Photos: August Geyler, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Johann Friedrich Bause / After Johann Sebastian Bach, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain Frank Vincentz, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo credits
Photos: August Geyler, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Johann Friedrich Bause / After Johann Sebastian Bach, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain Frank Vincentz, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Auerbachs Keller: Faust's cellar, live
Your local guide
Claudia Schubert
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Highlights
- Bronze figures from Goethe's Faust
- A cellar restaurant centuries old
- A scene that made a real place famous
- Mädlerpassage's literary landmark
- Leipzig's most storied cellar door
About this tour
This session looks at Auerbachs Keller, from the arcade above it to the restaurant's entrance itself. You see the bronze statues of Faust and Mephistopheles set into the floor of the Mädlerpassage. The session finishes outside the cellar, with the story of the scene that made a real Leipzig restaurant famous well beyond the city.
We start with a short sound check in the arcade. I move slowly between the two stops and take questions about the Faust connection and the cellar's long history as we go. Afterwards I send a short note on the restaurant's history and a couple of its traditional dishes.
This suits anyone interested in Goethe or in the city's older food traditions. It also works well as a lighter session alongside a longer history walk.
Included
- Live video session with a local guide
- A close look at the dishes and where locals buy them
- A short list of places and dishes to try later
Not included
- Food and drinks shown on camera
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Leipzig before heading out.
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Mädlerpassage entrance 21 min
The camera passes through the arcade above the cellar, and I point out the bronze statues of Faust and Mephistopheles set into the floor at the entrance.
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Auerbachs Keller exterior 21 min
We stop outside the cellar restaurant itself, and I explain the scene from Goethe's Faust that made the real place famous centuries after it opened.
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Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about Leipzig: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Eierschecke (layered custard cake) and Südvorstadt, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Berlin time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 8 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Leipzig, showing you Mädlerpassage entrance and Auerbachs Keller exterior live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need to buy or cook anything?
No. This is a conversation: the guide describes the dishes and where to find them, so you can try them yourself whenever suits you.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Leipzig live with my phone.
Times shown in Berlin time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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