Nuremberg Christmas Market 2025:  November 28 To December 24

Nuremberg’s Christmas market is certainly one of the most beautiful Christmas markets in Germany and in Europe. It is an old tradition, going back hundreds of years. Every year during a month this German Christmas market gathers hundreds of thousands of tourists from all over the world. The famous Christmas Market of Nuremberg is a must for every Christmas tourist.

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From a window of the Church of Our Lady ( Frauenkirche ) , an angel with flowing blond curls, a crown, and golden wings, appears above the Nuremberg market and proclaims: “the Christkind invites you to her market, and whoever comes is welcome!”

Tradition as old as 400 years, gets together over 2.000.000 people every single year around the Christmas. Instead of Santa Claus, there is a Christmas angel, and by their tradition, she is the one that opens and welcomes all the guests, but not only that, she has so much to do around these days. But first, a bit of history.

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Tradition says that a new Angel is chosen every 2 years. It’s always a young pretty lady, with a smile on her face, always ready to be with children and to try to listen to them all. She wears the same traditional gown, but, because the costume is made out of real gold, the stars on the gown are changed every 2 years.

When she opens the Nuremberg Christmas market, then she reads to the children and talks to them almost the whole day, gathering their Christmas wishlists, trying to promise them all to get what they want. She has her own charette with horses so that everyone can see her, no matter how long you stay, if you came here for Christmas activities, you’ll see her for sure.

Looking from above, from The Church of Our Lady, where the angels welcome you, the view is something else. Except for a lot of people down below the terrace, you can see red and white stripes which are covering the whole square, and streets around it.

Having in mind that so many people are coming, it’s not too much when you hear that there is about 180 stand that sells everything that is connected to the Christmas and this great town! Except that, there are international stands from Poland, China, Scandinavian countries, and also from other parts of the country.

If by now you are not convinced, remember that this is the place to be for Christmas, and there are more than one reason why should you?

First, the smells, where everything smells like roasting almonds, gingerbread cookies in all shapes and sizes, bratwurst ( the Geman sausage ), and the traditionally prepared mulled wine, with its seasonings, ads a funny note to the whole story. The wine is cooked with cider, honey, cinnamon, star anise, and orange peel…and all that in one place, and in one hot mug.

Their gingerbread cookies are famous by having a lot of nuts in them, and that separates those cookies, from the other in different parts of the country.

The first one of the Christmas market was held about year 1628., from which there is a Christmas box in the National Museum of Nuremberg, and in it is still 12 silk skeins ( a length of thread, yarn or silk in this case, loosely coiled and knotted ), so at that time, it was celebrated.

Besides the decorations for the Christmas tree, there are so many things to find here, on the marketplace, and stuff to do that you have to go and see for yourself. For example, there are whole day children care, where kids can do all kind of stuff, from making things out of the glass to making cookies with elders to dipping candles into the barrels with colour, thus painting the candles themselves.

Beside those children, who got more time, can stay and make small houses, and decorating them, in Christmas children bakery, there is also the children post office, and a puppet theatre. Everything a child may need in this jungle of glitter.

The things that must be mentioned about this great gathering of people is that the Nuremberg’s Chrismas Market was moved around several times, from the Insel Schütt which is a small island on the river Pegnitz, to the Plato of the Museum of Applied Arts, then there was a movement to the Transport Museum, which had enough space in those days to get all people around.

There is a sentence from St. Sebald Church which says that Christmas sermon was cancelled in  1616. because everyone was on the Christmas Marketplace, so they had to change the date of the beginning of the Christmas Market. Today, the whole thing starts on the 4.th of December, so everyone can enjoy both Christmas Market and Church Sermon for the Christmas Eve.

From 1545. they got after the reformation of the Church, for the children of Nuremberg are having their presents from “Holy Christkind”.
In 1933. The Nuremberg Christmas Market was back on the main square, in front of the Church Of Our Lady, and since then its still at the same place.

Everything from ornaments, for the tree, to the Christmas Angel made by hand in gold leaves, can make a great present for you or for someone who you love, you’ll find just about everything here for your comfy stay there until you get back, you’ll feel like living in a fairytale.

If you like Christmas and enjoy festivities that are great, marry, shiny and traditional, you won’t regret deciding the City of Nuremberg for the Christmas holiday!

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Things to do in Nuremberg & What to see in Nuremberg?

What to see in Nuremberg? This city lays over two rivers one of them is Pegnitz River and the other is which flows into the River Main. Even though it is the second-largest city in Germany, it is certainly the largest city in Franconia. This city not only has a great education system like the Univesity of Erlangen-Nuremberg, which includes a university teaching hospital and many others. 2006 FIFA World Cup was held here as well.

This city is famous for many things, but the Christmas Celebration and its main market are its trademarks. If anyone wants to spend Christmas in the best way possible, Nuremberg is the town to spend a few days to remember for the rest of their lives.

Kaiserburg

The Imperial Castle of Nuremberg is one of the main landmarks if the city of Nuremberg. Made in the Middle Ages, this beautiful castle represents the power of the Holy Roman Empire in its full glory. The first documents of the Imperial Castle were written in 1050. It was the place where people gathered and made tradings, and inside many of the rulers of the city and the Imperial Diets held trials there. On the northern side of Nuremberg’s Altstadt, everyone can see the full glory of the Holy Roman Empire.
It is a great place to start your tour of this city.

Note: The Imperial Castle of Nuremberg has no parking places, so don’t try to get there by car.
_{Location: Burgverwaltung Nürnberg Auf der Burg 17 D-90403, Nürnberg
Phone number: +49 911 244659-0
E-mail: burgnuernberg@bsv.bayern.de
Open Hours: April to 4 October: daily 9 am-6 pm and from 5 October to March: daily 10 am-4 pm}

Albrecht Dürer’s House

The most important artistic thing to see is this place. Albert Durer’s house was renovated several times because it was damaged several times, and everything in it is as it was during his life. He was one of the greatest painters in Nuremberg, and everyone wanted him to paint for them, and most of them were the wealthiest and most important citizens of Nuremberg from those times.
He lived from 1471 to 1528. He became famous and started living in this house in 1509, in the 16th century.

Besides, this is the only house in Europe where the artist lived and worked hard, so in every corner of the house, there are traces of his life.
If you came here looking for art, this is the first place you should visit, because it still looks like it is the 16th century.

Location: Albrecht-Dürer-Strasse 39, 90403 Nuremberg
Phone number: +49 (0) 911 231 – 25 68
Open Hours: Due to Covid-19, the museum is closed until November the 1st, but Covid-19 is still here so you can view the house online.

Germanisches Nationalmuseum

This museum was made in 1854. It is one of the largest museums in this part of the world. It is the German National Museum and it held collections from prehistoric times to this day. Germanisches National Museum is the largest museum of the cultural history of Germany. In this museum, you can find more than 1,3 million peace of culture and art from the first written word that reflects this part of the world.

This museum is one of the rare ones that have 25 thousand exhibitions on-site every time of the year. Among them, there are rarities like rare drawings and written documents and the Department library. In 1846, people like Leopold von Ranke, Carl Jacob Christoph Burckhardt, and the most famous of them, Grimm Brothers formed a literary impact and all of the writers after them are exposed to this museum.

Location: Kartäusergasse 1, 90402 Nürnberg, Germany
Phone number: +49 911 13310
Open Hours: Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 A.M. to 06:00 P.M., Thursday from 10:00 A.M. to 08:30 P.M., Monday and Sunday are closed;

Nuremberg Toy Museum

This museum was previously called the Lydia Bayer Museum. It was made in 1971 and a rare thing to see anywhere in the World. There you can see toys that are saved from a long time ago, as well as the toys that were made recently. The building where the museum is set dates back to 1517. Back then the house belonged to Wilhelm Haller. During the time, the house became fragile and was bought from Nuremberg and took it in his wing in 1966. It was renovated in 1971 with big support of the family named Hallersches, and after that renovation, the house got the Hallersches Haus name.

