The Leipzig Music Trail

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Walk along the Leipzig Notenspur © W. Schneider

The fascinating combination of musical experiences & city exploration.

A musical walking tour: Leipzig has an unparalleled density of the original places of work of famous composers. Since 12 May 2012, the Leipzig Music Trail has made this musical cultural heritage a tangible experience for tourists. As the individual stations are not far removed from one another, they can be comfortably discovered on foot. At each station, audio examples and information in German and English provide you with exciting insights. You can also get the full experience on a unique 360° panorama tour.

The Leipzig Music Trail connects the most important original locations in Leipzig city centre along 5.1 km. Curved steel elements embedded into the ground mark the meandering path through city centre. You can start and end your tour at any of the stations.

Visualisation of the Leipzig Music Trail in "Leipzig - a World-Class City of Music" flyer (PDF 1.41 MB)

About the project

Information film about the Leipzig Notenspur from Youtube, produced by LVZ, cultural venue, city of music, sights

The Leipzig Music Walk

The music of the 19th and early 20th century are at the centre of the 5 km-long Leipzig Music Walk.

Get a sense of the atmosphere of the time on your way through the Gründerzeit district and its parks.

Leipzig Music Walk

The stations of the Leipzig Music Trail

View of the Old Town Hall at Market Square, which, until 1905, housed the City Administration Offices and which is now home to the Stadtgeschichtliches Museum and a plethora of shops, cultural venue, shopping, sights, museums in Leipzig, architecture

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Old Town Hall

The Old Town Hall is a historic building in the centre of Leipzig. This city landmark is located directly on the market square.

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Leipzig Gewandhaus

The Gewandhaus is located on Augustusplatz opposite Leipzig Opera House and is home to the famous Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra.

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Opera Leipzig

Leipzig Opera represents more than 300 years of the city' s opera tradition. It is home to internationally renowned soloists, choirs and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra.

St. Nicholas Church

St. Nicholas Church is the oldest and largest church in Leipzig. Together with St. Thomas Church, it is one of the two best-known churches in the city. In autumn 1989, the St. Nicholas Church was the central starting point of the Peaceful Revolution in th

The Leipzig Music Ride

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By bike through Leipzig, the Music City © Robin Kunz

Cycling through the Music City

There probably is not another city in the world where you can experience so many interesting historical places relating to music in such an active yet laid-back way. And the best way to experience this rich history? By bicycle!

The Leipzig Music Ride leads you to the living and working places of famous musical geniuses. From St. Thomas Church in the city centre you will cycle through less touristy parts of Leipzig - along rivers, through parks and the Gründerzeit quarter (with architecture dating back to the Wilhelminan era), past mansions, churches, museums and the historical homes of famous composers. After 40 kilometres your Leipzig Music Trail will end at the new Gewandhaus. If you would rather a shorter trip in the saddle, you can also opt for an abbreviated tour of 17.5 km.

The Leipzig Music Ride is one of three individual "musical discovery tours" developed by the Leipzig Music Trail Initiative - a project by citizens for citizens. Incidentally, the Leipzig Music Trail website was awarded the European Initiative Prize for Culture "Pro Europa". And as Leipzig locals are known to be visionaries and dreamers, the next goal is already set: Inclusion in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.