the right, you come to the former Bilz sanatorium.
This was named after Friedrich Eduard Bilz, a well-known naturopath. Bilz converted the washhouse into a bathhouse and the cowshed into a men's bath and received the concession to run the sanatorium in September 1892. Because of the great demand, he had a four-storey spa house built in the Swiss style according to plans by the Ziller brothers. After an eventful history, it was extensively renovated in 2007 and is now used for residential purposes. Following the path along the Bilzsanatorium (Straken), you will see on the left - in the middle of the vineyards - the "Haus in der Sonne", a two-storey, baroque vineyard house dating from 1770. It was built as a country residence for the Electoral Saxon mint factor Georg Christian Städter.

Continuing along the "Straken", you will discover well-preserved vineyard walls on your left, which are visibly becoming wooded. At the end of the ascent, turn left into the sunken path and follow it down into the valley. On your way down into the valley, you will once again pass the back of the "Haus in der Sonne" before the path narrows and is lined with vineyard walls.

Shortly before the end of the path, please turn around, here you will see the Balberg on top of which the "Steinerne Schnecke" (Stone Snail) is enthroned. It was built in the early 17th century from syenite stones and is unparalleled in Germany. Now continue on your way and turn right into Weinbergstraße. You are now directly in front of the gates of the DREI HERREN winery, the core of which can be traced back to 1714. After falling into serious disrepair, the building was restored between 1993 and 2005 by Wolfgang Richter and the art historian Dr. Rainer Beck, and the DREI HERREN winery was founded. Perhaps you will taste a good drop of Radebeul wine here under the expert guidance of the Saxon Wine Queen of 2003.

Continuing along Weinbergstraße, you will reach the "Haus Lorenz". It was already built there in the 17th century. Today it is only used for residential purposes. Continuing along the idyllic Weinbergstraße, you come to the Retzschgut, which was extensively renovated in 2006.

It includes a large vineyard where wine has been grown since 1649. The estate was named after the painter and professor at the Dresden Art Academy Moritz Retzsch, known for his illustrations of Goethe's "Faust", among others. The current owner still cultivates the vineyard and founded his own winegrowing business in 1992. He serves his own wines in a wine tavern.

At the intersection of Weinbergstraße and Hoflößnitzstraße, on the right-hand side, is the Meinhold Tower House, an estate that has been cultivated and built on since the 16th century. For 100 years, the Meinhold family shaped the country estate with their taste, which presents itself as a pedant to the Hoflößnitz Wine Estate Museum. Today, the historic estate is once again a household name as Weingut Aust. Friedrich Aust continues the tradition and revives the old winery.

Please turn left now into Hoflößnitzstraße and at the next crossing left into Bennostraße. Along Bennostraße you will find many small residential and winegrowers' houses typical of the region. At the end of Bennostraße you will see the Bennoschlösschen on the left. It is the oldest manor house in the Lößnitz region that is still largely in its original condition. It was built before 1580 as a vineyard tower. It was named after its legendary patron saint, the canonised Bishop Benno, only during the Romantic period. The picturesque Renaissance roof structures to the north and south of the building are remarkable.

Now follow Bennostraße with a small right turn to the junction with Augustusweg. It is precisely in this small right turn that you will find the Haus Steinbach winery, run by the Gerhardt family - for over 40 years now. The winery is one of the oldest in Oberlößnitz and has been preserved in its original size and beauty through much dedication and commitment. The three-sided courtyard with large vaulted cellars and the associated manor house with adjoining park are a gem in the Radebeul cultural landscape.

Once on Augustusweg, turn left and you will reach "Haus Sorgenfrei", one of the most architecturally significant manor houses in the Lößnitz region. The two-storey manor house, built in 1783, is considered to be the last surviving building in the so-called "Dresdner Zopfstil". The building complex was extensively renovated in 1995 and now houses a hotel.

Continuing along Augustusweg, turn right at a small roundabout into Eduard-Bilz-Straße. On this section of the street you will find many houses of the same architectural style, the so-called "Zillerhäuser". These houses were designed and built by the master builders Gebrüder Ziller, who lived in Radebeul.

At the end of Eduard-Bilz-Straße, turn left into Meißner Straße and from here you have the option of taking tram line 4 in the direction of Dresden or Weinböhla.