The exhibit of all kinds of toys has a place that is 1.200m and certainly is the most exciting thing for the kids. This collection holds 87.000 objects worth seeing. Some of the toys that are used from the middle ages to this day. If you want to spend quality time with your kids, this is the right place for spending a great day.

Location: Karlstraße 13-15, 90403 Nürnberg, Germany
Phone number: +49 911 2313164
Open Hours: Closed during Corona Virus

Nürnberger Bratwurst

When you get tired of walking because on almost every corner you can find something worth seeing you can stop and take a breath and a great bite to eat. Nuremberg Bratwurst is their trademark and a great meal containing sausage and side dishes like potato or some other vegetables. Their sausages are white in color until you put it on the grill, and you get one of the best specialties from Nuremberg.

It is made of veal, beef, but most commonly from pork. It was written that the first Bratwurst was made in 226 B.C. and the second written trails were in 1313 and it was in Nuremberg. From then on, their sausage or Bratwurst is one of the most popular meals you can have in Nuremberg.

Location: Every restaurant in Nuremberg, Germany
Phone number: +49 911 214860, +49 911 227625, +49 911 227695, etc…
Open Hours: Most of them work from 09:00 A.M to 11:00 P.M.

German National Railways Museum

The Railway Museum consists of two parts, one of them is Deutsche Bahn’s DB Museum and the other is the Museum of Communications. This museum is the oldest museum of technical things in Europe. It is said that during Covid-19 all exhibitions are because there is a lot to see in this Nuremberg Railway Museum. All of them are canceled until further notice.
DB Museum is the oldest museum of this type in Europe, even in the world maybe. Founded in 1882 with a few branches that came later on in other cities. This museum is founded and represents railways in every aspect of it. With the working staff with the siles on their faces, all of them would be more than glad to be your host on this ‘magic journey’

Location: Lessingstraße 6, 90443 Nürnberg, Germany
Phone number:  +49 800 32687386
Open Hours: Closed because of Covid-19 to November 11th

Nuremberg Zoo

This is one of the most beautiful zoological ecosystems in Europe. Made in a steep hill on the rocks people made a great zoo for the animals in the first place than for the customers who will enjoy the time spent here.
Some trees are more than a century old in this zoo. Also, there is one larger lake and many smaller ones that were made for the animals that live here.

The Zoo is made further than the center of Nuremberg and settled on Nuremberg Reichswald southeast from the center of the city of Nuremberg. Here you can find almost every animal that you can think of. Among them are dolphins with their presentation, family of lions, rhinoceroses, elephants, Malayan tapirs, gorillas, sea lions and manatees, and many other animals that you can only wish for seeing in your life.

Location: Am Tiergarten 30, 90480 Nürnberg, Germany 
Phone number:  +49- (0) 911-5454-6
Open Hours: 09:00 A.M. to 05:00 P.M.

Nürnberger Felsengänge, Town Under Nuremberg

This is the underground labyrinth of tunnels, and it would be smart that if you are going there for the first time it is better to be guided by someone that knows the place or get one of the tours guided groups and see the underground of the Nuremberg. The main thing you should know that the underground is a cold place. Even during the summer, you should have something warm to wear because there are temperatures there don’t go up then 8 to 10 degrees Celsius.
If you don’t get warm, you shouldn’t visit this place, but if you are planning to get to this place, wear something warmer.
Among the other things to see, there are barrels with beer, and you can have a cold beer, fresh from the barrels that are stored there.
Because of the rocky terrain, you should wear comfortable shoes, because if you try to walk through this place in heels your legs will suffer, and you may injure yourself. As everything in the world, it is opened, but you have to make your reservation for getting there because Covid-19 is still present, and tours must be smaller.

Location: Bergstraße 19, 90403 Nürnberg, Germany
Phone number:  +49 911 221570
Open Hours: 11:00 A.M. to 05:00 P.M.

Schöner Brunnen, The Beautiful Fountain

When coming to Nuremberg, by yourself, or with the tourist guides, odds are that you will see this beauty as the first thing that is important in this city. This fountain is on the main square in Nuremberg, and it dates back to 228 B.C. After those times, to implement Christianity in Europe, people from the Christian Church made this fountain one of the most important works of art in Europe. Until the 16th century, everyone could touch the fountain and by doing it, they will peel off the colors and the silver and gold that was used to paint the fountain.

Then comes the legend of the ring. The townspeople had concluded that in order to keep paint on the fountain, they will have to make a gate that will keep people away from touching figurines.
One of the people that made gates, who made the rings for the gate, had a daughter. She fell in love with a modest and poor boy, but her father forbids it. When he saw his daughter in pain and tears he promised that he will leave one ring on the gate loose, and if he finds the ring she could of mary him. He and his daughter left the town as soon as the gate was finished but the ring stayed.

Actually, this fountain has two rings, and most of the time people who come here make wishes for having children. As the story goes, if you turn the loose ring 3 times and make a wish the wish will come true. If you are visiting this beautiful city, be sure to look closely at the story of the fountain. You’ll get there for sure if you get to visit Nuremberg.

Location: Hauptmarkt, 90403 Nürnberg, Germany
Open Hours: 24/7

The Nuremberg Christmas Market

Christkindlesmark is a German name for Christmas Market. It is held every year and it’s opened with new Christkind every year. She is opening the festivities every year every Friday before Christmas night. If you want to spend a few days without stress, looking at the smiling people, great decorations, and a Christmas that you’ll never forget, this is the place for you. Everything looks like in a fairytale, including the fairy that looks like an angel every year a new younger girl opens the Christmas Celebration in Nuremberg.

Every year 2 million people get to Nuremberg to see the great Christmas Marketplace. There are many stands where you can buy hand-made ornaments and get good food. Most of the stands have local products from Bratwurst ( German local sausages ) to the little snowballs with towns landmark. Little baked hearts with paint words written on it. There is a lot more than that but you have to be there to see the lights, the Christmas tree, everything is so festive and everyone has smiles on their faces, welcoming you to their celebration.
Nuremberg city is most popular in the wintertime because this celebration is one of the greatest in Europe. If you ever plan to have the greatest Christmas eve, Nuremberg is the city to go to.

Note: This year ( 2020 ) Christmas Market is canceled due to Covid-19
Location: Advent in the Hauptmarkt, the central square in Nuremberg’s old town
Open Hours: Monday to Sunday 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. December 24th, 2021 10:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M.

Iron Maiden of Nuremberg

Iron Maiden of Nuremberg was one of the hardest torture devices that were made for those who got the hardest punishment. The first written trace of this torture chamber was in the 19th century in Nuremberg.
It was a chamber made of iron, made for one person, with spikes inside, so one person that was in there couldn’t move or sleep, because you could be killed with the spikes of iron inside.

Nuremberg Trials Memorial

This is also, one of the landmarks of the city of Nuremberg. This is the place where the trials were held against the National Social Party that acted during World War II. From November 1945 to October 1946 most of the people that weren’t killed during the war or fled from the country were judged here. Mostly for the documentation that will be left after the trials. It was judged to 199 people and only one of them was acquitted.

International court worked in room number 600 in the Nuremberg building of justice. In this Memorial Museum, you can see all the transcripts that were written during the trial. The saddest ones were witnesses that went through the Holocaust. Almost every one of them had a number tattoed on their hands. Some of the leaders of the Allied Alliance like British prime minister Churchill and the Soviet Union’s Gorbachov wanted to kill them all but International Military Court wanted to judge all of them to leave the written trail so that war like this never happens again.

All of that can be seen in this museum which still works as the court of justice in the town of Nuremberg. This place is worth seeing for many reasons because it is proof that horrible things that happen from 1939 to 1945.

Location: Bärenschanzstraße 72, 90429 Nürnberg, Germany
Phone number:  +49 911 23128614
Open Hours: Closed during Covid-19 pandemic 

To conclude, if you are wondering how to change your settings and things that are all around you when all things get back to normal, Nuremberg is the city to see. Every time of the year has its special things to see and do if you decide to spend a long weekend or maybe the whole holiday, go to Nuremberg, you won’t regret it.

