Halle Old Town & Händel House
Altstadt Halle (Saale) & Händel-Haus
The hometown of composer Handel, with the five-towered skyline of Market Square and the Handel House museum; ideal for a half-day trip from Leipzig
Halle is the birthplace of Handel. On Market Square, the Church of Our Lady and the Red Tower form the city's signature 'City of Five Towers' landmark, and a statue of Handel stands in the middle of the square. The Handel House is the residence where he was born in 1685 and is now a music museum. It displays Baroque instruments and manuscripts from Handel's life. Tickets cost about 6 euros, and it is closed on Mondays. In the Old Town you can also visit the Moritzburg Art Museum and the historic Franckesche Stiftungen complex. From Leipzig Hauptbahnhof, take the S-Bahn or a regional train for about 25–35 minutes to Halle Hauptbahnhof, then walk about 15 minutes or take a tram into the Old Town.
Opening hours
Handel House: Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00 (until 17:00 in winter); closed Mondays
Nearby sights
- Spinnerei
- Karl Heine Canal & Plagwitz
- Clara-Zetkin-Park
- Leipzig Zoo
- Lake Cospuden
- Stasi Museum (Runde Ecke)
- Bach Museum
- St. Thomas Church