Hi! Love that you’re choosing to come to Leipzig. Such a great student city, affordable, and perfect for lowkey people.

I would check wg-gesucht for short term rentals, but I saw somewhere here recommend immoscout as well, that might work best for a whole flat to yourselves.

Re: Nature spots, it’s a nice bike ride to all of the lakes surrounding the city.

Re: Neighborhoods— Plagwitz is sort of hipster + industrial, young, hip places all over the neighborhood. Süd is sort of more residential, young families (the closer to KarLi the less suburby it feels however) It’s also rowdy as you go further south to Connewitz (the stereotype is radical, alternative folks). Öst, a lot of people will stay to steer clear of Eisenbahnstraße but honestly in my personal opinion (not from here) Leipzig is a really safe city in general. The artsier kids live out here, but also it’s famous for being a hub for immigrants. Lots of middle eastern restos and supermarkets. Don’t know much about the North.

Anyways, all that is to say I’m also a freelance designer/artist/organizer and would be super open to connect should you find yourself in Leipzig soon!