DE · Saxony · 51.34°N 12.38°E

leipzig

Bach's church, old shopping passages and art spaces in former industrial buildings.

Best time
May–September is best for walking between neighbourhoods and along the canals. December brings Christmas markets; January–February is cold, with concerts and museums the reason to come.
How long
2 days
Getting there
Fly with one stop to Berlin, usually via Doha, Istanbul or Frankfurt, about 15–17 hours all in. The ICE from Berlin takes about 1 hour 15 minutes. Germany is 6 hours behind KL in summer and 7 in winter.
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Dear group chat,Bach's church, old shopping passages and art spaces in former industrial buildings.— gowherelahTo: whoever’s drivingLeipzigDE, Saxony
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≈ 9,687 km from KL, as the crow flies
Blick vom City-Hochhaus Leipzig

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Photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each.

Leipzig is an old trade-fair city with a compact centre of shopping arcades, and the place where Bach spent the last 27 years of his life. It's younger and edgier than Dresden, with artists in old factories and canals in the west.

Makan

  1. Leipziger LercheA shortcrust pastry with marzipan and a cherry inside, named after the songbird pies Leipzig made until they were banned in 1876.Map ↗
  2. Leipziger AllerleiSpring vegetables with morels and crayfish, a dish of the city.Map ↗

Things to do

  1. St Thomas ChurchWhere Bach led the choir and is buried; the boys' choir still sings here most weekends.Map ↗
  2. ArcadesCovered shopping passages such as Mädler Passage, home to Auerbachs Keller, the cellar tavern from Goethe's Faust.Map ↗
  3. St Nicholas ChurchWhere the Monday prayers of 1989 grew into the protests that helped bring down the Berlin Wall.Map ↗
  4. SpinnereiA huge old cotton mill in the west of the city, now full of galleries and artists' studios.Map ↗
  5. Monument to the Battle of the NationsA giant stone memorial to the 1813 battle against Napoleon, with a viewing platform on top.Map ↗

Good to know

  • Eisenbahnstrasse, east of the centre, is lined with Arab and Turkish grocers and grills, the easiest place for halal food.
  • The Spinnerei is in Plagwitz, a tram ride west; pair it with a walk along the canals.

Last checked October 2026. Things change, so check opening times, fees and transport before you go.