Things to do in Nuremberg – ( IT: norimberga cosa vedere )

More about palaces and castles

The Beginnings of Nuremberg as a town was preceded with The Law Makers. As a town of great value to those who could profit from it got large from the first day of its mentioning. The first books about the city were written in 1050. AC and the first mentions were about assemblies and first-class trading going around the city.

The Imperial Castle of Nuremberg was mentioned about the same time because it held assemblies od the Roman Imperial Diets. Imperial Diet was, in fact, the assembly of the Imperial Estates, which was the gathering of the most respectable figures of that particular area but with the ranks of The Holy Roman Empire.
Imperial Diets were in absolute power since 1663. when they felt that they are losing the battle from strong feudalists. They wanted all of the power and none of the responsibilities so in 1663. they formed Perpetual Diet at the Regensburg city hall. Formally, Diet lasted only to 1806. but the truth was that they left their mark everywhere where there lived Catholics, long after the 19th century.

The Imperial Diets were important and had a narrow history with this Castle in which all the assembly were held at the Kaiserburg as a part of The Holy Roman Empire at the time.
The Caste itself stands on the top hill of the city, and below it is a great sandstone rock from which anyone can see the whole city. The building of the Kaiserburg Castle was done in several stages. At first, there was a Stauffer Kings, which made a courtyard and the larger area of the top of the hill in which place will Castle raise the view for the best defence for the city.
The inner and outer courtyard was the real difference for keeping those in power safe and secure.
Here is why the Imperial Diets get importance because, from the beginning of the building, the castle’s purpose was to hold the important events in the Imperial Castle of Nuremberg. As they grew bigger, The Imperial Castle got bigger. 

Hohenstaufens were the ones that keep on building the castle and the Roman Emperors, on top of the old buildings that were there once. Some of them are still visible to this day. Hohenstaufens was known today as a Royal Prince that was linked to the Roman Empire in some way ( usually through the blood ). Their job was to secure law and order, like today’s military, so they had to see above if someone wanted to attack the fortress. Also, the next in line to get the same job had to have the same qualifications as his predecessor, one of the Royal blood from Italian finest royals.
The Burgrave’s Castle was built for those who were bravest to keep the upper-class untouchable. In 1191. since the city of Nuremberg was the most important city besides being one of the largest, The Imperial Castle was being kept by Counts of Zollern.
It must be said that the city was growing fast all because the main roads throughout the whole of Europe went through Nuremberg.

It was the beginning of the real trading of everything anyone can find on the market places during the realm. This great town made itself on the crossroads of every road in Europe. Therefore on the market place were: amber, fur from al kinds of animals, usually came from Baltic, and the metals, rare or not, mostly came into Nuremberg from Hungary and countries around it. Among the metals were gold in the first place, then silver and copper was also a rare metal in those days. With other metal materials, they made swords, shields, and other weapons that were available for selling on the free marketplace. Merchants from all over lived like that, becoming richer, travelling from town to town to sell their goods. It mostly depended on the year but usually from the sweet words of the salesmen who could sell you anything with promises that their product is the best on the market, just like today.   

who built the kaiserburg castle

Castle was built in stages, and by the 13th century, not two, but three Towers were thee all by the end of the century. The entrance is called The Heavenly Gate (Himmelstor), and almost a few steps away are the first, The Hasenburg tower named by the family that originated there. The second one is the Sinwell Tower that got its name from its looks, like a big cylinder looking to the sky. In the 16th century, they added to it hights and made a large shelter on top of the tower. Among the buildings that go back to the beginnings of making The Imperial Castle stands a small wooden house in which the well had water for the whole city. The well has its name, and it is The Deep Well (Tiefer Brunnen), and besides the 12th century in the 16th, some stones were added, but that was all as the well goes.
It goes 50 meters below the ground and held healthy water for all its users. At the end of the 16th century, the little house is made right beside the well, which was used for toilets, changing rooms, and cleaning purposes. The well still has water and its three meters above the sea level. The shortage of water was only when the assemblies were held in the castle. In those cases, the water was brought in barrels to have enough for all the members of the assembly.
In 1219. one of the most important letters was sent to burgraves directly from Emperor Friedrich The Second, called the Letter Of Freedom, meaning that from then on, the city of Nuremberg was officially becoming Independent Imperial City that took several years, but in 1254. the city finally got its independence.

HISTORY OF NUREMBERG

As was written in the beginning, the first archeological foundings were about 1000. and many of the noblemen through the ages, but also trough the castle were living good lives there some of them stayed for a while, but most important people lived there whole lives. One of many of its residents was the Hohenstaufen Conrad, who was elected King Conrad the Third, which was there since 1137. Before him, the famous Henty The Fith ruled until his death. Henry The Third before held all the area to himself, so the city was his property and the Kaiserburg was one of his homes. As elected successor Lothair was the last one who ruled this town before Hohenstaufen rulings.
When they came to rule, The Imperial Castle had his first blocks of stone, and from then on, something was always building and being done to keep the Castle in its best shape. All that will last until The Second World War, in which many buildings that were there for half a century were crash with bombs, and in less than 10 minutes, all the great works of art were lost, never to be found. I took many years to repair all the damage that was done with this work of art, and after the war was over, everything got restored, except the Ascension of Mary altarpiece (The Heller altar ), made by the famous artist Dürer which was destroyed in fire, and artworks like that cannot be replaced or copied to be exactly like the original was.

Dürer was one of the best artists in Nuremberg and was called for many works of art, from paintings, glass art, sculptures, and larger painted places like Churches, Chapels, and for those with deeper pockets, a private painter, and a great one, too. His realistic lines made his pictures like living people or the, for example, his most famous work Young Hare which is like a real bunny, scared, alerted, and ready to act.
Unfortunately, this painting now resides in Vienna, but Dürer made his impact on Nuremberg’s past, and everyone there knows about him.

Imperial Castle in the Middle Ages

The Holy Roman Empire decided in 1273. that with the election of the new king, Rudolf The First, he repeated the Burgrave’s wishes, trying to keep them in the high positions. Therefore, burgraves got a bit of power and were using those powers to add to Tower Sinwell, and that was the yeat that the Tower got its floor up and the place around it for summits.

After adding up to the Castle, burgraves got their fame back, and along with the city council, they improved the whole city, not only the Castle, which they were most interested in.
After their intervention, the city of Nuremberg got its fame all around, so much so that it became the city of the most important in the whole country, some say even in Europe.
Rudolf The First, held several Diets there, under the ruling of the Habsburg Monarchy and after the Nassau, Albert The First, and Adolf, as his successor many new buildings were added to the Castle, from which was mentioned The Sinwell Tower but ad to it Palas and the top floors of the Chapel Tower ( now known as The Heathens Tower ).
Later on, they decided that the Diets and Burgraves Tower needed more surrounding buildings, to keep safe the soldiers who were on the first line of defence, in front of the Burgraves’ Tower, they erected another Tower as an extra measure for safekeeping the leaders of the realm. For that purpose, they made The Luginsland ( literally meaning to look into the land ) all that in 1377. and since, they were safer with the Tower that reaches the furthest parts of the city.

One of the more important figures of those times was Charles The Fourth ( known better as The Golden Bull ), which proclaimed in 1356. that every new ruler that comes to the throne must get his or her new election in the city of Nuremberg. Frankfurt is the only other town where new kings and queens could be elected as a new ruler.
Later on, The Imperial Castle gets less and less used, because of the convenience of the households, but for the larger gatherings, The Imperial Castle was still number one, for more than several hundreds of people.
Frederick The Second appreciated The Castle and had a habit of staying there for several months, just like the Maximillian The First, who was the last king that ruled over The ImperialCastle, but his son fled from the Imperial Castle, running from the plague, and he returned there only once until his death in 1546.
After the plague and a pretty grim future in Europe, Nuremberg lost his importance. However, there was so much done in the early ages, that it didn’t need a lot of adding up for The Imperial Castle to finally look like we see it today. In about 1545. The Imperial Castle got its bastille, exactly two of them, on the Northern side of The Imperial Castle, so now The Castle could be defended from all sides. In time, wars got uglier, and there was practically no more need for defending only The Imperial Castle.
The war that lasted over 30 years had an impact on the whole of Europe, but since Nuremberg is in the middle, the army of Gustavus Adolphus and Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein charged on the Imperial Castle many times. The ending was devastating for the larger number of soldiers, who died in front of the Imperial Gates from hunger and illnesses that should be prevented, like scurvy and typhus.
Not long after, Napoleon set his mind to the Imperial Castle, during his conquests around Europe the Treaty was signed named Rheinbundakte, which made it possible to get back the city and establish a Kingdome now known as Bavaria.

