Objective of the Leipziger Notenrad
Leipzig,thecityofmusic,cityofthelivesandworkofpreeminentcomposersofthe18thto20thcenturies,boastsanextraordinarywealthofsitesofmusicalhistoricalinterest.Severalofthemostsignificantoftheselocationsarenotsituatedinthecitycentreand,therefore,cannotsoreadilybeinvestigatedaspartofa"musical"promenade.Agoodnumberofthesesitesarealsoembeddedintheparticularlyattractivesurroundingsoftheriver-lacedfloodplainsaroundLeipzig.ThistwofoldvirtuecannowbeexploredbyLeipzig'sguestsandcitizensalike,bymeansoftheLeipzigerNotenrad(MusicBikeTrail).InbeginningnearbySt.Thomas'ChurchandconcludingattheGewandhaus,theNotenradmusicrouteforgesanarchbetweenthetwomostillustrioussummitsofLeipzig'smusicalhistory.###
class="Normal">Theunusualfusionofmusicwithrecreationinnaturecreatesanindividualexperience.AsaresultoftheplannedlinkingoftheLeipzigerNotenradwiththecycleroutesalongtheElsterandPleisserivers,aswellasitsfutureconnectiontothosealongtheMuldeandtheSaale,acaptivatingnewattractionforinterregionalbicycletourismwillbecreated.
TheNotenradmusicroutealsocontributestothepromotionofadiverserangeofLeipzig'streasuresthatarenotyetthefocusoftheattentionandtouristinteresttheydeserve:theWilhelminianQuarter,thecity'sgardensandwaterways,thespecies-richfloodplains,countryestatesandparks,statelyhomesandworksofartinthepublicdomain.