{"id":101364,"date":"2017-07-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelstartblg.wpenginepowered.com\/cultural-hubs-leipzig-lisbon-copenhagen\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T13:54:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T13:54:22","slug":"cultural-hubs-leipzig-lisbon-copenhagen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/cultural-hubs-leipzig-lisbon-copenhagen\/","title":{"rendered":"Free &#038; Fun Things To Do In Cool, Cultural Leipzig, Lisbon &#038; Copenhagen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What do these three European cities have in common? A seriously cool art scene, great food and wallet-friendly activities. Travelstart brings you free and fun things to do in the coolest cities in Europe: Leipzig, Lisbon and Copenhagen.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\">Above image courtesy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BVFOhPlB_Yx\/\">@almostlocals<\/a> via Instagram<\/h6>\n<h2>Leipzig<\/h2>\n<p>Heralded as the new Berlin, Leipzig is all about art nouveau architecture, music, street art and the tasty local pastry &#8220;Lerche Leipzig&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h3>Find cheap flights to Leipzig <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/lp\/leipzig\/flights\">here<\/a>.<\/h3>\n<p>By bus or train from Berlin is also a fun and efficient way to get to Leipzig.<br \/>\nSouth Africans require a Schengen visa to visit Germany, this is a straight-forward process. Find out everything you need to know about applying <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southafrica.diplo.de\/Vertretung\/suedafrika\/en\/Startseite.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>1. Walk through the streets of the old town and take in the amazing street murals by Leipzig local Michael Fischer-Art.<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-61245\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-22-at-11.37.21-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"577\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Image courtesy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BH97vdagy99\/\">@inseeey<\/a> via Instagram<\/h6>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-61231\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-22-at-11.25.07-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"611\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Image courtesy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BTqeIPVlC5h\/\">@pennylane959<\/a> via Instagram<\/h6>\n<h2>2. Stop in at one of the many fantastic patisseries in the city and pick up a &#8220;Lerche Leipzig&#8221;.<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-61232\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-22-at-11.26.19-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Image courtesy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BV77BKthKim\/\">@steffis_cupcakeria<\/a> via Instagram<\/h6>\n<h2>3. Grab a cheap beer and enjoy the laid-back vibe and sunshine in an old castle at Moritzbastei (Universit\u00e4tsstra\u00dfe 9) on the university campus. This is a music, art and social venue.<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-61248\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-23-at-12.25.45-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"608\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Image courtesy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BUUctkJh1f8\/?tagged=moritzbastei\">@iammaxbischoff<\/a> via Instagram<\/h6>\n<h2>Lisbon<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-61240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-22-at-11.34.53-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"767\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Image courtesy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BW23h1OA1zs\/\">@miguel.gr76<\/a> via Instagram<\/h6>\n<p>Older than Rome, Lisbon has it all including its own Golden Gate-esque Bridge known as the Pont 25 de Abril! We&#8217;re there for the perfect seaside restaurants, the pastei de natas and the super cool art scene.<\/p>\n<h2>Top travel tip<\/h2>\n<p>There has never been a better time for South Africans to visit Lisbon with insanely affordable flights from Cape Town and Johannesburg to Lisbon with TAAG Angola Airlines.<\/p>\n<h3>Find cheap flights to Lisbon <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/lp\/lisbon\/flights\">here<\/a>.<\/h3>\n<p>South Africans require Schengen visas to visit Portugal, find out more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schengenvisainfo.com\/portugal-visa\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>1. Dinner and Drinks on the rustic patio at Ponto Final restaurant. This is in Almada, just across the bridge from Lisbon central.<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-61239\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-22-at-11.34.20-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Image courtesy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BVFOhPlB_Yx\/\">@almostlocals<\/a> via Instagram<\/h6>\n<h2>2. Make time for perfect\u00a0<i>Past\u00e9is de nata<\/i>\u00a0and coffee.<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-61238\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-22-at-11.32.07-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"595\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Image courtesy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BW0JKsEnj_K\/?taken-by=travelwithmadison\">@travelwithmadison<\/a> via Instagram<\/h6>\n<p>These custard pastries are the 17th century invention of Catholic monks at the Jer\u00f3nimos Monastery in Lisbon. At the time vast quantities of egg whites were used for starching nun&#8217;s habits leaving an excess of egg yolks perfect for inventing delicious pastries.