During the Second World War, Nuremberg was one of the cities that got most of the damage. Even if we can say that there were less ruined buildings of The Imperial Castle, it certainly lost some of the artworks lost forever. The first reconstruction was by Rudolf Esterer, who did his best to get things the way they were. But, as history says, all that was lost during the bombing of Nuremberg was reconstructed, but Nuremberg Museum working with the Bavarian Palace Administration made everything that was lost, visible again. In 2013. everything that was restored from the Imperial Castle made its way back into the museum, now just as a reminder of the past times. Back then, small decisions made a lot of difference, but the part of this great structure was lost forever.
Museum keeps values restored from The Castle as a reminder that those things should never happen to anyone on the planet.

Imperial Castle of Nuremberg Today

Before the guidelines, one of the things that matter is that The Imperial Castle, Kaiserberg, is now owned by the State of Bavaria, and for all questions, and answers, as well as the repairs, and other things are now in hands of local Bavarian administration, which is also responsible for the lakes and gardens around the Kaiserberg. Even though it is beautiful, someone needs to keep it presentable to the public. Their name for this administration is now still ( Bayerische Verwaltung der staatlichen Schlösser, Gärten und Seen ).
The important thing about this place is that you can not, as they say, just drop by, at any time, because the Kaiserburg, as one of the most important things to see when visiting this great city, is only opened on weekends.
So, if visiting Nuremberg, and get a weekend or just one day, try to get to see The Imperial Castle of Nuremberg.
It opens from 10:00h A.M. to 4:00h P.M., ONLY ON Saturday and Sunday.
It is located on Burg Street 17, and it is easy to come to it bu foot, and by bus, while the car renting is an option, you will see why it’s better to walk to see this monumental Imperial Castle. Friedrich-Ebert-Platz and Kaulbachplatz are both about 8 minutes walk to The Imperial Castle, and walking those minutes will be a fresh look for your eyes.
If the saying “Better to be safe than sorry”, is also good to know that in order to have your place at the time you are visiting, it’s better to book the tickets before, and the cancelling can be done 24 hours previous to the tour.
The ticket to visit it all is 8,00 Euros per hour so if you are guided, the price can be a bit more, but try to get as much time as you can, because it will be sad to wanting to stay there, where the whole town can be seen, like on the palm of one’s hand.
Also, for all those who want to stop and rest, because it is all on the hill, there are bars and restaurants very near, even some in the upper parts of The Castle, so enjoy your stay, and feel free to talk about this experience.
One important thing is that for now, there is limited access to the Castle Gardens, so there is no direct link from the Imperial Castle to the Gardens. If you want to see them, there is a way, “Ölberg” garden gate or the “Bürgermeistergarten” from Neutor will lead you right on The Most Beautiful Castle Gardens you could ever see.
With great Welcome, everyone is more than welcome there, to feel the millennium that passed and one great Imperial Castle still stands there, to remind us how to be better in the future.

1. Weißer Turm
Am Ludwingsplatz

Like the Laufer Schlag Tower, this is one of the few remaining parts of the penultimate city fortifications.
The tower was built in the mid 13th century, severely damaged in 1945 and reconstructed in 1977. It is a rare gate-tower, and its name literally means ‘ The White Tower ‘. It is surrounded by pedestrian streets, where you can find everything you need. In the middle ages, that gate was the only way to get in or out of the city.
Also, one of the characteristics of this tower is the clock on the top of the tower, and as a part of a network of clocks around the city, this one is listed as one of more complicated clocks. A great place to visit at any time of the year.
In front of the Tower is the architectural fountain named Ehekarussel, loosely called ‘The Marriage Carousel’, which is worth seeing. The sculptor made a fountain for the love circle goes around from the first look to the end of life.

2. Weißgerbergasse

One of the more or less famous streets, but certainly the street you should see. All of the old houses are still in their great shape because it seems that in this town people value their rich history, along with colourfull houses, made half of wood, and they are just amazing.
For those who love photography of the native people from this part of the world, very early in the morning, the pictures will look stunning. Along with other streets, this one too was demolished in the II World War but rebuilt very soon after.
Everything about this street will amaze you, especially if visiting from a big town. This street will show you how small buildings can make a great city, and how people of this area are welcoming.

3. Straße Der Menschenrechte

If you have enough time, be sure to visit this work of modern art. The whole structure was built in 1993., and translation of this landmark is ‘The Street Of Human Rights’.
Memorial sculpture, made in front of the museum of modern arts, by Israeli artist Dani Karavan. It took him about 7 years to find a suitable concept for such a large place.
So, when visiting, there are 27 concrete pillars, each high 8 meters, with two plates on the bottom of each plate with the inscription in German and another language and the column of oak, with the big gate at the front, and on every pillar are 30 articles from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Something you’ll surely like to see.

Nuremberg Fountains

1. Peter-Henlein-Fountain

Nuremberg, Karolinenstr.

The bronze statue above the fountain, unveiled in 1905, is dedicated to the memory of Peter Heinlein (1485-1523).
He is considered to be the inventor of the first pocket watch.
Being the honoured citizen of this town, Max Meißner made a fountain to preserve the memory of one of the more famous citizens of Nuremberg.
He was fist that tried and succeeded to make a smaller watches, that could be carried around until he made the smallest clock that can fit into the small pocket. Later, the thin chain was added, and there was the first male pocket watch.
Truly magnificent work for that age, and a great fountain celebrating the great man.

2. Der Schoene Brunnen

It was built in the late 14th century and represents one of the most beautiful fountains in the whole city.
Having in mind that this town is a real sanctuary for fountains, we are starting from the most complicated one. Built-in tree pieces plus the top, this is such beautiful work of art, and it still defies the time.
Translated it’s called ‘ The Beautiful Fountain ‘.
There is a myth that if you can find a bronze ring on the bottom of the fountain, and you turn it around, you will have a lot of luck, some say it can grant wishes, but all in all a masterpiece of work.
It’s settled at the corner of the main city square, so everyone who comes to this city will see it! The best time to see any of the artworks is best around Christmas time.

3. Tugendbrunnen
Am Karolinenstraße

Council of the City of Nuremberg is the one that commissioned this fountain to be built, and the honour to do it got Benedikt Wurzelbauer (1548 – 1620).
The work lasted from 1584 to 1589, and it’s made in style of late Renaissance. Like many others, it’s made out of bronze and sandstone, and it is worth seeing.
This fountain is widely known as a fountain of virtues. In three layers of finely made sculptures represent the most important virtues that one should obey.
On the ground floor are the first four, where Faith is been represented with the Cross, Love with a love for children, hope with anchor, Generosity with Lion, and in the row above this one are Moderation in a form of Jug, Patience presented with a Lamb, and right there on the top of all of them is Justicia, or Justice, with a blindfold on her eyes, scale in one and a sword in the other hand. Another piece of art you shouldn’t miss if you find yourself in this beautiful city.
There are many other fountains in this town, and every single one of them has its own history, its own story of how it was made, and few of them were rebuild several times.

