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Thomaskirche (St. Thomas Church) and Auerbachs Keller Leipzig

The St. Thomas Church is one of 2 houses of worship in Leipzig’s city center. Home of the St. Thomas Boys Choir and a place of musical creativity; it is also the final resting place of the famous St. Thomas Cantor, Johann Sebastian Bach.

The „Auerbachs Keller“ is known throughout Germany and the world as one of the most famous and oldest restaurants. In 1497 Leipzig received the approval for trade fairs from the emperor. The same year, Heinrich Stromer, born in Auerbach in Upper Palatinate, came to the University of Leipzig.In 1519 the doctor married the daughter of alderman Hans Hummelshain, and eventually inherited his house.In 1525 he established a wine tavern in the cellar of this house. A couple of years later he rebuilt the house completely, and from 1530 on, it is associated with the new owner as “Auerbachs Hof”.Soon the property became famous as a tavern and trading house, and somehow the legend of magician Johann Faust’s ride on the barrel became associated with “Auerbachs Hof and Cellar”.Martin Luther was a friend of Heinrich Stromer, and visited him several times at the “Auerbachs Hof”.In 1625 the court was rebuilt again. In its remodelled state, in 1765, the young student Johann Wolfgang Goethe became acquainted with the building.The tavern became known throughout the whole world because of the scene in Goethes drama “Faust”, that depicts “Auerbachs Keller in Leipzig”. After the modification from 1912 until 1914 the trading house took the new name “Mädler-Passage”, but the name for the restaurant remained “Auerbachs Keller”.

Leipzig - Historical City Centre

A walking tour through the city centre with is the best way to discover the most famous sights of Leipzig’s city in a short time. Walking through the modern passage “Speck’s Hof” we reach first St. Nicholas Church with its churchyard, which was on focus during the events in autumn 1989. We go on to the Augustus-Square with Opera and “Gewandhaus” and the arising university complex. Opposite our “Naschmarkt” with the Old Stock Exchange you will see Leipzig’s most famous passage – “Mädlerpassage”. Next to the entrances to the word- famous restaurant are two groups of figures connected with Goethe’s drama “Faust”. It has been a restaurant since the beginning of the 16^th century. On the eastern side of the town square is situated the old town hall, one of the most beautiful Renaissance buildings of Germany. Then we pass “Barthel’s Hof”, a passage court yard leading to our most famous pub-mile – Barfußgässchen. Numerous pubs and restaurants coin the face of Leipzig’s most famous alley. Last highlight of our tour will be St. Thomas Church, main church of the “Thomanerchor”, appreciated all over the world.