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About 6,000
parking spaces are available for you at Leipzig/Halle Airport. A guiding system
aims to direct you to free car parks. You may also reserve a parking space on
the multi-storey car park; information is available on +49 (0)341-224-1247.
The city of Leipzig This
understandably oft-cited quotation is attributed to that most famous German literary
figure, Johann Wolfgang Goethe. He was just one of an impressive number of famous
students which the University of Leipzig, one of the oldest in Germany, can lay
claim to. And its not just the academic side the citys past and present are
full of the famous, the unique and the distinctive. The Thomanerchor (St Thomas
Choir), one of the oldest boys choirs in the world, must be mentioned here, as
must its most famous choir master, Johann Sebastian Bach. Then there are the Gewandhaus
Orchestra and the Opera House, making Leipzig a favourite destination for music
lovers. The Leipzig Trade Fair is the oldest in the world and, since 1996, it
has boasted a modern complex which is well thought out in terms of functionality
and spectacular for its architecture. The historic centre of the city was partly
shaped by the Trade Fair, by the splendid old Fair Houses, with their arcades,
shops and restaurants, and Leipzigs own special flair vitality, cosmopolitan
attitudes and hospitality. Site
with great information about Leipzig The
city of Halle If you listen carefully, you
can hear the citys name in that famous chorus from Handels Messiah. Indeed,
there are a number of celebrities of Europe-wide fame in Halles 1,000 years of
history. But there is one name which comes immediately to mind: that of Georg
Friedrich Handel. The composer is commemorated in numerous ways in his native
city, especially through performances of his music. The Handel Festival is one
of the high points of Halles year, involving the citys two major orchestras,
the Opera House, theatres, museums and more besides. The Martin Luther University,
one of the oldest in Germany, dominates the intellectual life of the city. The
Cultural Capital of Saxony Anhalt displays the proud testimony of a long history:
Romanesque churches, two mediaeval castles both of which now serve the aesthetic
life of the city, one as a renowned art museum, the other as the College of Art
and Design historical buildings in the city centre and Art Nouveau architecture
in the suburbs, where Europes first tram once caused a sensation. The people
of Halle all agree: their fascinating salt-works have a long tradition! Halle
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