Nuremberg Streets & Places

1. Hauptmarkt

The Hauptmarkt (main market) Square is the setting for the traditional, world-famous Christkindlesmarkt (Christmas Market) that takes place every year from the Friday before the first Sunday of Advent.
Up until 1349, this was the site of the first, Jewish ghetto in Nuremberg, which was torn down during a pogrom.
It is one of the best-known pedestrian places in town, and during the Christmas holidays, it gathers people from all around the world to see the famous Christmas Angel, which is their version of Santa Claus.
The festivities last for a few weeks, and the main market is filled with all kind of domestic delicates. Here you can find real Christmas ornaments for the tree, made by hand and out of glass, which is pretty rare these days, a place where in the cold everything smells like cookies also made by hand, and cooked vino, to warm all the people which gather here.
There are also several stands from different countries, where people sell their national Christmas ornaments and food.
But, the Chrismas cookies are here so good, that everyone that tried it say that they are filled with nuts, and the real treat when it comes to Christmas food.

2. Palace of Justice
Fürther Str. 110

This complex is built from 1909 to 1916, and at that time it was being used as the appellate court of that time. Having the turbulent past, this is also a place where the infamous Nuremberg Trials were held, from 1945 to 1949 and it is one of the main characteristics of this building.
Nuremberg trials were held on the top floor of this building, and now it is a tourist attraction.
Besides being the appellate court, in the time it was built it served also as a regional court, local court and the public defender’s office.
It was chosen for the trials after WW II because it was one of the rare buildings that weren’t being ruined by bombarding. It was safe for the workers as well as for the defendants because it was easy to guard the prisoners.
The fact is that the courtroom where the trials were held is still being used for the capital punishments.

3. Nürnberger Burg
Auf der Burg 13

Nuremberg Castle is also an ancient building worth seeing, but this Castle anyone can see from very far away. In any corner of this city, if you look a bit better, you can see this beautiful tower. The Tower itself is the beginning and the end of inner city walls, and still, represent one of the largest fortresses from the time when walls of the city needed to be saved.
In the past, that was the most important fortress because it’s on the hill, which is a great spotlight, and of the great importance for the Old Holy Roman Empire.
This Castle, like many other famous buildings in this city, has its own museum. For the ones willing to climb to 385 meters high, will be awarded a view of the whole town, which is amazing. From there everyone can see the happy houses, painted in different colours, and everything that is important in this town was rebuilt after the war, so now anyone can enjoy in one of the most colourful towns in the world.

Nuremberg – Tourist Information

1. In the building of the Kuenstlerhaus.
   Konigsstr. 93 opposite the railway station
   Mon. to Sat. 9.a.m. – 7.p.m.
   This is an extraordinary building, which was built in 1901., and the name translated means ‘ The House of Artists ‘. From that day forward, this building had a lot of usages, especially during The WW II, but it never went far astray from its original purpose. From 1973 up to 1997 it was one of the biggest cultural centres, and soon became self-governing cultural and communication centre, which soon became famous in Germany, and was one of the first self-governing cultural centres.
   Because the beauty belongs to everyone, first they decided to renovate the building and restore all that needed help, and finally, when opened again in 1996., it was decided for this cultural place to be a part of the town, owned by everyone.
   Since this kind of fine arts is sometimes being forgotten, in 2008. they decided to merge with other cultural institutions, and became Künstlerhaus in the KunstKulturQuartier.
   Since this place is right across the railway station, it was easy to plan all kind of performances. That is the place where always has happenings, every day, no matter which time of year you have chosen, or a specific date, where everyone can find something that is just as it was meant for your pleasure.
   It has to be mentioned that it has a part which is Municipal Galery, where you can see the greatest pictures from the 19th century, and some date way back. This institution cannot be really be put to words, but, if you are looking for a sanctuary where cell phones don’t ring, where the pictures and the shows will leave you without breath, if you just want to be left alone and think about beauty, then this is the right place to be.
   It seems like every day there is a new happening and there is something for everyone. From movies, modern artworks, exhibitions, workshops for many things for younger and also for older people who like to keep in touch with national arts, concerts for the more or less known artists, festivals are held here, a cultural program for children, as well as dance classes for all ages, so if culture is your thing, look no further, you are in the right place.

2. Viewpoints: Schmausenbuck
Lookout Tower
Opening hours: May – Sept. Sun. from 1 – 5 p.m.
The tower, built in 1888, is 29 m tall and stands on a hill near the zoo. There is a wonderful view over Nuremberg and the surroundings from the viewing platform.
This viewpoint is one of the highest points in this town, standing from the sea 390 meters, and it’s a long walk to get to it, but like all rare and beautiful things, this one too will make you work hard to get there.
In the middle of the wood, where the moss is almost on every stone, pointing north, you’ll want to see in front of you, and that view will be absolutely worth your trip to the observation deck, from where you can almost see the whole world at the palm of your hand.

3. Viewpoints: Sinwelltower
Burg 13
Opening hours: Apr. – Sept. 9 a.m. -12 p.m. & 12.45 – 5 p.m, Oct. – Mar. 9.30 a.m. -12 p.m. & 12.45-4 p.m.
This landmark of the City of Nuremberg, high above the Kaiserburg, provides a lovely view over the old town of Nuremberg and the surroundings. Like the old, wise man, standing tall, keeping the town safe at night.
This Castle is a beautiful example of how you don’t need to run out of town to feel all of its beauty. The Tower is more like a museum than a castle, and everything inside is a big or small work of art that waited for centuries to be seen by as many people as possible could. But that is for another time.
Just to mention, this sightseeing is not for everyone, because, there is just one elevator, and it leads only to the ‘King’s Chambers’, which can also be photographed, and this goes for the whole tower. The only obstacle could be the stairs, which are the only way to get to the top.
But, when you do get to the top, you’ll see that it was worth every single step you made to get to the viewing point.
From there, everything looks small, but on a larger scale, it’s peaceful, and you can see the whole happy town with their colourful houses, every one different from the other in colour, but almost the same in structure. On your way up,  you will see wooden roofs of some rooms, and painted rooms in the whole circle, you’ll find old clocks, and many more interesting things.
One thing is for sure, and that is if you like art, you won’t be sorry for getting to the top.

Finally, we got to the part where are some facts in order for everyone to get some present facts about this town worth visiting.
Today, Nuremberg is the second largest town in Bavaria, after München, and it is populated with ( by present count ) 515.201 citizens, from which every single one of them lives in harmony in this great town.
There are many reasons to visit Nuremberg, and if you are looking for the best time to visit this town, it would be a few days before Christmas. Even though that is a fact, and everything is light up, smells like cookies and mulled wine, presented for the tourists, summers are just as awesome as the cold weather around New Years.
There is a lot to see, more than a lot to keep in memories and decide well before you decide next time for the holidays. 

Restaurants & Pubs

Bratwurst Röslein

Obstmarkt 1 Good-value, good-quality Franconian food.

Their slogan is: “No meal for over 6.66 Euros!”
Originated from1493. this Restaurant, with its beautiful garden, is something you shouldn’t miss, any time of the year you decide to visit Nuremberg.
Probably one of the oldest, but surely the largest restaurant that sells bratwurst in the whole world. It is settled in the Old Town of Nuremberg, they can accommodate about 600 people at one time, and the garden can fit about 250 seating places.  
They have a lot of things changed from the time they began working, but one thing stayed the same and that is their traditional Franconian coziness.
They have a daily many that contain local, and traditionally prepared food, and the meat and other things they need for preparing their famous meals, from which the most famous is ‘ the original Nürnberger Rostbratwürste’, the oldest recipe fand over from the old master, of this family restaurant, Michael Förster. 

Bratwursthäusle

Rathausplatz 1
One of the top addresses for bratwurst(fried sausages), both for Citizens of Nuremberg and tourists. Beautiful summer terrace!
Main dishes from 7 to 13 Euros.
At the place which has 2 terraces, you will have a lot of choices first with sitting, because every side has a different overlook on the town, and from every corner, you can see the whole market-place, and everything that is around. Fresh beer is a must, and the owners keep track that not only beer but everything has to be fresh, everything is cooked on a real wood fire, which makes sausages not only crispy but with a smell of dry meat. 
Children are very welcome, and if you have trouble with your child eating, try coming here, where you can relax, and the kids will always follow other kids.
What makes this place special is that they don’t indulge natives, but there you can find European food, central-European, and most of all, grill, which is famous everywhere in the world.

