The PURPLE PATH art and sculpture trail creates links between the citizens of Chemnitz and 38 towns and municipalities in the surrounding region.
The regional tourism associations are now offering the first bus tours along the PURPLE PATH art and sculpture trail in their respective destinations.
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The Chemnitz Zwickau Region Tourism Association is offering three dates for a half-day bus tour from Chemnitz to Gersdorf:
- Schillerpark Chemnitz (Osmar Osten, "Oben mit") (still on foot)
- TaurasteinturmBurgstädt (Via Lewandowsky, "Fernsehen/Alle Wetter") (Note: additional entrance fee for the Taurasteinturm of €2 per person, payable in cash on site)
- Callenberg (Monika Sosnowska, "Ghosts")
- Lichtenstein(Untitled (ESDA))
- Gersdorf(Jan Kummer, "Heimat Ensemble II")
- Return journey to Chemnitz
Dates: 4 / 11 / 18 November 2025 / 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. each tour
Meeting point: Chemnitz central bus station, Georgstraße, 09111 Chemnitz
End point of the bus tour: DAStietz car park, 09111 Chemnitz
Price: € 49.00 / reduced € 47.00
To book: Bus tour along the Purple Path art and sculpture trail
Contact: If you have any questions about this tour, please contact: Tourist Information Chemnitz / Tourismusverband Chemnitz Zwickau Region e. V., Mail: info(at)chemnitz-tourismus.de, Tel: +49 (0) 371 690 680
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With the day trip "Art & Ore - Where Capital of Culture meets World Heritage", the Erzgebirge Tourist Association combines art at the PURPLE PATH with elements of the UNESCO World Heritage Ore Mountains/Krušnohoří Mining Region:
- Schillerpark Chemnitz (Osmar Osten, "Oben mit")
- Zschopau(Michael Sailstorfer, "Fließgleichgewicht")
- Marienberg/Lauta (with guided tour of the visitor mine Pferdegöpel on the Rudolphschacht)
- Stay in the Renaissance town of Marienberg (one hour for a tour and individual lunch)
- Trip to Olbernhau (with guided tour of the Saigerhütte/copper hammer)
- Coffee (individually at the Hotel Saigerhütte)
- Return journey from Olbernhau to Chemnitz (past "Plywood" by Jay Gard, Lengefeld lime works (associated World Heritage Site) and Flöha with "Glance" by Tanja Rochelmeyer)
Dates: 22.11.2025 / 9:30 am to 5:30 pm
Meeting point: Chemnitz central bus station, Georgstraße, 09111 Chemnitz (Note: If required, it is also possible to board the bus in Zschopau and alight in Flöha)
End point of the bus tour: Chemnitz bus station, Georgstraße, 09111 Chemnitz
Price: €45.00 (incl. ticket prices for Pferdegöpel and Saigerhütte)
To book: Bus tour "Art & Ore - Where Capital of Culture meets World Heritage Site"
Contact: If you have any questions about this tour, please contact: Tourismusverband Erzgebirge e.V., Mail: shop(at)erzgebirge-tourismus.de, Phone: +49 (0) 3733 188000
