Mädler Passage
Mädlerpassage is Leipzig's grandest historic shopping arcade, built in the early 1900s on the site of an older building, and its main claim to literary fame is Auerbachs Keller, the wine tavern inside that Goethe frequented as a student and later used as a setting in Faust — bronze statues of Faust and Mephistopheles stand at one entrance, along with a statue referencing the legend of a scholar riding a wine barrel out of the cellar.
It's a short, atmospheric detour through Belle Époque-style shopping arcade architecture, worth combining with a meal or drink at Auerbachs Keller if the Goethe connection interests you, or just a five-minute walk-through otherwise.
Mädler Passage FAQs
A historic wine tavern within the passage that Goethe frequented and later used as a setting in Faust, still operating as a restaurant today.
Bronze figures of Faust and Mephistopheles, along with a statue referencing an old legend of a scholar riding a wine barrel out of the cellar.
Yes, the arcade is a free public shopping passage.
A few minutes to walk through, longer if stopping for a meal at Auerbachs Keller.
Yes, it connects directly between the Marktplatz and Naschmarkt in the old town center.
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