I've decided this is my next destination. For anyone who has been, how many days / nights do you think I would need to explore the whole city? Any interesting excursions I could take one of the days?
We've been to Dresden a couple of times. On both occasions we stayed outside and just had a single day in the city itself - plenty of time to see the major sights (cathedral, zwinger etc) which took us about 4-5 hours. We visited a few castles/palaces in the area but we had our own car and don't mind driving, so they may not be options for you.