You can download some leaflets from their website [http://www.leipzig.de/int/en/tourist/infomaterial/]
Leipzig can easily be reached by car, as it is very well connected with the Autobahn highway system. The nearest Autobahn highways are A14 (North, Northeast), A9 (West) and A38 (South).
Leipzig's Hauptbahnhof is the largest terminal railway station in Europe with 26 platforms above ground plus 2 tunnel platforms, and also includes a large shopping mall, a tedious way to waste away an hour or two between connections. The train station also has the most expensive station toilets in [wiki=0b306fca78fe931bb980d59ef1ce162e]Western Europe[/wiki]: €1.00 per tinkle, and worth every penny.
Deutsche Bahn [url=http://bahn.de]]operates regular train service between Leipzig and nearby cities such as [[Halle[/url]] (€9, 25 minutes), [wiki=59aceadf846f772736c4b40eee7b155d]Magdeburg[/wiki] (€20, 75 minutes), [wiki=e7e1688225f7ee84682bf9aef46a41ef]Erfurt[/wiki] (€28, 60 minutes), [wiki=3667cbbafb66c626f2c1d56c1bd96d69]Jena[/wiki] (€24, 60 minutes), [wiki=00f8780e567ba1b5689c43337d826371]Weimar[/wiki] (€25, 60 minutes), [wiki=5547c8c161c0b5d8bdc68e56003a4162]Dessau[/wiki] (€11, 50 minutes), [wiki=5c8c24b0b18a5aa19d98f0b34892cb0d]Lutherstadt Eisleben[/wiki] (€13, 80 minutes), [wiki=592d19fb4e9b8132cb12c3b0ec9c4fed]Lutherstadt Wittenberg[/wiki] (€12, 30 minutes), [wiki=d5404511bc77d6d86d8769e15ef1b679]Potsdam[/wiki] (€47, 2 hours), and [wiki=ee1611b61f5688e70c12b40684dbb395]Berlin[/wiki] (€43, 80 minutes). High speed express trains are available to major cities in [wiki=d8b00929dec65d422303256336ada04f]Germany[/wiki] including [wiki=4312d5c8cdda027420c474e2221abc34]Frankfurt[/wiki] (€72, 3.5 hours), [wiki=7b88a4aca50f33c258efc438d098c9f4]Munich[/wiki] (€89, 4.5 hours), [wiki=35d7df6ed3d93be2927d14acc5f1fc9a]Hamburg[/wiki] (€93, 3 hours), and [wiki=19ed5f8ceab486afbee6b3ba5c88884d]Dresden[/wiki] (€20, 90 minutes). [wiki=a71105026dfe9155f7ac4d18e494a40b]Prague[/wiki] (€50, 4.5 hours) can be reached with a transfer in [wiki=19ed5f8ceab486afbee6b3ba5c88884d]Dresden[/wiki].
Leipzig/Halle Airport [url=http://www.leipzig-halle-airport.de/en/home/index.html],]sometimes called Schkeuditz Airport, is 22km northwest of central Leipzig. The airport is the second biggest airport in Eastern Germany after [[Berlin[/url]]. Trains run between the airport and the city every 30 minutes; the trip takes 14 minutes and costs €4-6.
