Can anyone suggest some good things to see/do in Leipzig (besides Bach's church and market square)? Spending only a day there should be fine, right?
Posted by
Denver, CO, USA
1601 posts
Yes, I think 1 day is enough in Leipzig - that is what we spent a few years ago when traveling between Berlin and Dresden.
Posted by
Pearland, TX, USA
852 posts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auerbachs_Keller
Hi Anne,
... I would vote for a visit to Auerbachs Keller, if only because that's where Faust and Satan cooked up the deal in which Faust sold his soul ... If you go, check out all the guys' feet [if cloven hooves, beware].
... copy + paste the above link into your Internet address box and click on enter. More information on Auerbachs... Gute Reise! P
Posted by
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2779 posts
Leipzig is a city full of history and there are many hidden gems that only get interesting once you know their story. I therefore recommend you take a half day or so city tour by bus that also includes the Völkerschlacht's memorial outside of the city. There the battle of the peoples took place in 1813 (Prussia, Austria-Hungary, Russia and Sweden were fighting Napoleon and won!). The area around where the monument now stands must have looked horrible after that battle. The locals still call one of their local dishes made out of strips of meat (Leipziger Geschnetzeltes) after it...