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Leipzig Travel and Tourist Information

Leipzig utility pipe

ABOVE: During a recent visit to Leipzig, a temporary utility pipe formed an impromptu sculpture that snaked through the city center.

Tourist office

Leipzig's tourist office, formally named "Leipzig Tourismus und Marketing GmbH," has an information center at Katharinenstrasse 8 near the city hall. Click here for hours of operation, a map, and other details.

Leipzig Web links

Leipzig Region
The tourist office's official Web site is packed with useful listings and advice. It covers both the city and the surrounding area.

Germany Tourism: Leipzig
The German National Tourist Office gives an overview of Leipzig, a "city of heroes and city of music."

Wikipedia: Leipzig
The online encyclopedia offers a quick introduction to Leipzig, with notes on the city's history, musical culture, educational institutions, economy, media, sports, annual events, and more.

Leipziger Messe
Leipzig has been noted for its trade fairs since the 1400s, and its new Exhibition Center (which opened in 1996) hosts nearly four dozen major events that attract more than a million visitors per year. The Leipzig Book Fair and the GC Games Convention rank high on the list of events; another with a catchy title is the DOG-Kongress (with DOG standing for "Deutsche Ophthalmologische Gesellschaft," not our canine friends).

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