The following airlines operate service to/from Leipzig/Halle Airport (2013/14 winter timetable):
Aegean Airways ([wiki=3dd9ab27e061fb4fab78e42511023a08]Rhodes[/wiki]) -
Air Berlin ([wiki=fbf55ec2f75ae0ee54a2c55b49eef828]Antalya[/wiki], [wiki=eb9331997cbd67ee3c0223005896b471]Arecife[/wiki], [wiki=9c8f2f974048326d41ce5cd2f740ea48]Djerba[/wiki], [wiki=de5f0f744b6e3c3276ddfd4c4f6ff329]Enfidha[/wiki], [wiki=9949b5df25c2ddc29e06686134c2dd47]Fuerteventura[/wiki], [wiki=de270a614e5023d88704b7cf23875e6c]Funchal[/wiki], [wiki=f6665e2a9ab77abefd148781e4dd135c]Heraklion[/wiki], [wiki=30eba7decf2a5e1d0f3857d71e9113fe]Hurghada[/wiki], [wiki=aba34c267a6518aa31bc39c896117e9e]Korfu[/wiki], [wiki=5c64dbd0208b82f8441a7495e71ace73]Kos[/wiki], [wiki=bc6b2b431c8685d2609568c4e1754be8]Lamezia Terme[/wiki], [wiki=e76d32a452d5248f322de1a08f7b64fc]Las Palmas de Gran Canaria[/wiki], [wiki=ae926b3a14ada1489bce9c4c73b6229f]Marsa Alam[/wiki], [wiki=7b3fe8e75691bb35d176785419028915]Palma de Mallorca[/wiki], [wiki=c812662377f302492c797d04bae46d82]Tenerife[/wiki]-South) -
Air Via ([wiki=5a598f4f101a9afc9d6bd4991eef3e98]Varna[/wiki]) -
Atlasjet International ([wiki=fbf55ec2f75ae0ee54a2c55b49eef828]Antalya[/wiki]) -
Austrian Airlines ([wiki=601f9226a92f0a314068aa4395f65528]Vienna[/wiki]) -
Bulgarian Air Charter ([wiki=5a598f4f101a9afc9d6bd4991eef3e98]Varna[/wiki]) -
Cairo Air ([wiki=30eba7decf2a5e1d0f3857d71e9113fe]Hurghada[/wiki]) -
Condor ([wiki=287d0c92e2c4a9390888a93ed0b03fe9]Agadir[/wiki], [wiki=fbf55ec2f75ae0ee54a2c55b49eef828]Antalya[/wiki], [wiki=9949b5df25c2ddc29e06686134c2dd47]Fuerteventura[/wiki], [wiki=de270a614e5023d88704b7cf23875e6c]Funchal[/wiki], [wiki=f6665e2a9ab77abefd148781e4dd135c]Heraklion[/wiki], [wiki=30eba7decf2a5e1d0f3857d71e9113fe]Hurghada[/wiki], [wiki=5c64dbd0208b82f8441a7495e71ace73]Kos[/wiki], [wiki=7c73a5ef990ad848138af9569d7d5c12]Larnaca[/wiki], [wiki=e76d32a452d5248f322de1a08f7b64fc]Las Palmas de Gran Canaria[/wiki], [wiki=ae926b3a14ada1489bce9c4c73b6229f]Marsa Alam[/wiki], [wiki=7b3fe8e75691bb35d176785419028915]Palma de Mallorca[/wiki], [wiki=3dd9ab27e061fb4fab78e42511023a08]Rhodes[/wiki], [wiki=c812662377f302492c797d04bae46d82]Tenerife[/wiki]-South) -
Croatia Airlines ([wiki=6964d16bf11a3bbffbe98b7159f13968]Dubrovnik[/wiki], [wiki=8a9e64d86ed12ad40de129bc7f4683b2]Split[/wiki]) -
Darwin Airlines ([wiki=3eb8670d999ac077dd0e2c345cb7c905]Amsterdam[/wiki]-Schiphol, [wiki=e20d37a5d7fcc4c35be6fc18a8e71bfa]Paris[/wiki]-Charles de Gaulle) -
Freebird Airlines ([wiki=fbf55ec2f75ae0ee54a2c55b49eef828]Antalya[/wiki]) -
Germanwings ([wiki=34de6132f13e62a0c803d12062324ad6]Cologne[/wiki]/[wiki=03b16e0a78b56bb5ada8e43123aaaa62]Bonn[/wiki], [wiki=a330ac6c48198545d4d2f9ff2cb0fc05]Stuttgart[/wiki]) -
Germania ([wiki=fbf55ec2f75ae0ee54a2c55b49eef828]Antalya[/wiki], [wiki=9949b5df25c2ddc29e06686134c2dd47]Fuerteventura[/wiki], [wiki=f6665e2a9ab77abefd148781e4dd135c]Heraklion[/wiki], [wiki=7e35e74e610188414ad24235dd787c78]Moscow[/wiki]-Domodedovo, [wiki=3dd9ab27e061fb4fab78e42511023a08]Rhodes[/wiki]) -
Hamburg Airways ([wiki=fbf55ec2f75ae0ee54a2c55b49eef828]Antalya[/wiki]) -
Lufthansa ([wiki=5f22adea9df0d30bf784d08b57acc88e]Düsseldorf[/wiki], [wiki=4312d5c8cdda027420c474e2221abc34]Frankfurt[/wiki], [wiki=7b88a4aca50f33c258efc438d098c9f4]Munich[/wiki]) -
Neos ([wiki=e76d32a452d5248f322de1a08f7b64fc]Las Palmas de Gran Canaria[/wiki]) -
Nouvelair ([wiki=9c8f2f974048326d41ce5cd2f740ea48]Djerba[/wiki], [wiki=de5f0f744b6e3c3276ddfd4c4f6ff329]Enfidha[/wiki]) -
