Quelle: Grüner Ring LeipzigIn the midst of a combine of waters consisting of Weiße Elster, Pleiße and Parthe the city of Leipzig is located. All in all about 176.4 kilometres of water flows through the city. The two largest lakes, Cospudener Lake and Kulkwitzer Lake, attract every year a great number of tourists.
There are several paddling associations where tourists can pick up their favourite vehicle to discover the water streets of Leipzig. Furthermore these associations provide informative material and assist tourists with their Know-How.
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JohannaparkIn the past years inline-skating has become a frequently practised sport in Leipzig. As reaction to this trend the city of Leipzig installed interesting skating tracks and facilities into the natural scenery of Leipzig’s parks. Most popular tracks our guests can find at Cospunder Lake and in the culture park “Clara-Zetkin”.
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Equitation in and near the city of Leipzig gains more and more importance. On about 40 kilometres of bridleway horse enthusiast and equestrians can discover the nature to the same degree. Several riding tracks you will find on
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Stay fit during your stay at the Steigenberger Grandhotel Handelshof in Leipzig, and make use of the variegated jogging tracks in straight distance to the hotel. One eminent possibility therefore is situated in a 1.4 kilometer walking distance, the “Rosentalpark”. For further information and jogging tracks in Leipzig’s most beautiful parks our concierge team will be very glad to assist you.
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Taking place every year since 1999, the Bachfest brings visitors from all over the world to Leipzig. In 2012 the program is bringing the compositions ot the St. Thomas cantors into focus, following the motto of the year: “…a new song- 800 years Thomana”. Next to concerts by well known interprets like Masaaki Suzuki, Marcus Creed, Ton Koopman or The English Concert, the knew familyprogram “b@ch for us”, providing an entertaining offering for young and old, will be introduced.
June 7-17th, 2012