Historische Bratwurstküche

Zirkelschmiedgasse 26
Has been in business since 1419 and is the oldest bratwurst restaurant in the world. Medieval ambience.
Main dishes from 5 to 12 Euros.
This little place is located on the right by the Castle. Turomiled history of this place is not that pleasant, but when 1640. came, they finally got their name, which was “Zum Gulden Stern”, and the place became the ‘eatery’ along with the word for tavern, which meant that they could serve food if they want. Then, in 1740. they were granted permission, again, to sell beverages, especially in the winter, and people needed to stay warm, and off the streets. Because of that change, they made a Winehouse, to keep their best vines closed and in store.
That the sun always comes after rain, said the fact that in 1980. Martin Hilleprandt came to the doors with a demolition order, but thanks to many famous people eating here, and being the oldest and the dearest guests, they got together and got the money for this tavern, specialized for sausages, therefore saving it from demolition.

Bratwurstglöcklein

In the Handwerkerhof 5
Bratwurst restaurant located in the Craftsmen’s Yard since 1971.
Main dishes from 5 to 12 Euros.
Along with many others, the first mention of this place was about 1310., still cares about local tradition, and insist that all the ingredients for all the meals be local, so that they can support the local economy. Even in the 17th century, there was noted, that the pub needs 25.000 intestines and that after the sausages were made, the purchase went through. So, even then they had the knowledge and the capacity to make that big of an order to deliver on time, because, it should be kept in mind that they are made from fresh meat, which means quality and speed with the affordable prices, and the best finishing product.
Nowadays you can just order and bring home your favourite meal, packed or canned, or you can enjoy it in half open restaurant, in a shade, with a cold beer in your hand.

Bratwurst Röslein

Obstmarkt 1
Good-value, good-quality Franconian food.
Their slogan is: “No meal for over 6.66 Euros!”
This place surely is the oldest place in Nuremberg where you could get, and you still can, the tasty bratwurst in town. Crispy, and spicy enough, they still follow tradition from the old days. In this place with a lot of history, the way to the perfect sausage was long but worth waiting for. In the old days, these sausages were sent to many places in the world, so the true lovers of this delicates can enjoy the fine taste no matter where they are. 
Being the oldest, it was founded in 1313., and you can get there on the way to Historic Center. 
One thing that will, however, amaze you about this place is that Heinrich Wolke wrote a song about this sausages. So if you are interested in the real taste of Franconian life, this could be your choice.

Essigbrätlein

Am Weinmarkt 3
Unusual, delicious cuisine in a whimsical half-timbered house. Main dishes from 25 to 40 Euros.
For starters, this is not one of the usual restaurants that you can find at any corner in this town. Here, you will be served with the finest dishes, that will put your taste buds to the serious test. Except for the excellent food of which are they so proud of,  that is made from the finest ingredients, you will enjoy your every stay there, and because they can be too busy, you probably should get a reservation if you are planning to visit them in the evening hours.
One of the other fine things that they are doing for the whole society would surely be their program of educating young, and not so young people in the art of preparing food, which is one reason more to see them in the act.
Second thing is that you can reserve their restaurant for all kind of celebrations and other types of gatherings there, you will pay a bit more for a lot of everything. If waiting for night hours, be sure to reserve your table.

Kettensteg

Maxplatz 35
Franconian cuisine in a half-timbered house by the River Pegnitz. With the summer terrace.
Main dishes from 7 to 13 Euros.
This restaurant, called also Chain Bridge, is settled in a pedestrian zone, which is on the Bridge itself, over the river, so the view itself is amazing. This is a family restaurant, run by the family Kettensteg, and they promised warmth, coziness, homemade Franconian specialities, in which you can enjoy with pleasure. 
One of their specialities is ‘ The Frankish Shovel ‘ and they highly recommend it.

Beer Garden at the Wöhrder Wiese

Nuremberg’s largest and most attractive beer garden in the recreation area by the Wöhrder Lake.
Main dishes from 6 to 11 Euros.
This is a place made on a large opened area, and it’s by the lake, so in the summer days, there are natural ways to cool yourself down. Also worth mentioning is that at this wide open space is the main place where it held ‘The October Fest’. 
There is a large outside terrace, where you can rest and have your homemade meal outside. There are also part with a lawn if you love nature, and also a sandy part with  Bean Bag Chairs, where you can relax with sand over your feet. 
The only difference is that this is a self-serving restaurant, which can be good when the visitors are not in the mood to talk to waiters, but if you want the best experience, you should come here in the middle of the summer, and have a great time with the whole family.

Nassauer Keller

Karolinenstr. 2
Genuine Franconian cuisine in a medieval vault with plenty of atmospheres.
Main dishes from 8 to 16 Euros.
This place has been known since the 13th century. Besides great food and drinks, this place is near everything, you can get there in just 5 minutes walking from the main station, and it takes 15 minutes by car to get to the airport. Among the other important information is that is accessible for Invalides, and that the pets are allowed, unlike many of the other places where you can eat.
Also, you can order your authentic food to go, and eat it in the safety of your home, or maybe outside, but keep in mind that this place has its own terrace, where you can also eat outside.

Kaiserburg

Obere Krämersgasse 29
The bar upstairs, and good Franconian food downstairs in the vault. Main dishes from 8 to 15 Euros.
This famous restaurant, for a change, offers classic Bohemian Cousine, recipes that are being kept and transferred from generation to generation, and in the Czech, they certainly cook differently. 
Anyone in the mood for something else than  Franconian Cousine should get here, where you can find the usual eating habits, but if you come for unusual, this would be the right place to try it. 
Even the beer here is native to Czech, so even in this respect, they fave a surprise for every guest that loves to try new things.  

Zwinger

Lorenzer Str. 33
Restaurant right next to the city wall. Typical Franconian and international cuisine. Large beer garden in summer.
Main dishes from 7 to 14 Euros.
Like manz other, this place has its own secret, and they decided to share it with everyone, and that is the famous cellar, where many people come in the evening for different events. More than once, there are concerts, art projects, and loud parties long into the night.
During the day, this is from the look outside, yet another restaurant, where you can find a great meal for affordable prices, but in the evening, it becomes place of gathering of young people who loves art, books, good music, and grat vibes. Enjoy yourself!

Richard-Wagner-Platz 2
The opera house was built between 1901 and 1905, redesigned by the Nazis, and was fortunately only slightly damaged in 1945. The building contains the main theatre, the studio theatre and the opera house.
So many artists performed here, that it can not be mentioned in one set, but here, for the lovers of any cultural happenings in town, is a real treat.
This is one of Bavarian largest place for the finest arts, in the country where classical music is still appreciated.
This place has a permanent staff of 550 people. Most of them are Opera singers and settings workers, but among them, there are drama players, and of course, the ballet dancers. All of them are being led by Jens-Daniel Herzog, and they are divided into about 650 up to 700 performances.
More than one of them are being performed for the season, some even for a whole year. And every year, trough this Opera House goes about 300.000 people, and that number keeps rising.
The Opera House is made out of venues where ‘ The Opera House’ is the most beautiful, then there is the ‘Play House’ which includes smaller stages, for the smaller groups of people on the stage, but all of them are being regularly used during any season of the year.
needles to say, that the most beautiful if the Opera House, and even you are not the fan of the opera, you will surely enjoy the whole performance that goes within a place like this one.

Meister-singerhalle

Münchner Str. 21
Consists of a large and a small hall, for all different kinds of concerts. Among others, the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra performs its concerts in the large hall. Meistersingerhalle is a municipal Center of Town of Nuremberg and with it’s cultural and conges obligations.
All that, and many more, you can see here, just be informed about what new is there, and does it fit your taste. For the decades, this has been the place of gathering many influential people of the town. Build in 1963. it became so popular, that in 2007. it received listing as a ‘Monuments of the Town’.
The name of the Meistersinger which was literally ‘ the Mastersingers’ became a prefix for the name of this venue, and even Wagner wrote an opera, in which he refers to this great place.
With the numbers of more than 800 performances per year and over 350.000 visitors in the same time-frame is a stunning number, and among 800 performances everyone in the world can find something to look forward to.