Onur Air ([wiki=fbf55ec2f75ae0ee54a2c55b49eef828]Antalya[/wiki]) -
Pegasus Airlines ([wiki=fbf55ec2f75ae0ee54a2c55b49eef828]Antalya[/wiki]) -
Ryanair ([wiki=11f7b1f5fd42a9b03a4f8de3bdbae7f2]Faro[/wiki], [wiki=59ead8d1e124ccfb79f3ace06f43e703]London[/wiki]-Stansted), [wiki=c555476e638103c16dca6675fc73d814]Malaga[/wiki], [wiki=322db3095458956cc0d273d05531d993]Pisa[/wiki], [wiki=1f49f770adc6c84629f50ce3ca2a2109]Rome[/wiki]-Ciampino, [wiki=f734a2c8864a183568195a6670c7a6ef]Trapani[/wiki]) -
Sky Airlines ([wiki=fbf55ec2f75ae0ee54a2c55b49eef828]Antalya[/wiki]) -
SunExpress ([wiki=fbf55ec2f75ae0ee54a2c55b49eef828]Antalya[/wiki], [wiki=e31a4d9e0b184237536ee902d66b43ea]Gazipasa[/wiki]), [wiki=30eba7decf2a5e1d0f3857d71e9113fe]Hurghada[/wiki], [wiki=e76d32a452d5248f322de1a08f7b64fc]Las Palmas de Gran Canaria[/wiki], [wiki=3f4522685c2e61b2ba00ad392749de43]Luxor[/wiki], [wiki=ae926b3a14ada1489bce9c4c73b6229f]Marsa Alam[/wiki], [wiki=f25d6a0826b01f46dac6c7374592f982]Santa Cruz/La Palma[/wiki], [wiki=0b57c2ace8a5a7843aa9d4ff85679698]Sharm-el-Sheikh[/wiki]), [wiki=cd59def3023c9e0be42a59a178eab0a8]Taba[/wiki], [wiki=74c6e9ae2e6a2eed28c45dd5189e2ea6]Teneriffa[/wiki]) -
TUIfly ([wiki=fbf55ec2f75ae0ee54a2c55b49eef828]Antalya[/wiki], [wiki=9949b5df25c2ddc29e06686134c2dd47]Fuerteventura[/wiki], [wiki=f6665e2a9ab77abefd148781e4dd135c]Heraklion[/wiki], [wiki=3dd9ab27e061fb4fab78e42511023a08]Rhodes[/wiki]) -
Tunis Air ([wiki=9c8f2f974048326d41ce5cd2f740ea48]Djerba[/wiki], [wiki=de5f0f744b6e3c3276ddfd4c4f6ff329]Enfidha[/wiki]) -
Turkish Airlines ([wiki=0ef8f876d62a45352e28410454e3634b]Istanbul[/wiki]) -
[wiki=ee1611b61f5688e70c12b40684dbb395]Berlin[/wiki]'s airports are just two hours away by train and offer more options. As an intercontinental flyer you should also consider Frankfurt . During daytime, hourly direct trains take you from the airport station Frankfurt Flughafen Fernbahnhof to Leipzig Hauptbahnhof in about 4 hours for €74.
The best way to get around in Leipzig is by bike. Leipzig has a wide network of rivers and channels and almost all of them have a bike track on at least one bank. Since these bike paths often run beneath the street level, they form a bike highway system in Leipzig. The bike paths on street level are also abundant, but slower, because of the many street crossings. Leipzig has a bike sharing system from nextbike [url=http://www.nextbike.de/en/],]an international public bike sharing company that was actually founded in Leipzig. Here is a web site dedicated to biking in Leipzig [http://www.radfahren-in-leipzig.de/[/url](in German only).
The primary means of public transport is the tram. LVB [http://www.lvb.de/] operates trams and buses in Leipzig. Most lines run every 10 minutes during the day and at least hourly at night. A single-trip ticket costs (prices as of November 2015) €2.50. A full day bus & tram ticket, valid 24 hours, costs €6.00; a day ticket for 5 people traveling together costs €17.60. A weekly pass costs €21.10. After 8pm, you must enter buses through the driver's door and show/purchase your ticket.
The tram network is structured like a star with a circle in the center. Tram lines generally lead from the outskirts into the city, which they half-circle on the ring, and continue to someplace else in the outskirts. Bus lines provide additional direct connections that often do not touch the center.
