Vacation Rentals in Leipzig

Leipzig has a well-preserved old town, in which also some apartments are offered. If you are looking for a vacation rental that is close to nature, it is best to look north of the centre, where the Leipzig Zoo and the floodplain forest are located. In the south you will find holiday apartments near the Elster and Pleiße Auewald forests and the Lößnig-Dölitz recreation park. The west of Leipzig has some vacation rentals to offer not far from the Kulkwitzer lake.

In the city of 561,000 inhabitants, you are spoilt for choice when it comes to choosing the right holiday accommodation. Because in the entire urban area a large selection is offered to you, from private rooms, over fully equipped vacation homes up to pretty holiday houses in green quiet situation. There are also some elegant city apartments from which you can quickly reach the city's most important museums.

When searching for a holiday home, use the possibility to sort the offers according to special features. Despite the city location, you can find some accommodations in Leipzig with terrace, balcony or even your own garden. If you arrive by car, an apartment with included parking space is highly recommended.

The city of Leipzig is located in the Free State of Saxony, about 32 kilometres from the city of Halle (Saale) in Saxony-Anhalt. From Dresden you need about one and a half hours by car to get to Leipzig. The district of Nordsachsen borders on the city centre in the north. Then it's about 190 kilometers to Berlin.

Leipzig lies at the confluence of the Pleiße, Parthe and Weiße Elster rivers, which have a decisive influence on the cityscape and form the so-called Leipziger Gewässerknoten. For this reason there is a large alluvial forest area along the rivers, which over the centuries has still preserved a rare flora and fauna and in Europe represents a rare example of the combination of alluvial forest and urban area. Since lignite was mined around Leipzig in the past, there are now numerous lakes in the surrounding area which are used as recreational areas by residents and visitors alike.

There are also a few surveys in Leipzig. The city's mountains include the 163 metre high Galgenberg and the Monarch's Hill with 159 metres of altitude. In addition, the Seehausen, the Liebertwolkwitz and the Fockeberg are among the city elevations that offer fantastic views.

Despite its urban location, you can also use the surroundings of Leipzig for hiking or cycling. For the city in Saxony is the crossroads or end point of famous routes, such as the road of brown coal, the Luther Trail, the Elster Cycle Trail or the Berlin-Leipzig Cycle Trail.

Local specialities include crayfish at the top of the menu, combined with crab butter and bread dumplings. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the lark was a popular ingredient for pies. Today, the Leipziger Lerche is a short pastry filled with marzipan, which was developed by a baker after the ban on hunting singing birds. Also try the beer speciality Gose and the caraway liqueur Leipziger Allasch. These drinks are often mixed together and served as so-called "umbrellas".

Numerous musicians and composers once lived in Leizpig. The houses in which they lived and worked have been opened to the public. Visit the Bach Museum in the Bosehaus and the Bach Archive Leipzig at Thomaskirchhof. You can get an impression of how musicians lived and composed in the past in Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's house where he lived and died. Also worth seeing are the Schumann House, the birthplace of Richard Wagner and the homes of Erwin Schulhoff and Gustav Mahler.