One of the most beautiful hiking spots in Germany is without a doubt the Bastei, a jagged formation of sandstone rocks and cliffs jutting out of an Alpine-like area just south of Dresden. In fact, the area is so unusually mountainous for Germany’s relatively flat north that is has been given the name “Saxon Switzerland” (Sächsische Schweiz). The Bastei bridge, a centuries-old stone structure built into a majestic 194-metre-high rock formation, offers breath-taking views of the mystical landscape and the Elbe river winding through the valley below. The area is part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountai…