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Leipzig Germany: the question for the attractions of Leipzig on your Leipzig travel tour can easily be answered - the architecture of Leipzig city is rich in contrast, an interesting mix of historic, East German and modern buildings as you can see on the pictures of Leipzig.

Leipzig in Germany, the oldest trade fair town of the world, draws especially young people and tourists because of its great cultural scene and reputation as lively student town in East Germany.
Leipzig's pub crawl in the city center is unique. Here the bars, pubs and restaurants are lined up in a row and become the magnet for the so called Honky Tonk Pub Festival, which is the largest of its kind in Europe, even two times a year!

What makes Leipzig travel so special is that one third of the town is covered by green parks and forests leading directly through the city of Leipzig Germany. So the forest Auenwald, Clara Zetkin Park and lots of lakes around Leipzig offer great day trips in Leipzig for families. Many attractions of Leipzig can be discovered by boat, if you paddle along those nice canals you pass old villas, reconstructed fabric buildings and idyllic nature (see pictures Leipzig).

But nevertheless you shouldn't miss the attractions of Leipzig on your Leipzig travel tour and go for a walk through the historic city center of Leipzig Germany.
Start at the market with the Old Town Hall, stroll over the market Naschmarkt which is dominated by the Alte Börse (old trade house) and you come to the church Nikolaikirche. Here the peaceful revolution leading to the end of GDR began in 1989.

Shopping attractions Leipzig: Seeing the sights of Leipzig can easily be mixed with shopping and strolling around. Typical for Leipzig are the city's many shopping passages - the most beautiful one is the four-storey 140m long Mädler-Passage with the statues of Faust and Mephisto at Auerbachs Keller restaurant.
Additionally you could also have a look at the Leipzig central station (the largest passenger terminus of Europe), which hosts more than 140 shops, most of them are even open Sundays.

How about some interesting facts before your Leipzig travel? Imagine, 350 years ago the first newspaper of the world was printed in Leipzig Germany (200 exemplars)! Additionally, in Leipzig is the 2nd oldest university of Germany, founded after the one in Heidelberg, in 1409.

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Leipzig Germany - attractions, Leipzig travel and day trips in Leipzig and around

One of things to do in Leipzig Germany is to rent a boat, discover new pictures of Leipzig from the river side away from the typical tourist attractions of Leipzig and in one of the greenest cities of Germany

• Cultural attractions Leipzig: Leipzig in Germany is a mekka for culture lovers. Names like Felix Mendelssohn and J.S.Bach, who worked in the church Thomaskirche and is buried here, as well as the famous Thomas Choir, the Gewandhaus Concert Hall and the Opera house at square Augustusplatz are epitomes of Leipzig, s. pictures Leipzig
• Moritzbastei of Leipzig Germany: that attraction of Leipzig is the only remaining part of the city fortifications. Its impressive vaults, nowadays location for events and nightlife, were used as a huge student club in former times. Leipzig's famous students Leibnitz, Wagner, Schumann, Nietzsche, Lessing and Goethe surely would have loved it too ...


Stylish pubs and restaurants are one of the attractions of Leipzig. Leipzig Germany has its own culture of pubs and for us, Leipzig is the most typical East German city.

• Day trips Leipzig with kids: there is another nice option for your Leipzig travel and activities with kids in Leipzig besides the kayak tours. Former coal mining sites were closed and replaced by beautiful nature and lake districts around Leipzig, e.g. lakes Cospudener See and Kulkwitzer See, great for relaxing and water sports.
• The Völkerschlachtdenkmal is Europe's biggest monument and was built in 1913 to remind on the Battle of Nations, which took place 100 years before right here. It's amazing to climb the 364 steps to the viewing platform (91m) - it's one of the most taken pictures of Leipzig and belongs to the famous attractions on Leipzig travel.


Our tip for a day trip from Leipzig Germany is Erfurt. The awesome ensemble of Erfurt Cathedral and St. Severi, with the biggest free swinging bell of Europe.

• Leipzig travel and day trips from Leipzig Germany: How about day trips from Leipzig City to the Old town of Erfurt (147km) and Goethe town Weimar (130km)? Or leave the attractions of Leipzig Germany and visit Dresden with the famous church Frauenkirche - from Leipzig you travel about 1 hour.
• More day trips Leipzig Germany are: Potsdam, the castles and the World Heritage of Potsdam 1.5 hours in the northern direction and Germany Capital City Berlin 2 hours away in the northern direction too from Leipzig City