Naschmarkt, Leipzig
Naschmarkt is a small baroque square just off Leipzig's main Marktplatz, dominated by the Alte Handelsbörse (Old Trading Exchange), a richly decorated baroque commercial building, and a statue of the young Goethe, who studied law in Leipzig before turning fully to writing. It's a quiet, compact counterpoint to the busier Marktplatz right next to it, worth a brief stop mainly for the Handelsbörse facade and the Goethe connection.
It's a five-minute stop rather than a destination — most visitors pass through it as part of a broader old town walk connecting the Marktplatz, Mädlerpassage, and surrounding streets.
Naschmarkt, Leipzig FAQs
A baroque former trading exchange building on the square, one of Leipzig's finer surviving baroque facades.
Goethe studied law at Leipzig University as a young man before turning to writing, and the statue commemorates that period of his life.
Yes, it's a smaller, quieter adjacent square, distinct from Leipzig's main market square nearby.
No, it's an open public square with free access.
A few minutes, typically combined with a walk through the surrounding old town.
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