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Whether on foot or by coach: For guided walking and sightseeing tours, we have a strong partner: Leipzig Erleben GmbH.

Their extensive offer of tours and guides meets all our Leipzig guests wish for. All guides employed by Leipzig Erleben have been certified by the Leipzig Chamber of Industry and Commerce.

From March on there is a daily city tour in both German and English beginning at the Tourist Information which guarantees a great overview of the city and its history.

There are also tours with a topical focus as well as individual tours, daytrips, visits to different museums and special Leipzig programs for excursion groups, special interest groups, etc.

Guided tours are offered in German and the following 14 languages: English, Bulgarian, Czech, Dutch, Finnish, French, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish.

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A City Stroll - Starting at the Tourist Information

A walking tour through the city center with one of our certified guides is the best way to discover the most famous sights of Leipzig’s city center in a short time. Walking through the modern Speck’s Hof passage we first reach the St. Nicholas Church with its churchyard, which was the focus of events in fall 1989. We go on to the Augustusplatz with…

The Times and Tales

This tour offers witty anecdotes and legends out of Leipzig’s history. Do you know the reason why the Central Train Station was made up of two halves? Or do you know the spicy story that is behind the Mendebrunnen fountain? Guess why Bach’s coat pocket is turned inside out! And how does a Greenlander get to Leipzig? What is the term “Kaffeesachse”…

Architecture, History and Religion

Peaceful Revolution - The Fall of 89 in Leipzig

In 1982, when the first idealists came together in St. Nicholas to pray for peace, no one expected these gatherings to be the beginning of a never before seen revolution: the peaceful protesters of the Monday demonstrations went down in history. Our tour will take you to the hot spots of the events of the fall of 1989; e.g. St. Nicholas Church,…

Leipzig's Courtyards and Palaces - The Architecture of Leipzig as a Trade Fair City

Over the centuries the trade fair events shaped the architecture of the historical city center. There were these typical passage court yards, where the merchants offered their goods for sale. We would like to show you, how and why they started to build a new type of trade fair pavilion at the end of the 19th century so there is a special new…

Following Luther’s Footsteps through Leipzig

Jewish Life in Leipzig

About 80 years ago the Jewish religious community of Leipzig totaled nearly 13,000 members, the sixth largest in all of Germany. The Jewish citizens actively took part in trade and business and hence contributed to the growth of the city and enriched its social and cultural life.But starting 1933, and especially after the “Night of Broken…

Passages, Buildings, Trade – A Walking Tour through Our Arcades

Today the renovated trade fair buildings of the late 19th and early 20th century boast a second intimate network of pathways through the inner city of Leipzig that put the today’s modern shopping malls to shame. And we will show you the prettiest short cuts and the shortest detours in our “Little Paris”. During the walking tour you will see the…

Leipzig’s New Face – The Historic City Center through the Ages

The topics of this tour are buildings that have been recently constructed, renovated and especially the ones in the city center that have undergone elaborate historical refurbishment. Comparing the buildings now with old pictures you will notice some major changes over the last 20 years. How did these buildings and places look before World War II…

1000! And One City Walk – The Anniversary Tour

“Then the brave Bishop Eid, who had just returned from Poland bearing great gifts, was taken ill and passed his loyal soul back to Christ in urbe Libzi (the Fortress of Leipzig) on the 20th day of December.” These words were noted by Thietmar, Bishop of Merseburg (975/976-1018), in the seventh book of his chronicle for the year 1015, which, to…

Leipzig – A City of Music

World Famous City of Music - A Walk on the Leipzig Music Trail

Whether you are interested in Johann Sebastian Bach, who assumed office as organist and choirmaster of the world famous boys’ choir of St. Thomas Church or Georg Philipp Telemann who achieved success as a composer in Leipzig, or possibly Robert Schumann, who fell in love with Clara Wieck here, or Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy who worked as orchestra…

Discovering Bach – A Well-Tempered City Walk

Visiting the Bach Family – A Tour with Bach’s Wife, Anna Magdalena

With his Archive, Museum and the Bach Festival, you will always be confronted with the name of Johann Sebastian Bach in Leipzig. When Bach assumed the office as organist and choirmaster of the world famous boys’ choir of St. Thomas Church in 1723, his constantly growing family moved to Leipzig, too. On this tour Bach’s second wife Anna Magdalena…

Richard Wagner – A Leipziger

He was born in Leipzig in 1813, the year of the Battle of the Nations. Here he distinguished himself in his childhood and teens in music and his ambition to become a musician grew. But the musical dramatist’s relationship to the city of his birth – and city’s tolerance for him – had its ups and downs. You will hear the reasons why as we follow in…

Following Mendelssohn’s Footsteps on the Music Trail

Follow us on the trail of the great composer Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. We start at tourist information. On our way to the Mendelssohn statue near the St. Thomas church we will pass the Coffebaum café and restaurant, where well-known personalities such as Schumann, Mendelssohn, Wagner, Liszt, Mahler and many others were guests. The old Bach…

Leipzig – A City of Literature

The Literary Leipzig

Leipzig looks back on a proud literary tradition. We trace the footsteps of numerous poets and writers who, at one time or another, lived in Leipzig, a view of both past and present notables. The first to be recorded in the 13th century if not the first to appear was the minstrel Heinrich von Morungen, who lived in the Thomas Convent; and both…

Leipzig at Night

The face of the city changes in the evening. The museums and shops close their doors for the night. The cabaret theatres and pubs fill with people, Allasch and Gose go down easily, and the night owls come out. Leipzig’s nights are long. Our guides will tell you stories that could not be told in the light of day and will let you in on a few…

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Experience the UEFA EURO 2024™ in Leipzig!

UEFA EURO 2024™ will take place in Germany from 14 June to 14 July - and Leipzig is one of the ten host cities! On four match days, tens of thousands of football fans will gather at Stadion Leipzig and turn the next four weeks into a summer fairytale.

But the city will also be celebrating football beyond the stands of Stadion Leipzig: throughout the tournament, the Fan Zone on Augustusplatz invites you to experience the European Championship up close! There will be public viewings of all the matches, concerts by the likes of Clueso and MEUTE, and lots of activities for young and old.

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EM-Hit »Links, Rechts« »Menschen aus den Niederlanden schämen sich nicht zu feiern«

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»Nach links. Nach rechts. Döpdödödöp!«

Wer noch nicht mit niederländischem Partyschlager vertraut war, bekommt dank der Fußball-EM seit Tagen einen Eindruck davon. Tausende orange gekleidete Menschen versammelten sich vergangenen Sonntag in Hamburg zum Fanmarsch, es gab Fahnen, Bengalos und dröhnende Bässe aus einem Partybus. Vor allem ein Video ging daraufhin viral: Eine synchron hüpfende Menge, die den Aufforderungen aus einem Song der niederländischen Band Snollebollekes folgt.

Die Niederländer feierten eine der größten Partys, die Hamburg seit Jahren gesehen hat (und die viele Hamburgerinnen und Hamburger anders als den Schlagermove akzeptieren dürften). Nach Jahren des Katers holen sich die Fußballfans ihren Sport zurück – zumindest ist das die Lesart vieler Nutzerinnen und Nutzer in den Kommentarspalten unter den Videos: Nach dem Turnier in Russland, der Corona-EM, die überall stattfand, ohne dass irgendwo wirklich Stimmung aufkam, und der Wüsten-WM in Katar.

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Mitverantwortlich für dieses Gefühl ist Snollebollekes-Frontmann Rob Kemps. Der 38-Jährige ist Entertainer und seit Jahren mit seiner Partyschlagerband unterwegs. In den Niederlanden füllt er ganze Stadien oder tritt beim Königstag auf – und am Freitag auch beim Fanfest in Leipzig. Um 21 Uhr spielt das niederländische Team in der Stadt sein zweites EM-Spiel gegen Frankreich (Liveticker bei SPIEGEL.de). Der SPIEGEL erreicht Kemps dort am Donnerstagabend, er hat sich in sein Auto vor dem Hotel zurückgezogen. Um in Ruhe sprechen zu können, sagt er.

SPIEGEL: Herr Kemps, Sie sind wohl verantwortlich für den Fansong der Fußball-EM. Menschen aller Nationen feiern ihr »Links, Rechts«. Wie fühlt sich das an?

