Leipzig

Worth seeing in and around Leipzig

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Red Bull Arena

   Red Bull Arena is a football stadium located in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, in the Zentrum-Nordwest locality. It is the largest football stadium in Eastern Germany, and has also hosted music concerts as well as football.

   2 km · association football stadium in Leipzig, Germany · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Monument to the Battle of the Nations

   The Monument to the Battle of the Nations is a monument in Leipzig, Germany, to the 1813 Battle of Leipzig, also known as the Battle of the Nations. Paid for mostly by donations and the city of Leipzig, it was completed in 1913 for the 100th anniversary of the battle at a cost of six million gold marks.

   4.1 km · historical monument in Leipzig, Germany · Wikipedia
3. 03
   St. Thomas Church

   The St. Thomas Church is a Lutheran church in Leipzig, Germany, located at the western part of the inner city ring road in Leipzig's central district.

   200 m · Lutheran church in Leipzig, Germany · Wikipedia
4. 04
   University of Music and Theatre Leipzig

   The University of Music and Theatre "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" Leipzig is a public university in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. Founded in 1843 by Felix Mendelssohn as the Conservatorium der Musik, it is the oldest university school of music in Germany.

   900 m · public university in Leipzig, Germany · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Gewandhaus

   Gewandhaus is a concert hall in Leipzig, the home of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. Today's hall is the third to bear this name; like the second, it is noted for its fine acoustics.

   500 m · concert hall in Leipzig, Germany · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

   The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology is a research institute in the Max Planck Society network, based in Leipzig, Germany. It was founded in 1997 by French-Swiss primatologist Christophe Boesch and Swedish geneticist Svante Pääbo as part of the Max Planck Society network, and was a central location in the development of archaeogenetics and molecular anthropology as scientific disciplines.

   2.5 km · research institute · Wikipedia
7. 07
   St. Nicholas Church

   The St. Nicholas Church is one of the major churches of central Leipzig, Germany.

   200 m · church in Leipzig, Germany · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Museum der bildenden Künste

   The Museum der bildenden Künste is a museum in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. It covers artworks from the Late Middle Ages to Modernity.

   300 m · art museum in Leipzig, Germany · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Leipzig Zoological Garden

   Leipzig Zoological Garden, or Leipzig Zoo, is a zoo in the Leipzig borough of Mitte, locality Zentrum-Nordwest, Germany. It was first opened on June 9, 1878.

   1 km · zoological garden northwest of downtown Leipzig · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Edition Peters

    Edition Peters is a classical music publisher founded in Leipzig, Germany in 1800.

    900 m · German music publishing house · Wikipedia

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Things to do

If you understand some German, get a copy of the monthly city magazine Kreuzer or use the event calendar on their website to get information on upcoming events. You can buy the Kreuzer for €2.50 in press shops and bookstores throughout the city.

1. 01
   Sightseeing

   Katharinenstaße 8 (starts at Tourist Information, ends on Augustusplatz),.

2. 02
   Sightseeing

   Kurt-Schumacher Straße (coming from Hauptbahnhof/Westhalle, walk a few steps towards Berliner Straße/Wilhelm-Liebknecht Platz),.

3. 03
   Gewandhaus

   Mendelssohn's orchestra still exists, but the concert hall is new.

4. 04
   Oper Leipzig

   Though the building was opened in 1960, the company looks back at more than 300 years of history.

5. 05
   Leipziger Buchmesse

   Besides the main event on the fairground, readings take place in various locations around the city.

6. 06
   Leipziger Kleinmesse

   Cottaweg (Tram 3, 7, 8, 15 to Angerbrücke).

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Where to eat

Try specialities of Leipzig: Lerchen, a sweet dough-wicker filled with marzipan, sold in bakeries. Quarkkeulchen, served in traditional restaurants as a dessert Leipziger Allerlei, a vegetable dish Reformationsbrötchen, a pastry, sold in bakeries in October prior to Reformation Day For breakfast or for a snack during the day, turn to one of the many bakery shops you'll find all over the city.

1. 01
   Zur Pleißenburg

   Ratsfreischulstraße 2.

2. 02
   Wurstmeister

   Richard-Wagner-Straße 10A.

3. 03
   Leos Brasserie

   Reichsstraße 20.

4. 04
   Gaststätte Kollektiv

   Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 72.

5. 05
   Schnellbuffet Süd

   Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 139.

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Getting to Leipzig

Airports

Leipzig/Halle (LEJ), 13 km · Dresden (DRS), 100 km · Erfurt-Weimar (ERF), 107 km

Stations

Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof, 1.2 km

• Dresden → Leipzig

  101 km · quickest by road, 1h 56m · €11–16
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• Erfurt → Leipzig

  101 km · quickest by road, 2h 22m · €15–20
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• Berlin → Leipzig

  150 km · quickest by road, 2h 44m · €19–27
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