Trains ("S-Bahn") are crossing the city center in north-south direction though the city tunnel, connecting Hauptbahnhof and Bayerischer Bahnhof via underground stations at Markt and at Wilhelm-Leuschner Platz. From both ends of the tunnel lines branch off into several directions towards Leipzig suburbs like Connewitz, Stötteritz, Thekla, fair area and Miltitzer Allee and beyond. Please note that the city tunnel provides fast connections north - south, but is not of great help in the east - west direction.
Plenty of taxis are available. They wait for customers in various designated locations around the city. You can also wave a taxi on the street if its sign is lit up. To order a taxi to your current location call [url=http://www.taxi4884.de/]4884[/url]. Pubs, restaurants and hotels will be happy to do that for you if you are their customer. Expect a fare of €15-20 for a trip from the outskirts to the center or vice versa.
Leipzig suffers from the same traffic problems as all cities of its size. Access to the city center is restricted, so don't plan to go anywhere inside the inner ring of main streets.
If you still like to use a car within the city, be prepared to pay a fee for parking around the center. Car parks are available at Hauptbahnhof, Augustusplatz, Burgplatz, and several other locations. A parking guidance system is installed on the main streets. Around the inner ring, signs point you to the different car parks and display the current number of unused parking spots. Signs are color-coded, each color representing a car park location. Since the city center is pretty compact, for most purposes it won't matter much where you leave your car. When you visit the Gewandhaus or the opera, the car park underneath Augustusplatz is the most convenient option with exits to both buildings.
Watch for the trams when making turns. They are stronger than your car and sometimes come from behind beside the street. At marked tram stops, if the driving lane is to the right of the track, you have to wait behind a stopping tram and let passengers get on and off. After everyone is off the street, you may pass slowly.
Starting in March 2011, most of the city of Leipzig will become a designated [wiki=d8b00929dec65d422303256336ada04f#Traffic_rules]low-emission zone[/wiki] (Umweltzone). Cars operating within the limits of the city have to comply with strict emission standards. Many modern cars do, but to enter the zone your car has to show it by exhibiting a green badge (Feinstaubplakette). If you enter the city without this badge, or with a yellow or red badge, you risk a fine.
The church where Bach worked as a cantor from 1723 until his death in 1750. His remains are buried under a bronze epitaph near the altar.
* Leipzig's largest church. Starting point for the peaceful revolution on October 9, 1989, when 600 SED, who were sent to break up the protest joined the protesters. Every Monday at 5pm since 1982, the church holds peace prayers.
*One of the many traces of the Napoleonic wars in and around Leipzig:
a memorial church to the honours of Russian soldiers who died during the Napoleonic wars.
Opened in 1999, this is a museum about the GDR. There is one permanent exhibition about the life in the GDR and the fall of the GDR; the other exhibition changes aprox. every two month and has similar topics.
* Housed in the former Stasi headquarters, this is an interesting museum documenting the Stasi (DDR secret police) and its methods of controlling and manipulating the people. Displays are in German - there is not much English inside. English audio guides are available for €3.
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* Housed in a glass cube, this museum features paintings from the 15th century through today. Highlights include paintings by local artists Max Beckman and Max Klinger, as well as Caspar David Friedrich, Lucas Cranach the Younger, and Claude Monet.
* Includes the Museum of Applied Arts, the Musik Museum, and Museum of Ethnology.
* The nature museum, filled with all kinds of taxidermy creatures. As of January 2011, city officials are pondering plans of closing the museum soon and reopening it in a different location later with a redesigned exhibition.
*Exhibition of pewter figures in historically-themed dioramas. The location, the gatehouse and only remainder of an old manor, was one of the hotspots in the battles of the Napoleonic wars.
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*The university's library.
*History of psychiatry.
*Pharmacy museum
*History of schooling
*A museum about coffee and coffee culture in Europe's oldest continuously operating coffee house [http://www.coffe-baum.de/].
*Changing exhibitions of contemporary art.
Former home of composer Felix Mendelssohn.
* Former home of the poet Friedrich Schiller.
* Former house of composer Robert Schumann.
Unique to Leipzig is its number of passages in the city center. Some have big entrances, while others may look from the street just like a gate left open. Some belong to historical buildings, some have appeared only a few years ago.
* Upscale shops and bars. The entrance to Auerbachs Keller is inside. Forms a bigger system with Königshauspassage and Messehofpassage.