Kemps: Ich fühle mich geehrt. Musik verbindet Menschen, egal woher sie kommen. Dafür braucht es gar keine tiefgehenden Töne wie bei tragischen Klassikstücken oder französischen Chansons. Es ist ganz einfache Partymusik, die Menschen glücklich machen kann.

SPIEGEL: Ihr Song baut sich um zweieinhalb Wörter auf: Links, rechts und ein Döp in Abwandlungen. Warum funktioniert diese Art der Musik so gut?

Kemps: Es ist Musik ohne Anspruch. Eigentlich transportieren erfolgreiche Songs eine Message, ob es um Krieg oder Frieden geht. Für uns steht aber im Vordergrund, dass es tanzbar ist.

SPIEGEL: Musik ohne Tiefgang also.

Kemps: Es geht um den Ausdruck von Freude. Ich lebe in den Niederlanden; wenn ich dort eine türkische Hochzeit sehe, will ich mit den Leuten auf der Straße tanzen. Ich verstehe kein Wort von dem, was sie singen. Aber diese Art der fröhlichen Musik bringt Menschen zusammen.

SPIEGEL: Auch Ihre Musik bringt Menschen zusammen. Videos, wie niederländische Fans Ihren Song in Hamburg singen – respektive tanzen –, wurden millionenfach geklickt.

Kemps: Der Song ist sehr einfach zu verstehen, sehr eingängig. Jeder versteht, dass er oder sie von links nach rechts springen soll – ob du aus Deutschland kommst, aus England oder von mir aus auch aus China.

SPIEGEL: Ihr Song ist aber nicht neu, veröffentlicht wurde er 2017. Niederländische Fans bei der Tour de France oder bei Formel-1-Rennen feiern ihn seit Jahren. Wurden Sie dennoch vom aktuellen Hype in den sozialen Netzwerken überrascht?

Kemps: Um ehrlich zu sein, habe ich erwartet, dass ein paar niederländische Fans den Song aufführen würden. Egal, in welcher Bar auf der Welt Niederländerinnen und Niederländer feiern, feiern sie mit »Links, Rechts«. Die Videos aus Hamburg wurden aber so häufig angeschaut und geteilt, das ist verrückt. Es leben rund 17 Millionen Menschen in den Niederlanden, mir war klar, dass nicht alle aus der Heimat kommen können.

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SPIEGEL: In den Kommentarspalten der Videos werden die Niederlande als Partyvolk gefeiert. Ist da etwas dran?

Kemps: Menschen aus den Niederlanden sind einfach frei. Sie schämen sich nicht zu feiern. Deutschland etwa hat auch eine gute Partygesellschaft, wenn ich nur an das Oktoberfest und die Après-Ski-Partys denke. Aber die Niederländer sind einfach Niederländer. Sie sind einfach glücklich.

SPIEGEL: Sehen wir Sie bald auf Mallorca?

Kemps: Tatsächlich bin ich dort schon einmal aufgetreten. Es gibt erste Anfragen, den Song auf Deutsch zu übersetzen.

SPIEGEL: Am Freitagnachmittag treten Sie erst einmal mit dem Original auf der Fanzone in Leipzig auf. Das ist jetzt aber keine spontane Reaktion auf den Hype?

Kemps: Der Auftritt ist tatsächlich seit Monaten geplant. Ich war gestern schon in der Stadt unterwegs, es ist viel los, auch mit den französischen Fans. Ich hoffe auf eine große Party. Und wer weiß, vielleicht gibt es weitere Auftritte, wenn die Niederlande weiterkommen.

SPIEGEL: Vielleicht sogar auf einer Titelfeier. Glauben Sie, das niederländische Team gewinnt die EM?

Kemps: Ich muss jetzt Ja sagen, glaube ich.

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Bierchen gefällig? Eine rein rhetorische Frage! Aber grundsätzlich gilt, egal, wie feucht die Niederländer feiern: Es bleibt friedlich.

Im Volksparkstadion dabei: die Heroen der holländischen Fußballvergangenheit. Auf der Standarte links zu sehen: die beiden Duellanten von 1988, der Deutsche Jürgen Kohler und Marco van Basten. Rechts Frank Rijkaard und Ruud Gullit.

