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Altes Rathaus in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany

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Overview

'Hypezig!' cry the papers, 'the New Berlin', says just about everybody. Yes, Leipzig is Saxony's coolest city, a playground for nomadic young creatives who have been displaced by the fast-gentrifying German capital, but it's also a city of enormous history, a trade-fair centre and solidly in the sights of music lovers due to its intrinsic connection to the lives and work of Bach, Mendelssohn and Wagner.

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Saxony has the most distinctive identity of all of Germany's diverse regions. Here are the top things to do in this historic corner of eastern Germany.

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