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* The oldest passage in Leipzig
* Calm atmosphere in the middle of the city. Inside you'll find the arthouse cinema Passage Kinos.
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Baroque architecture.
*Apartment houses in concentric circles, built in the late 1920s/early 1930s. Streets named after characters from the Song of the Nibelungs.
*Curved to follow the street, huge like a castle - Leipzig's most prominent relict of the Stalin era sits at the Ring next to the Gewandhaus.
*Europe's largest uninterrupted Gründerzeit district.
*An industrial district whose time of glory has passed. Many of its factories died a slow death during the GDR years, which suddenly became visible with the re-unification of Germany. Today it is a mixture of old industrial buildings, some in ruins and others repurposed; fallow land; and new developments. Walk around Karl-Heine-Straße between Felsenkeller and the railway station Bahnhof Plagwitz, Weißenfelser Straße and Gießerstraße to get a feeling for the place, or walk the path alongside the Karl-Heine-Kanal. May appear a bit spooky at night.
*Herrmann Julius Meyer, owner of a publishing company, initiated in the late 19th century several development projects to provide adequate but cheap housing to factory workers and their families.
*You can see two early highrise buildings (by the standards of their time) around Augustusplatz. One is the Krochhochaus on the western side of the square, which you can see in the background of the fountain photo above. The other is the Europahaus in the southeastern corner of the square, across the street from the Gewandhaus.
*Besides the tower of the new townhall and the Völkerschlachtenkmal, three highrise buildings shape the skyline of Leipzig. The City-Hochhaus (Augustusplatz) was originally built as part of the university campus but sold to private investors in the 1990s. The Wintergartenhochhaus next to the Hauptbahnhof (Wintergartenstraße) is an apartment building. The Westin hotel was erected in the late 1970s and opened in 1981 as Hotel Merkur.
At 91m tall, this is the biggest monument in Europe, commemorating the Battle of Leipzig in the Napoleonic Wars, in which the combined Prussian, Austrian, and Russian forces defeated Napoleon at a cost of 100,000 lives. The top platform can be visited (steep, narrow stairs). Every summer, the 'bath tub' race is held in the reflecting pool below.
* It's the oldest one in Germany and one of the first in the world.
* Although pricey, this is one of the largest and best known zoos in Germany. New elephants' enclosure has a swimming pool where you can watch the elephants bathing from under the water level. Visit the Gondwanaland tropical species exhibit and the monkey house.
*The national library of Germany collects works published in Germany or in the German language. It consists of three buildings from different epochs: the original main building opened in 1916 with two later extensions integrated, a windowless depot tower from the late 70s/early 80s, and book-shaped fourth extension to be opened in May 2011. The center of the main building is a large reading room worth a visit just for its atmosphere. If you wish to use the library or just move around freely you will have to pay a fee and provide government-issued photo ID. If you ask the security guards nicely, they may accompany you to the entrance of the reading room and let you glimpse into it. No photography.
*A converted cotton mill in the Plagwitz industrial district, today providing work and exhibition rooms to artists.
*Germany's oldest preserved railway station, built in 1842, only 7 years after the first train line of Germany had been opened. The station is no longer in use but one can still view the portal. In the course of the construction of the city tunnel the entire portal was moved away and later relocated to its original place. There is a new underground station "Bayerischer Bahnhof" as part of the city tunnel. All S-Bahn-trains stop there.
*Located across the ring southwest of the New Town Hall (Neues Rathaus), the appearance of this building resembles the original look of the Reichstag in [wiki=ee1611b61f5688e70c12b40684dbb395]Berlin[/wiki]. It was built from 1888 to 1895 for the Court of the German Empire (Reichsgericht), the highest court of the Reich. During the GDR years the building served a variety of uses and hosted the Museum der Bildenden Künste. After refurbishment, the Federal Administrative Court (Bundesverwaltungsgericht) moved into the Reichsgericht building in 2002. You can visit the entrance hall, the large courtroom, and the Reichsgerichtsmuseum with an exhibition on the history of the building. Visitor access may get restricted without prior notice if the work of the court requires it.
* Huge panoramic picture surrounding the viewe. The theme changes from time to time. The building was originally used as a gas storage tank.
* Leipzig's highest building has a restaurant and an observation platform at its top with a great view over the town.
Mendelssohn's orchestra still exists, but the concert hall is new. Inside is a huge painting by Sighard Gille, visible through the windows from Augustusplatz.
