The golden shoe at Moritzburg Castle
What size is it, then
This is the most asked question about the whole castle, and the honest answer is that the interesting fact is not a number. The shoe was taken from one real person’s foot rather than designed to a size, and the shape that came out of that mould is narrow in a way modern shoes are not. People walk up to it expecting a slipper and find something closer to a blade. I do not have a published size for it and I am not going to invent one.
Where it stands
On the outer staircase, outside the building, which means you can go and look at it without buying anything. It is there in every season, including the three weeks in November when the castle itself is shut and there is no exhibition inside at all. The calendar.
The rest of the film, which is indoors and seasonal
The costumes, the recreated scenes and the original riding saddle are inside, and only from 20 November to 28 February. Come in July for the film and the shoe on the stairs is all of it; the rooms behind the door hold the baroque exhibition instead. What the winter exhibition holds.
The castle sells its own admission at its own counter and on schloss-moritzburg.de. There is no Moritzburg entry ticket on GetYourGuide, so nothing on this site is a substitute for that counter. What the platform sells is the journey, and two of the six listings that reach Moritzburg carry a castle ticket inside the day: the guided day from Dresden and the private Prague car that pairs Moritzburg with the Zwinger.
Frequently asked questions
Where is the golden shoe at Moritzburg Castle?
On the outer staircase, at the place where the shoe is lost in the film. It stands outside the building, so it can be seen without a ticket.
Whose foot was the golden shoe made from?
Libuše Šafránková’s, the actress who played Cinderella in the 1973 film. The replica was moulded to her foot, which is why it is long and narrow.
Can you see the golden shoe without a ticket?
Yes. It is on the outer staircase rather than inside the exhibition. The costumes and the riding saddle are indoors and only between 20 November and 28 February. The winter exhibition.