Auerbach's Keller, Leipzig

Advantages: Culture, Sport
Disadvantages: Nightlife

...for every purse. A small bowl "Heeßes" is famous with wobbling female piebald, Leipzig tree cake, filled crumble mixture snails, almond-coated yeastcake or Leipzig larks and Christmas the Christustollen. "Sächssche Jemietlichkeit" arises there, however, it can be only a bag "Leiptscher Bliemchengaffe" sometimes, too, one then should change the restaurant, however. The "royal court" of Kempinski or this is known hotels "inter Continental" and of "Auerbachs cellar" and Goethe's stay in Leipzig in the Mädlerpassage, the "esplanade", the "Moritzbastei" or the "Tivoli" already has belonged to everybody a little for certain once. One finds restaurants, cafés, bars and a different one on step and kick and who needs help can address Leipzig tourist Service registered association Touristinformation opposite the central station. As a bag or terminus... Read review

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Advantages: cheapish, intriguing, some amazing buildings
Disadvantages: it's still a bit grim

...Leipzig wil not be everyone's cup of tea as far as a holiday destination goes. It shows it's industrial past, and is still very much under reconstruction. But if you could fit it into a tour of Germany on a day visit, then you'll find a prime example of how the former East is being restored following the collapse of Communism at the turn of the 90's; one of the main reasons for me going there as a postgraduate housing student. Leipzig is gradually being turned into a centre for conferences, and consequently the city has a pristine new airport much underused at the moment. Transfer into the city itself is a half hour bus ride, taking you through some of the rather bleak, flat landscape to the city itself. Formerly housing over 700,000 people, Leipzig is now home to just 400,000, and the depopulation shows. Houses stand in disrepair... Read review

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Advantages: reasonal prices, culture, scenery, beer and people
Disadvantages: many germans

...the socialistic government in 1990, which lead in the unification of Germany at the 3. October 1990. Leipzig most famous son is Johann-Sebastian Bach, who worked as a cantor from 1723-1750 in the St. Thomas Church "Thomaskirche". Leipzig has a rebuilt old town, a great pub-scene and many political cabarets. Apart from the St. Nicholas Church and the St-Thomas Church you found in the city centre the renaissance (1556) town hall ("Rathaus"), the Mädler Passage (famous for the "Auerbachs Keller" already mentioned in Goethe's "Faust") and the "Gewandhouse" (famous for classical concerts). Nearby the biggest, totally new renovated, train station in Europe, included a large shopping mall. It is worth seeing the Zoo. This year a big terrain for monkeys has opened, which is unique in the world. App. 5 km outside is the most impressive (and most ugly) sight... Read review

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