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Leipzig - (love) at first sight

Leipzig for newbies – 10 good reasons and more

This page offers you fantastic guidelines for your first visit to Leipzig.

Save yourself the time and effort of having to find out where Leipzig's treasures are hidden. We have found them for you and compiled them here.

Browse through this website and discover the top 10 highlights not to be missed during a first visit to Leipzig. Our promise: You will be hungry for even more of Leipzig.

We recommend the blog article "10 reasons for a trip to Leipzig" to the undecided. Learn more about what makes Leipzig so special in a concise and entertaining way. Reading this article will dispel any doubts. For centuries Leipzig has been a magnet for trade, art, culture and outstanding personalities - cosmopolitan, green and self-assured. Leipzig is on the up, growing and looking forward to having you!

Millions of visitors show every year: no one is immune to Leipzig's charm. So - embark upon the journey and come again!

Moreover, with the LEIPZIG CARD, travel by bus or train for free around the city, and enjoy a great number of discounts on over 90 offers. Including on sights, museums, restaurants and shops.

Well, then - get on board!

The highlights at a glance

The MS Weltfrieden offers a boat trip along the Karl Heine Canal in Leipzig, boat rental, city tour
© Andreas Schmidt
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
© LTM
The "Kümmelapotheke" in the Mädler-Passage shopping arcade which boasts a large number of shops, Wilhelminian style, architecture in Leipzig, shopping
© Andreas Schmidt
Bach sculpture in front of the main entrance to the Museum of Fine Arts in Leipzig, cultural venue, exhibition, gallery
© LTM
The St. Thomas Choir walking into the illuminated St. Thomas Church, singing motets in Leipzig at Night, cultural venue, city of music, sights
St. Thomas Church Leipzig © LTM / PUNCTUM
The commemorative Monument to the Battle of the Nations in Leipzig next to which the FORUM 1813 museum is located, sight, cultural venue, architecture, history of Leipzig
Monument to the Battle of the Nations © Andreas Schmidt

Top 10 for newbies

View into an exhibition room in the Grassi Museum für Völkerkunde, cultural institutions in Leipzig
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GRASSI Museum of Ethnology

The Grassi Museum houses one of the largest ethnographic collections in Germany, documenting almost all cultures of the world.
Exhibition room in the Museum of Fine Arts Leipzig with a painting on the wall, gallery, cultural institution
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Museum of Fine Arts

Admire a wide range of paintings, sculptures and prints from the late Middle Ages to contemporary art in the Museum of Fine Arts. Many of these works were donated by citizens, giving the exhibition a very personal perspective.
Panoramic image of the Red Bull Arena home stadium from the inside and RB Leipzig's training grounds, football stadium, events, recreational venue, experience

Red Bull Arena

The Red Bull Arena is the second largest stadium in eastern Germany, part of the Leipzig Sports Forum and the RB Leipzig stadium.
View of the illuminated Monument to the Battle of the Nations at night next to the Museum Forum 1813, which houses an exhibition on the Battle of the Nations near Leipzig and the Lake of Tears built in memory of the fallen soldiers, history of Leipzig, sights, cultural institution
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Monument to the Battle of the Nations and FORUM 1813

The monument commemorates the Battle of the Nations near Leipzig as well as the more than 110,000 people who lost their lives in the course of the massive battle.
View of the illuminated St. Thomas Church in twilight, where the famous St. Thomas Choir of Leipzig perform, and which constitutes one of Leipzig, the Music City's most prominent attractions, cultural venue

St. Thomas Church

The St. Thomas Church is a house of worship, place of music, home of the St. Thomas Choir and final resting place of Johann Sebastian Bach. It is the second-most central church in Leipzig's city centre after St. Nicholas Church.
People in red rowing boats paddle on the water at the city harbour Leipzig, which offers boat tours on the city's canals such as the Karl-Heine-Kanal, water sports, recreational facilities, adventures
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Leipzig City Harbour (motorboat tours, canoe rentals)

In the immediate vicinity of the city centre, Leipzig City Harbour offers numerous leisure activities for water tourists, athletes and those seeking relaxation.
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.
View of the Café Kümmel Apotheke in the Mädler-Passage which is the most famous example of the special courtyard and passage architecture in Leipzig, and where today your can find many fine shops, culture

Mädler Passage (Grimmaische Straße/Neumarkt)

Leipzig's most impressive arcade is the best place to experience the architectural and historical grandeur of this city of trade fairs and commerce. You're invited - to enjoy, wander and marvel.
View of the St. Nicholas Church and the St. Nicholas Column in St. Nicholas Church Square, where the prayers for peace which led to the Peace Revolution took place, cultural venue, history of Leipzig, sights

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
View of the City-Hochhaus on Augustusplatz, which is also known as the Panorama tower and is a great vantage point for a view over the city. The left part of the picture shows the Mendebrunnen and the Gewandhaus in Leipzig, sights, cultural institutions

City Hochhaus and observation platform

You can find an impressive observation platform with a full view of the entire city on the roof of Leipzig's City Hochhaus.