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Over the past few months, Leipzig Tourismus und
Marketing GmbH (LTM), together with partners such as Droid Solutions and the
Office for Economic Development of the City of Leipzig, has developed the app
"Explore Leipzig – City Tours", which is now available for free
download in German and English from the Google Play Store and the App Store
(Android or iOS). In addition, three new digital tours have been added to the
Leipzig travel guide on the SmartGuide platform, available in German, English
and Czech. These new tours complement the existing digital offerings of the
Notenspuren App, which follows in the footsteps of Leipzig’s great composers.
In terms of outdoor activities such as hiking and biking, LTM works together
with two of the most popular outdoor apps worldwide – outdooractive and komoot
– to showcase the variety of tours and tracks available in the region.
Short Description of the Interactive Explore
Leipzig App
To immerse themselves in the city’s fascinating
history and experience authentic places, users can choose between a small
highlight tour, a grand tour of the city centre, and four alternative tours of
Leipzig's trendy neighbourhoods. The “Leipzig on foot” tour takes visitors
through Leipzig’s historic city centre with its unique system of passageways.
If guests are in Leipzig for a short visit and have little time, the “Leipzig
Highlights” tour is a great choice. This walking tour provides basic information
about the most important tourist attractions in the city centre and can be
explored in a very short time.
For urban explorers with more time and curiosity,
the new app provides the “Hypezig” tours of Leipzig's trendy
neighbourhoods. The four individual tours through the districts Plagwitz and
Lindenau in the West, Südvorstadt in the South and the tour South-East can be
experienced according to a set route or using the wheel of fortune. Users
receive insider tips off the beaten track and get a new perspective to explore
urban culture. An interactive map and radius search facilitates navigation and
provides information on further nearby highlights.
With the new “Explore Leipzig – City Tours” app
guests can experience insider tips on the cultural and gastronomic highlights
of the city. Flexible and freely configurable discovery tours have been
developed for this purpose. Each stop contains interactive elements such as a
360° panorama before and after slides or videos. Each tour is also linked to a
filter function. Stations can be chosen based on personal preferences such as
family-friendly or bad weather suitability. Additional service POIs (Points of Interests)
like parking spaces, public restrooms, and e-charging stations, can also be
displayed.
Three New Digital Leipzig Tours at SmartGuide
Platform
SmartGuide is leading the way as the first
AI-powered digital travel guide platform. The app allows travellers to explore
at their own pace, away from the crowds, while enjoying interesting stories
about the places they visit including photos, text and audio – all available
offline. This all-in-one solution turns any phone into a personal guide. Each
of the three new tours is themed to one topic and designed to inspire. It is
not necessary to visit all 10-15 stations per tour. The “Get to know Leipzig personalities”
tour allows tourists to listen to interesting stories about the people
associated with selected locations. One can learn about Angela Merkel’s
connection to the Moritzbastei fortress and why Goethe loved the restaurant
Auerbachs Keller. The “Events that contributed to history” tour highlights
important historical events that took place in Leipzig or influenced the city’s
development, such as the Peaceful Revolution and the tradition of trade fairs.
The latest tour, “Attractions near the Leipzig Stadium”, takes visitors to the
highlights around Leipzig’s football stadium and is not only of interest to
sports fans. Find out about Leipzig’s rich handball tradition or what the Zoo
Leipzig has to do with cycling. The tours can be fully or partly done on foot,
by public transport or by bike.
Outdooractive and Komoot Offer Hiking and Biking
Inspiration
Getting outdoors, enjoying nature and cultural
highlights whilst being active at the same time – LTM promotes all hiking
trails and biking routes within the Leipzig Region via the easily accessible
and widely known outdoor platforms outdooractive and komoot. Both apps are
digital route planners, navigation apps, tour directories and social network
for outdoor activities. Aimed at cyclists, hikers, mountain bikers, gravel
bikers and road cyclists, users can search for inspiration all year round,
download gpx tracks or customize routes to their individual preferences. With
outdooractive being an official licensing partner for all regions in Saxony,
users can discover a vast variety of tours for all likings on the Leipzig
Region profile to get inspired for the next adventure.
From 3 to 5 May 2024, it is time for all hiking
enthusiasts to once again participate in the 7 Lakes Hike in the region around
Leipzig. The event organised by Sportfreunde Neuseenland e. V. (Sports Friends
New Lake District Association) offers around 70 walks on the programme, which
are made available to hikers on the komoot app. With a focus on long-distance
walks, children and family walks, guided walks and active health walks, the
programme offers a diverse range of opportunities to discover Markkleeberg and
the Leipzig New Lake District on foot.
Notenspuren App with 23 Stations and Various Sound
Walks
The Notenspuren app offers numerous musical walks
with a special focus on Leipzig’s rich musical past and present. In addition to
authentic places of residence and work where music history was written, a cloud
of sound with music and words brings to life places that no longer exist in
their original form. The “CLARO Soundwalk” follows in the footsteps of the
inspiring couple Clara and Robert Schumann through the city centre. There are
also plans to publish a Telemann soundwalk and a Bach soundwalk around St
Thomas' Church in the Notenspuren app. The app is free of charge and can be
used with a smartphone and headphones.
Further Information and Links to Download the Apps:
Explore Leipzig – App Store: https://apps.apple.com/de/app/explore-leipzig-city-tours/id6452014206
Explore Leipzig – Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.droidsolutions.ltm.aggregator&pli=1
SmartGuide: https://www.smart-guide.org/destinations/en/leipzig/
Outdoor apps: https://www.outdooractive.com/en/travel-guide/germany/region-leipzig/1027338/ and https://www.komoot.com/guide/333/hiking-in-leipzig
Notenspuren App: https://leipziger-notenspuren-app.de/
Image
Credit: © Phillip Kirschner
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