Reminder: Die Niederländer holten 1988 den EM-Titel, ihre bislang einzige Auszeichnung. Im Halbfinale am 21. Juni 1988 kickte man Gastgeber Deutschland aus dem Turnier. In Hamburg.

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Kaum eine andere Nation spielt so entspannt mit den Klischees über sich selbst. Immer mit dabei: Frau Antje...

... und die Tulpen.

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.. und träumen darf man.

Freuen dürfen sich Leipzig und Berlin. Ihnen steht die Oranje-Welle noch bevor, dort bestreiten die Niederlande jeweils die nächsten Gruppenspiele gegen Frankreich (am 21.6.) und Österreich (am 25.6.).

UEFA EURO 2024 fixtures and results: When and where are the matches?

Friday, June 21, 2024

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UEFA EURO 2024 kicked off on Friday 14 June and ends with the final in Berlin on Sunday 14 July. See dates, venues and schedule.

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Check out the full UEFA EURO 2024 final tournament schedule below. All kick-off times are CEST.

When are the EURO 2024 matches?

Group stage.

14 Jun e Group A : Germany 5-1 Scotland ( Munich )

15 June A : Hungary 1-3 Switzerland ( Cologne ) B : Spain 3-0 Croatia ( Berlin ) B : Italy 2-1 Albania ( Dortmund )

16 June D : Poland 1-2 Netherlands ( Hamburg ) C : Slovenia 1-1 Denmark ( Stuttgart ) C : Serbia 0-1 England ( Gelsenkirchen )

17 June E : Romania 3-0 Ukraine ( Munich ) E : Belgium 0-1 Slovakia ( Frankfurt ) D : Austria 0-1 France ( Düsseldorf )

18 June F : Türkiye 3-1 Georgia ( Dortmund) F : Portugal 2-1 Czechia ( Leipzig )

19 June B : Croatia 2-2 Albania ( Hamburg ) A : Germany 2-0 Hungary ( Stuttgart ) A : Scotland 1-1 Switzerland ( Cologne )

20 June C : Slovenia 1-1 Serbia ( Munich ) C : Denmark 1-1 England ( Frankfurt ) B : Spain 1-0 Italy ( Gelsenkirchen )

21 June E : Slovakia 1-2 Ukraine ( Düsseldorf ) D : Poland 1-3 Austria ( Berlin ) D : Netherlands 0-0 France ( Leipzig )

22 June F : Georgia vs Czechia ( Hamburg , 15:00) F : Türkiye vs Portugal ( Dortmund , 18:00) E : Belgium vs Romania ( Cologne , 21:00)

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As part of UEFA's commitment to making EURO 2024 a reference event for sustainability in sport, venues and matches have been organised in regionalised clusters. This reduces the number of flights taken by teams by 75% compared to EURO 2016, as well as ensuring easier, sustainable transport between matches for supporters.

23 June A : Switzerland vs Germany ( Frankfurt , 21:00) A : Scotland vs Hungary ( Stuttgart , 21:00)

24 June B : Croatia vs Italy ( Leipzig , 21:00) B : Albania vs Spain ( Düsseldorf , 21:00)

25 June D : Netherlands vs Austria ( Berlin , 18:00) D : France vs Poland ( Dortmund , 18:00) C : England vs Slovenia ( Cologne , 21:00) C : Denmark vs Serbia ( Munich , 21:00)

26 June E : Slovakia vs Romania ( Frankfurt , 18:00) E : Ukraine vs Belgium ( Stuttgart , 18:00) F : Czechia vs Türkiye ( Hamburg , 21:00) F : Georgia vs Portugal ( Gelsenkirchen , 21:00)

Rest days on 27 and 28 June

When does the EURO 2024 round of 16 start?

29 June 38 2A vs 2B ( Berlin , 18:00) 37 1A vs 2C ( Dortmund , 21:00)

30 June 40 1C vs 3D/E/F ( Gelsenkirchen , 18:00) 39 1B vs 3A/D/E/F ( Cologne , 21:00)

1 July 42 2D vs 2E ( Düsseldorf , 18:00) 41 1F vs 3A/B/C ( Frankfurt , 21:00)

2 July 43 1E vs 3A/B/C/D ( Munich , 18:00) 44 1D vs 2F ( Leipzig , 21:00)

Rest days on 3 and 4 July

When do the EURO 2024 quarter-finals start?