<\/p>\n<h2>3. Spend the afternoon by the Pont 25 de Abril, having drinks on the terrace at the LX Factory.<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-61241\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-22-at-11.35.41-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"777\" height=\"780\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Image courtesy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BW21Nv1hdpA\/\">@marius_miclea_<\/a> via Instagram<\/h6>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-61244\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-22-at-11.36.44-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"780\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Image courtesy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BW12OU0l2Vn\/\">@embrybuster<\/a> via Instagram<\/h6>\n<h2>4. Visit the bookstore with the flying cyclist, the Livraria Ler Devagar, situated at LX Factory<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-61242\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-22-at-11.36.09-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Image courtesy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BW2WZwtBMrv\/\">@charlxan<\/a> via Instagram<\/h6>\n<p>R. Rodrigues de Faria 103, 1300 &#8211; 501 Lisboa, Portugal<\/p>\n<h2>Copenhagen<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-61259\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-23-at-1.43.12-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"732\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Image courtesy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BT7Xu1MlqGo\/\">@travelwithmadison<\/a> via Instagram<\/h6>\n<p>Effortlessly cool and brimming with hygge, Copenhangen has surprisingly affordable clothes shopping, not to mention wonderful free activities like the Superkilen public park.<\/p>\n<p>The best time to visit is in the spring and summer (May, June and July).<\/p>\n<p>South Africans require visas, find out more <a href=\"http:\/\/sydafrika.um.dk\/en\/travel-and-residence\/visa\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Find cheap flights to Copenhagen <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/lp\/copenhagen\/flights\">here<\/a>.<\/h3>\n<h2>1. Visit the Superkilen public park in the N\u00f8rrebro district<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-61246\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/superkilen-copenhagen_red_square_topotek1_collabcubed-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"446\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Image courtesy <a href=\" https:\/\/collabcubed.com\/2012\/02\/15\/superkilen-and-the-red-square-in-copenhagen\/\">Collab Cubed<\/a><\/h6>\n<p>This amazing urban development covers 30 000 square metres. It&#8217;s a celebration of diversity featuring design from many different countries including Iraq, Russia, England, Japan, Morocco and many more and won the 2013 AIA Honor Award in the Regional &amp; Urban Design category. It&#8217;s also just really fun to walk around and interact with the many surprising installations.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-61247\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-23-at-12.18.32-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"780\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Image courtesy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BW2aEBwBWF2\/?taken-by=cupofcouple\">@cupofcouple<\/a> via Instagram<\/h6>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-61234\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-22-at-11.27.47-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"622\" height=\"780\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Image courtesy <a href=\" https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BWzl_0-HD1X\/\">@laclefprod<\/a> via Instagram<\/h6>\n<h2>2. Copenhagen has a fantastic food scene, for great tapas with a Copenhagen twist visit popular Vinhanen wine and tapas bar in trendy Vesterbro and N\u00f8rrebro.<\/h2>\n<p>Enghavevej 24, 1674 Kbh V<br \/>\nK\u00f8benhavn<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-61235\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-22-at-11.28.29-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"763\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Image courtesy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/6kxmggtInq\/\">@dittemarie<\/a> via Instagram<\/h6>\n<h2>3. Walk and bike this beautiful island city<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-61233\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-22-at-11.26.43-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"771\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Image courtesy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BWpBCmcl-ec\/\">@goodvistasonly<\/a> via Instagram<\/h6>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-61236\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-22-at-11.30.30-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"767\" height=\"768\" \/>&lt;<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Image courtesy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BT7Xu1MlqGo\/\">@travelwithmadison<\/a> via Instagram<\/h6>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-61237\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-22-at-11.31.32-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"767\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Image courtesy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BT7Xu1MlqGo\/\">@travelwithmadison<\/a> via Instagram<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What do these three European cities have in common? 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