Itinerary of the trip:
Day 1: Plauen - Lace Town
Guided tour through Plauen
Visit to the Plauen Lace Museum and embroidery workshop
Dinner at the hotel in Plauen
Day 2: Markneukirchen and Klingenthal - music perspective
Visit to the "Klein-Vogtland" miniature park in Adorf
Visit to the Musicon Valley with guided tour of the workshop and visit to the musical instrument museum
Guided tour of the Vogtland Arena
Vogtland dinner
Day 3: Zwickau and Leipzig - artistic traces
Guided tour of Zwickau
Visit to the Robert Schumann House in Zwickau
Guided tour of Leipzig
Dinner in Auerbachs Keller in Leipzig
Recommendation: City stroll through the centre of Leipzig
Day 4: Leipzig - Leipzig Music Trail
Visit to the Bach Museum Leipzig
Visit to the Mendelssohn House
Things to know:
Plauen Lace/Lace Museum
- In the 15th century, Plauen was the centre of textile production and a pioneer in the craft of cloth making and cotton weaving.
- World-famous lace has come from Plauen for 120 years
- Plauen lace as table decoration or on designer dresses
- Plauen Lace Museum and Embroidery Showroom
- shows the history of the filigree craft
Miniature park "Klein Vogtland" Adorf
- Buildings recreated true to life
- shows sights and excursion destinations in the Vogtland region
Musicon Valley Markneukirchen
- also known as "Musikwinkel
- is home to more than 100 active musical instrument manufacturers of all kinds
- workshops and production plants
- History of high-quality musical instruments
- History of musical instrument making
Klingenthal Ski Jump
- in the Vogtland Arena
- Light and modern architecture of the large ski jump and the referee tower
- rail-guided "WieLi" adventure railway to the ski jump tower
- Panoramic view from a viewing platform
Robert Schumann House Zwickau
- Birthplace of the composer Robert Schumann (*8 June 1810)
- Life and work of Schumann
- Original photographs, letters, furniture and music books
Municipal Art Collections Zwickau
- listed museum building by the Zittau architect Richard Schiffner
- Museum focus: Zwickau-born expressionist Max Pechstein
- graphic collection of approx. 30,000 works from the 15th century to the present day
- prints by Lucas Cranach and Dürer
- artists of Romanticism and German Realism
- Works by French caricaturists and German Impressionists
- Prints from the first half of the 20th century
Bach Museum in Leipzig
- Life and work of Johann Sebastian Bach and his family at that time
- Treasure chamber with original Bach manuscripts and other treasures
- Be active yourself in the museum
Mendelssohn House in Leipzig
- occupied by Mendelssohn and his family in 1845
- last 2 years of his life
- home is now a museum in honour of Mendelssohn
- composer, kapellmeister, piano virtuoso and cultural politician
- fascinating information on his life and work
- Letters and sheet music, watercolours, original furniture, study and music salon