Altstadthof Bühne

Bergstr. 19
Small, intimate theatre in the heart of the old town.
This was, at first, a private little theatre, where the more common people used to come here, for a good atmosphere, great food, and lot of smiley faces to welcome you every time.
After some time, this place becomes famous and now it is a municipal stage, for all kind of performances.
A while ago, this place had its venue at Lessing Hall, before it got its permanent place. That was also a task for someone, and that someone was Karl Pschigode who was at the time an actor and after that, he became a theatre director. For choosing the name he was also the first in the row, but, as the fortune will be cruel, and instead of “Intimate Theater” the place got the name that it has today.

I-MAX Cinema in the CineCitta

A cinema in the CineCitta “cinema city” that shows films in 3D.
This is one of the largest cinemas in the whole of Europe, certainly the biggest in Germany. With almost 5.000 seating places and 22 separated cinemas, this will be the experience of a lifetime for those who love cinema as the seventh art.
For those who rather say: ‘I’ll wait for the movie’ this is the right place to see and feel the cinema art without reading any books, you can feel the comfort, and in new technology that is being used here, you will fill as a part of the movie that you are watching.
Except for the movies for all ages, you will find also children’s movies and plays, you can find 4 restaurants here with almost everything you can possibly desire. From popcorn and soda drink which are pretty common, you can not find other stuff like tapas menu, American dinner, cinema breakfast, fine Asian cuisine, Lounge bar, Trattoria with its Italian delicatessens, and many other tasty things you wouldn’t expect to see in the cinema.
The complex is on the river Pegnitz, so even walk to get to the cinema will be interesting enough. Until this day, the cinema already had its 2.5 million visitors, and the number is rising by the day. No matter which movie you are willing to see and feel the experience, you won’t regret it.

Gostner Hoftheatre

Austr. 70
The most prominent small theatre in Nuremberg has its own ensemble. Guest theatre groups also perform here. This is one of the private theatres, where you can enjoy in smaller group of people, not worrying about the loud noises from the rows below you, just relax and see for yourself how those who are not yet professionals, can make you love the theatre even more, if you loved them before, and at least feel like not waisting several hours on the art that will at least occupy your attention for the time spent there.
The Gostner Hoftheater is a private theatre founded in 1979 and operated by the association Gostner Hoftheater. It mainly shows pieces by young, and new authors, but also modern arrangements of classics and other theatre groups that show independent scene in Nuremberg. The Gostner was remade from the toy factory into a “theatre around the corner”. Only a decade later, the stage, originally conceived as a workshop theatre, was able to present its own productions with professional actors and directors. In the meantime, it has become established as the second important theatre in Nuremberg’s culture alongside the Staatstheater Nürnberg.
The theatre is located on the Gostenhof, near to the cafe bar ‘Loft’ with small green outside scene for performing.
There is also a theatre for the children, so you can relax with the whole family, educating your kids that the theatre is one of the most important arts, which slowly dies, with TV exposure, so that is also a reason to see one of the many shows that are being presented in this small but influential places.

Tassilo-Theatre

Sielstr. 5
A variety of theatre, where both cabaret and comedies in the Franconian dialect are performed. In the form of Cabaret, it was popular from 1982 to 2013, and it was a private Cabaret owned by Gerd Fischer.
The place could seat approximately about 250 guests.
Since they didn’t get the permission to make it on the courtyard, they made a basement that was fit for a place like this.
Because of the form of Cabaret, it was not that popular, among all the townspeople, but some things are facts, like that one of the most famous plays that Fisher wrote himself, and named it “Operetta sich Kann Kann” was performed 1.500 times, and it was always filled with people.
Even though some people don’t like this kind of theatre, with its vulgar language and scenes that are not for everyone’s eyes, bit by bit it lost most of its audience.
The critics from the evening newspapers almost ruined the reputation of this place, and even if it was full for 2 decades, in the ’80 and ’90., time passed by, and the theatre was closed in 2013.
These days, you can rent the place in front of the theatre, which can accommodate about 50-60 people, for not that big cost, and the stage which can seat up to 90 people safely.

Franken-stadium

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The Franken Stadium is the home ground of the 1st FC Nuremberg football club and is considered to be one of the most attractive football stadiums in Germany. It was opened in 1928 and since then it changed its name several times. Since 1966 this is the official stadium for Bundesliga and in 1974 this stadium was used in the Olympic Games 6 times for the matches.
Its first name was Städtisches Stadion or the Municipal stadium after war everything was victorious, and the name for the stadium in 1945 was changed into Victory Stadium. After that, in 1961 it was called by its first name or the Municipal Stadium, and in 1991 it got the name Frankenstadion Stadium.
March of 2006 brought the new name, and it was called easyCredit-Stadion, and the name stayed for a full of 5 years. The demonstration for the renaming of the stadium was held, and many wanted for the stadium to have a name of one of it’s most famous players Max Morlock.
After a big sponsorship, the station gets its new name again, this time, calling it by its sponsors, Grundig Stadion.
After that, there were only two changes left, in 2016 it was back to Stadion Nürnberg, and in 2017 it finally got its name, which stands even today, and its called Max-Morlock-Stadion.
So, if planning to see the football game, don’t worry much about the name of the stadium, just join the group, and enjoy the game. Facts about its name are less important.

Tafelhatle

Äußere Sulzbacher Str. 60
This theatre hosts guest performances and shows by small theatre groups.
Built originally in 1909, it was then a factory for producing the screws. In 1987 building was reconstructed, and now it is the place for the young artist, that are still trying to climb their way to glory, a place where people gather and collect ideas for new plays and new forms of art, there is also an auditorium where they can rehearse and be guided by the better-known artists.
There is also a theatre café, and a rehearsal stage, which creates new hope for new performers.
Also, as part of the building is the ‘Industrial Museum’, where you can relax, and think through everything that young people tried on stage.
Today, the venue of this place is the dance room, with wooden floors, theatre room for the newcomers, and all that in the safety of their cultural centre, where everyone is welcome.

Burgtheater

Füll 13
The Burg Theatre is a variety theatre. It hosts the famous cabaret festival in autumn. Besides, it has old forms of art besides cabaret, and there are comics, with their performances, and minor arts, but still not forgotten, like making jewellery, blowing glass and making small figurines, miniature sculptures, and coins from the old days…all of that relived in the hands of people who did it a lot of time, and in this place, people can learn how to make them, or sometimes repair some of the old pieces.
What is being done here didn’t pass without notice, that is why in 1987 they got the scholarship, and in 2009. they received the ‘Nuremberg City Prize’.
The theatre changed the place once before, but now it’s settled in Füll No.13., since May of 1984.
A place to see the young people in action, performing and bettering themselves each day, so that one day, they can have their parts in Shakespeare on a bigger scene.

Nuremberg city tour part II

Following the almost total destruction of historic Nuremberg during the Second World War, the City council wisely rejected all suggestions to preserve a “tabula rasa” or, as happened in many other places, to erect a purely modern city on the ruins. It decided instead to proceed cautiously with the re-building of the old city, and it did so exceedingly well, as anyone who visits Nuremberg in “Meyer’s Universum” in 1837 sounds equally applicable today:

Modern travellers encounter on all sides evidence of Nuremberg’s 900 years of history, reflecting epochs of proud dignity as well as periods of decline and denigration and combining intellectual clarity with romantic whimsy. Here they find a city illustrative of Germany’s past and present, where the impressive monuments of many centuries of prodigious inventiveness and cultural self-confidence survive amidst the hurly-burly of a modern, dynamic metropolis.

“Such diversity protects the traveller from boredom which so often afflicts him when he goes to visit the stereotyped cities of our modern age, where every house and every square resemble each other, just like soldiers’ uniforms”. It is open to speculation why, in the words of E.T.A. Hoffmann, Nuremberg was, for princes and sovereigns, “the apple of their eye”. Be that as it may, the emperor Friedrich II decreed in his Great Charter of 1219″ … irrevocably and for all time that no citizen of this place shall have any protector other than Ourselves and Our successors, the Roman kings and emperors”. And Karl IV laid down that every future emperor had to hold his first Imperial Diet in Nuremberg.