5 July 45 W39 vs W37 ( Stuttgart , 18:00) 46 W41 vs W42 ( Hamburg , 21:00)

6 July 48 W40 vs W38 ( Düsseldorf , 18:00) 47 W43 vs W44 ( Berlin , 21:00)

Rest days on 7 and 8 July

When do the EURO 2024 semi-finals start?

9 July 49 W45 vs W46 ( Munich , 21:00)

10 July 50 W47 vs W48 ( Dortmund , 21:00)

Rest days on 11, 12 and 13 July

When is the EURO 2024 final?

14 July W49 vs W50 ( Berlin , 21:00)

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France vs. Netherlands live stream: Where to watch UEFA Euro 2024 Group D, prediction, TV, as Mbappe on bench

All eyes are on kylian mbappe who is only fit for the bench after his broken nose.

Netherlands and France meet in Friday's heavyweight UEFA Euro 2024 clash in Group D with a round of 16 place at stake in Leipzig. All the pregame talk has been about Kylian Mbappe's fitness after suffering a broken nose in the narrow opening win over Austria while both sides secured maximum points in their opening games. Didier Deschamps' men edged a 1-0 success while Ronald Koeman's side came from behind to win 2-1 against Poland with those two meeting in the earlier game. But the nose issue has kept Mbappe out of the starting lineup on Friday, leaving France to chase a result without their talisman.

Cody Gakpo and Wout Weghorst's goals undid Adam Buksa's opener for Oranje while Maximilian Wober's own goal after some dazzling play from Mbappe was enough for the French. The Dutch have had injury issues of their own such as losing Frenkie de Jong and Teun Koopmeiners just before the tournament but there is still plenty of quality on both sides. A Netherlands win would guarantee a top two finish having scored more than France already.

These two met in qualifying with France winning 4-0 in Paris and 2-1 in Amsterdam thanks to Mbappe's brilliance. Les Bleus might be deprived of that and their skipper, though, after his broken nose makes him a doubt for Friday's encounter. How Deschamps handles that in attack will be critical but if any nation has the strength in depth and quality to cope it is the 2018 FIFA World Cup winners. Seven wins out of eight games vs. Netherlands s also a very good record to hold coming into this matchup.

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• Date: Friday, June 21 | Time: 3 p.m. ET
• Location: Leipzig Stadium - Leipzig, Germany
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• Odds: Netherlands +225; Draw +225; France +130

With France and Netherlands both on three points, a win for either side secures them a place in the round of 16. A draw will not confirm that status here, but it will position both well to advance and would arguably suit both. A loss for either is not disastrous given their final games are winnable but both will be wary of how close Poland and Austria were capable of pushing their opponents in the opening games.

June 16 Netherlands 2, Poland 1 June 17 Austria 0, France 1 June 21 Poland 1, Austria 3 Netherlands vs. France, 3 p.m. on Fox June 25 Netherlands vs. Austria, 12 p.m. on FS1 France vs. Poland, 12 p.m. on Fox

Netherlands: Brian Brobbey is training so Koeman should have a full squad to pick from although Joey Veerman's yellow card means that a one-game ban could come into effect if he is booked again here. Weghorst could start but Memphis Depay is still the most likely to lead the line for the time being.

Possible Netherlands XI: Verbruggen; Dumfries, De Vrij, Van Dijk, Ake; Schouten, Veerman; Simons, Reijnders, Gakpo; Depay.

France: Mbappe's fitness is the big topic in the French camp with a protective mask required if the French superstar and captain is to play on in Germany. Deschamps is likely to go with Olivier Giroud who came on against Austria to make his seventh different international tournament appearance. Eduardo Camavinga and Aurelien Tchouameni could be passed fit but N'Golo Kante should keep his startying role after a superb showing in Dusseldorf.

Possible France XI: Maignan; Kounde, Saliba, Upamecano, Hernandez; Kante, Rabiot; Dembele, Griezmann, Thuram; Giroud.

This one is likely to be tight with a draw highly possible but Les Bleus generally tend to specialize in grinding out results when needed in big tournaments and that could be the case again here. Pick: Netherlands 0, France 1.

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