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Auerbachs Keller Leipzig - Goethe's Favourite Wine Bar During His Student Days: Auerbachs Keller (Auerbachs Cellar) owes much of its fame to Goethe who immortalized the wine tavern in Faust I - In part V, Mephistopheles, the demon, takes Faust to the tavern in an attempt to ruin him, but fails. Goethe frequented Auerbachs Keller as a student and called it his favorite wine bar. It is for this very reason that we've come to check out this most famous and second oldest of Leipzig … [Read more...]
Discover Leipzig, The City of Music, On a Leipzig Music Trail: Leipzig is a city which is associated with many famous composers of the 18th to the 20th century. Johann Sebastian Bach worked in Leipzig from 1723 to 1750, Richard Wagner was born in Leipzig in 1813 and Leipzig was the most important and influential period of Felix Mendelssohn's creative life. Other eminent composers with strong Leipzig connections included Gustav Mahler, Hanns Eisler, Edvard Grieg, Robert and Clara … [Read more...]
The Church with the Tomb of Johann Sebastian Bach: Leipzig's Thomaskirche (St. Thomas Church) is famous as the place where Johann Sebastian Bach worked as the choirmaster from 1723. Here too is the resting place of the master composer. Although Bach's remains were originally buried at Johanneskirche, his tomb now lies in the Nave of Thomaskirche. Johanneskirche was destroyed during World War II and Bach's remains were moved to Thomaskirche in 1950. Thomaskirche itself did not escape the … [Read more...]
Suggested Tour Routes to make the best of your holiday in Germany Touring Germany is a pleasure, whether you drive yourself, take a coach or relax on a boat; that's because there's a lot to see and the roads are excellent, so travel is easy. Whether you're looking for romantic castles, picturesque villages with twisting alleys and narrow gabled houses, mountain landscapes or vibrant nightlife in a modern metropolis, everything is within easy reach. Try this Tour Route You'll notice that … [Read more...]
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