Thus the Imperial castle is, for the inhabitants of Nuremberg too, the “apple of their eye”, and they like to refer to the fortress, which took centuries to build, as the city’s “crowning glory”. This is where the emperors resided, and it is from here that housetops with their pointed gables and the tall church spires to the skyline of the satellite towns and the dark green expanse of the vast pine forests named after the two main churches, St. Lawrence and St. Sebaldus.

These churches, testimonials in soaring Gothic to the piety and public spirit of bygone ages, may seem to the uninitiated, at first sight, to be outwardly almost identical; but their interiors are unique “celestial halls”, adorned with magnificent works of arts, of which only the most important can be listed here the “Annunciation” by Veit Stoss, the tabernacle by Adam Kraft and the tomb of St. Sebaldus by Peter Vischer.

On the banks of the Pegnitz, between these two great ecclesiastical edifices, stands the Church of Our Lady, on the western facade of which the citizens of Nuremberg placed a delightful memorial to the Emperor Karl IV – the “Männleinlaufen”, an ornamental clock with an ingenious mechanism whereby daily, at noon, the figures of the seven Prince Electors rotate around the Emperor, watched and admired by hundreds of tourists gathered in the square below the “Hauptmarkt” or Main Market. Here, too, is the “Schöner Brunnen” Fountain, celebrated in song and story, with its “lucky ring” artistically welded to the lattice-work. Loving couples delight in turning this ring, for it is reputed to bring good luck and happiness in young, or even more mature love. Each year, in this selfsame square at Christmas, a fairytale come true – the world-famous “Christkindlesmarkt“, or Christmas Fair, when this enchanting “township of boots and stalls made of wood and cloth” delights the children and transports their elders back to what were perhaps happier times.

This is the most famous place in town because it’s busy in the middle of the summer, or in the middle of the winter. Many people bring domestic, organic food, that’s being raised in the vicinity of the town, but surely somewhere near, so all year round, you can buy fresh fruit and vegetables, along with many other things this Main Market has to offer.
But, there is a little magic about this place…during the winter, it becomes the home of the Christmas Angel. She is being chosen every three years and represents Santa Claus in this town. It is so festive and everyone is so polite and familiar, that you wish you have chosen this destination for vacation much earlier. But, nothing is too late. All year round, this place has so much to offer. It is a town full of life and colours, little art-work shops, where the recipes for their finest products dates long, some of them almost as long as the town exists.

The same thing happens a little further on – in the Toy Museum, the very heart of this “metropolis of toys”, while the Germanic National Museum on the Kornmarkt, originally a Carthusian monastery, offers one of the finest and most important presentations of German art and culture.
Beneath the castle is the house where Albrecht Dürer lived, and here, at the Tiergärtner Gate, is the finest square in Nuremberg – rendezvous, particularly on mild summer evenings, for enthusiastic visitors from all over the world. And having mentioned Dürer, we must also quote some other names famous in the city’s great cultural history – the humanist Willibald Pirckheimer for example, Martin Behaim, Peter Henlein, Hans Sachs, Regiomontan, Anselm and Ludwig Feuerbach, together with Adam Kraft, Veit Stoss and Peter Vischer whom we have already referred to.

This list is far from exhaustive and the names do not come solely from the period when Nuremberg was called the “centre of Germany and all Europe” and the ” fatherland of wisdom and the dwellinghouse of genius“.

Even nowadays, Nuremberg retains its position as a centre as far as communications are concerned. It is surrounded by a network of motorways; its harbour on the Main-Danube Canal is the focal point on this waterway linking the North Sea and the Black Sea, soon – in a few year’s time – to be opened throughout its entire length; and its airport ranks high among passengers and pilots alike as far as popularity and safety are concerned.

Nuremberg has continued its great tradition in the field of trade and commerce. Companies of international repute have successfully perpetuated the proverbial inventiveness and business acumen of the city’s old inhabitants and have carried the products and the name of Nuremberg to the four corners of the world.
Nuremberg is a good place to live in. It has one of Europe’s finest zoos, its citizens make the most of their various festivities, the local Franconian cuisine is dainty and appetizing, the beer can stand comparison with any produced in Bavaria and the city’s best-known specialities are fried sausages and gingerbread. The surrounding area has many delights to offer, both scenic and cultural, and anyone who takes time to explore it after having exhausted the manifold attractions of the city will be richly rewarded.
Although Martin Luther was writing in another context, we may aptly quote his words of praise here:

“Nuremberg shines forth throughout Germany like a sun among the moon and stars”

The Germanisches Nationalmuseum in town is proud to be the largest museum of history and culture in the whole country. It has over 1 million objects of art, and 250 thousand of them are on permanent display. The museum is old and it stands from 1852. and since then it holds the most valuable treasures from all over the country. In 1981., there was a town’s offer to make a model of new art, that will be displayed permanently in front of the museum. Israeli sculptor Daniel “Dani” Karavan made an offer that the town couldn’t refuse, and now in front of the museum is a gate with 27 columns up in the air, two of the round plates, which represent columns that are underground, and the round oak, as the 30th column.
On each and everyone it one of the articles written in ‘The Universal Declaration of Human Rights’, on two plates, one in German, and the other 30 are written in 30 different languages spoken around the world.

The Hospital of the Holy Spirit is erected in 1339. and opened by Konrad Gross, who gave most of his money to build it, to feed and clothe all the people who were sick, homeless, who didn’t have food etc. For treatment in the hospital, everyone that was staying there was being used to pray for the Konrad Gross, for his peace in the afterworld, and surely for even going into heaven. He was a rich merchant, and since no one knows what he did that needed so much prayer, but one thing is sure, if you were there at the time, that meant that you must pray for him as long as you stay there.
This, like many other buildings, had a crash during the Second World War, but it wasn’t that horrible since they successfully restored it after the war.
These days, this is a place where young people can join together, exchange opinions, there is a pedestrian part, and a little coffee shop, where you can rest, or have a conversation, or just enjoy the view.
The second interesting thing about this place is that underground is a series of tunnels, of which some are filled with beer that’s there for the aging, and also, there is a place for the parties, so at night, everything here turns into a place for all the young people that live or just visiting.

Schöner Brunnen or the literal translation ‘The Beautiful Fountain’ was made in the 14th century by the Heinrich Beheim, and it is right next to the Town Hall, and on the Main Marketplace, and it made out of several layers, out of which every single one of them tells a story, and the hight in full is 19 meters, which is pretty high for a fountain.
On this one fountain, that’s not a typical ‘make a wish’ fountain, they made Mozes with all seven prophets, The Nine Worthies, seven of the Prince-electors, Four of the Churches Fathers, Four Evangelists, and all of the seven arts in the Holy Roman Empire, and in summary, this fountain represents their beliefs and their philosophy.
Unlike throwing the money in the water in the fountain, this one is a bit different, and here is why. On the fence of the fountain are golden ( today brass ) ring. if you manage to find it and turn it around, good luck will follow you, and the others are saying the same thing, only that the fountain grants you a one wish, but even then remember, sometimes, wishes come true.

History of the city:

1050 First documented mention of Nuremberg
1219 Friedrich II confers the rights of a free Imperial town upon Nuremberg
1400 The third city wall, still in existence today, is completed.
1524 Nuremberg accepts the Reformation.
1649 Nuremberg Peace Banquet seals the end of the Thirty Years War.
1835 The first railway runs between Nuremberg and Fuerth
1945 An air raid destroys 90% of the old town of Nuremberg
1945-49 “Nuremberg Trials” of representatives of the Nazi regime.
1966 Majority of rebuilding work on the old town is completed.
1985 Old council chamber provisionally restored.
2001 Opening of the Documentation Centre on the Nazi Party Rally Grounds.
2004 With nearly 500.000 inhabitants, Nuremberg is the second-largest city in Bavaria.