Barthels Hof, Leipzig

Advantages: Cheap and easy to get there
Disadvantages: Limited flights and times

...Leipzig is found in the Saxony region of East Germany and was in the former GDR. Since the wall came down Leipzig has lost about 200,000 inhabitants, leaving about 400,000, and has also undergone considerable regeneration. 2006 sees the city host some of the early stage World Cup matches at their large sports stadium. Although none of the England games will be played there, the World Cup puts Leipzig firmly on the world football map. Since Air Berlin (www.airberlin.com) started flying direct to Leipzig on a daily basis, getting there couldn't be easier, not to mention cheaper. Direct flights are also available from Lufthansa and BMi but are far more expensive. The only drawbacks with Air Berlin are flying from Stanstead and the return flight time. Flights leave Stanstead at around 8.00pm but the return flights are 6.00am. However... Read review

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Advantages: Culture, Sport
Disadvantages: Nightlife

...Leipzig is at home and abroad known well as town of the oldest German sample fair and till 1989 turntable of the east west trade particularly with business people of the older generation. Some of the visitors then from the west also like to remember better years for certain inhabitants of Leipzig far from the native country and the local stove around their physical welfare during the fair has cared, as himself pretty. Leipzig also was and is a town of the tourism and the catering trade, the culture, the sports and the education but also the industry even if much down went the brook after the turn and something new is not practicable mornings from today. However, Leipzig tries also to make a name for itself as medium town as a town with an exhibition centre as a town of the trade and the services newly. Leipzig is located... Read review

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Advantages: Very small - no queues or waiting around
Disadvantages: Very small - few facilities and still not many flights!

...Over the last year, Ryanair has expanded its network of budget destinations across Europe, particularly in Germany. Previously, Frankfurt-Hahn was the only destination in this country, but now you have a wider choice, especially in what used to be East Germany, as Berlin Schönefeld, Erfurt and now Altenburg have been added to the routes available. Altenburg is in fact listed on the Ryanair website as Leipzig-Altenburg and (somewhat surprisingly, given that Hahn is miles from Frankfurt) it is not too far from the city it is advertised as serving! Leipzig is about 20 miles to the north, while destinations such as Chemnitz and Dresden are also not a massive distance away. The transport connections are good too – Altenburg itself lies within a sort of motorway triangle, as the main north-south (Nuremberg-Leipzig-Berlin) and east... Read review

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