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Leipzig Itinerary

The German city of Leipzig, situated in eastern part of the country does not seem to receive all the attention it diserves. It's a an interesting and diverse city full of culture, history and places to visit. This is our short stay itinerary of Leipzig.

The Markt Square in central Leipzig is the core of the Old Town, surrounded by historical and modern buildings, with the 16th century Old Town Hall dominating the square.

The Old Town Hall now is home to the Museum of City History in Leipzig, which details Leipzig’s history to its Slavic origins.

We walked the streets of the old town, which is not as finely preserved as other old towns in Europe, but still nice to have a walk around.

The 15th century St. Thomas Church is a nice church with a mix of Gothic and Romanesque architecture. It has a large statue of the composer Johann Sebastian Bach just outside as the composer was the music director at the church for a long time before his death.

We paid a visit to Bach Museum. There are nice interactive exhibits where we learnt a bit more about the composer, his life, and his career.

Outside the old town, Augustusplatz is one of the main squares of the city, surrounded by many landmarks of Leipzig, like Leipzig Opera, Egyptian Museum, Gewandhaus concert hall or University Church.

We ended the day with a spectacular panoramic view of Leipzig from 36th floor of City-Hochhaus Leipzig skyscraper.

We started our second day in Leipzig with an intersting museum. As Leipzig was part of the Communist Germany, the Museum in der Runden Ecke keeps the details of the communist era when secret police used to spy on citizens. The building of the actual museum is the former Stasi headquarters.

After the museum, we took a walk in this beautiful big central park, Clara-Zetkin Park

We then headed away from the city center to check a bohemian neighbourhood, called Plagwitz. It's a former industrial area of Leipzig that has been transformed in recent years in a bohemian area by the city’s creative community. Leipziger Baumwollspinnerei area is now home to many art studios and galleries.

My favourite part of the neighbourhood is Karl-Heine-Canal, a nice green waterway with fine residential buildings facing the canals.

We then moved to another cool area in the city, Karl-Liebknecht-Straße, filled with bars and cafes and street art. One of the coolest part of the neighbourhood is Feinkost, an old brewery transformed in a flea market with beer garden and outdoor cinema.

We returned to the city center for a good meal before we left the place.