*Listen to the St Thomas Boys Choir performing Bach's music in its original environment. Be aware that a guest choir may sing instead at any time as the St. Thomas Choir travels a lot. Since the motet is primarily a musical form of devotion and not a musical performance for tourists, applause is uncommon and frowned upon.
*The opera house of Leipzig. Though the building is only 50 years old, the company looks back at more than 300 years of history.
Organized by the Bach Museum.
* Besides the main event on the fairground, readings take place in various locations around the city.
* World's largest Goth festival includes a pagan village, medieval market, and goth music.
* Funfair, twice a year in spring (April/May) and fall (September/October)
*Meeting of hot air balloon pilots. Lots of flying balloons if the weather permits flying.
*Festival of contemporary European Theatre.
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Parties organized by British robotics artist Jim Whiting. You can expect furniture that moves by itself, a waterfall made of bathtubs that you can climb into if you feel the need, and various other thrills and chills.
*Take a ride on a miniature railway circling around the Lake Auensee in the northwest of the city.
Try specialities of Leipzig:
* Lerchen, a sweet dough-wicker, sold in bakeries.
* Quarkkeulchen, served in traditional restaurants as a dessert
* Leipziger Allerlei, a vegetable dish
* Reformationsbrötchen, a pastry, sold in bakeries in October prior to Reformation Day
Saxon cuisine.
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* Indian food.
Exotic Saxon dishes.
* Features a scale model of the Taj Mahal.
* Ambient place with vegetarian options
* Korean food.
* German food.
* Saxon food. Large portions. Outdoor terrace, rustic cellar, or tunnel courtyard.
Classy Italian resturant
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* 100% vegan pizzeria
* Vegan fast food
* Vegetarian/vegan restaurant.
Leipzig has a long and lively coffee house tradition. Although many of the old cafés have disappeared, this tradition lives on. Besides Zum Arabischen Coffee Baum (listed under Museums above) a number of cafés give you a place to relax and have a cup of coffee during the day.
* 100 years old. Two copper elephant heads guard the entrance. The interior is put under preservation and has been restored to its original glory in the 1990s. Unfortunately, the “glory” of the place is hijacked by over-priced and terrible coffee (€4.40 for a double espresso), served by waitresses who believe your disdain for the coffee comes from not being able to appreciate “strong coffee”.
* Art-deco style. Opened in 1919, refurbished in 1998-2000. Outside the city center.
This pub has been around since medieval times. Opened in 1525, it is among the oldest continuously operated pubs in Germany. The barrel cellar (only opened for private parties) has been the background to a scene in one of Germany's most famous plays, "Faust" by Goethe. The master of German literature himself used to drink his wine here, and the rooms are frequently the set for a live, around-the-city re-enactment of the play.
* Sleek design.
* Includes the city's prettiest beer garden but not many vegetarian options. Try their beer specialty 'Gose'. It's made with coriander and salt, and is very much an acquired taste. It is usually served with a shot of liquor.
* Has the largest number of different brands of absinth in a building from the 16th century. Smoky place.
* Good Food and drink at a low price. Live music Monday to Saturday at 9pm and a local mainstay. Tuesday is "Guitarnight" with guitar guru Christian Rover and occasional international guests, Thursdays the Blues Scene meets, changing events on weekends.
* Always a happening place. DJs, football games, and partying all night.
* Right in the centre of town. Very popular with all age groups. There is always something going on.
Hip-hop and R&B.
* Former squat house at the edge of the woods with a moving history, now a top venue for punk, rock, hardcore and hip-hop concerts. Also known for its huge, monthly Electric Island, skate ramp and beer garden / "Freisitz".
* gothic music and dark wave, on Thursday rock music.
* Weirdly decorated place with hippie 70's theme. Mostly classic rock. Party lasts well past 4am, often way past sunrise. This is the place to go when everything else is closed.
* Small club features indie and electronic music. Student crowd inside, beer garden outside.
* A very old movie theater, mostly in its original, if damaged, condition from 1912, with a wide range of speciality concerts: singer/songwriter, indie, jazz, doom, experimental and the city's own Baikaltrain Disco. Also children's movies, circus and varieté.
* Very old and big student club bar / cafe. Underground cellars. Live bands or DJs most nights, outdoor films are shown in the summer. Moritzbastei was once a part of the city wall. Students dug it out in the 1970s and turned it into a club.
* Jazz, experimental, and indie music. Also shows film and theatre.
* Brass instruments hang from the ceiling at this jazz bar.
* In an old factory, now used for concerts, film, theatre, and circus acts.
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Starwood hotel. 650 m² spa.