I'm thinking of going to Nuremberg, take the train up and have a bit of a snoop around. Is it worth going? Any particular things I must see? A German friend was only able to tell me that they had a brilliant Fußgangerzone.

Must get my paws on some real Lebküchen though!

MfG

well its good to go by train - I went in the car and got nicked for speeding

The white tower and a particular corner of the old town (NW I think) are nice to look at - as well as the main square. A general stroll around Altstadt is the bext option

The Rally Grounds, not easy to find but this guide tells you how to get there as well as to Albert Dürer's house (the painter).

Kaiserburg castle.

Oh and the Bratwurstglöcklein in Handwerkerhof for the sausages.

It's the Nazi Hauptstadt!!!

theirs lots and lots to see. at the rally grounds is a new museum which deals with the history of Nürnberg during the nazi years. it's very good and well worth the trip. the rally grounds are also very well worth seeing as you can then maybe get a taste of what it must of been like.

have fun!

I think you should visit as many bars as possible, go see Nürnberg play in the footie, get in a fight with some locals, steal a car and shoplift all the way down König. Str.

Don't forget to wear a stag shirt at all times!!

I have to disagree with Katarina on where to get the sausages. There is a restaurant a bit out of the way of the main pedestrian paths, but still inside the altstadt walls. Here they make the second best nürnbergers, the best are not in Nürnberg. And they claim to be the oldest sausage restaurant in Germany. They are delicious, grilled over a wood oven.

You can take a tour of a torture chamber in the rathaus at varying times during the day.

You can do a tour of the pathways under the city (where they stored a lot of artwork against Hitler's orders). If you are interested cave tour

I can recommend Nürnberg. Lovely city in the winter. Also try Landshut if you get the chance.

A spurious claim and a title they've been fighting with the Wurstküche in Regensburg over for years. Regensburg's is from the 12th century (1138, I think).

woof.

What's that one called brokenm?
Those ones from the Wurstküche in Regensburg are bloody lovely though.

The name of the Nürnberger restaurant is Zum Guldenen Stern and it is located on Zirkelschmiedsgasse 26

The oldest Bratwurst Restaurant in the World

Zum Guldenen Stern

But it is likely the place Katrina recommended tastes similar as they are the same owner Carsta Behringer. However, you will not find a better ambience.

Cheers the tips, I can't wait to go and get 586 year old Bratwurst !

Cheers for the plan outline Disko

My wife, 9 year old twin boys and I had a great time in Munich on a long weekend break before Christmas. Information gathered from this site was very useful. Already planning doing it again next year. How easy would it be to visit Nurenberg by train from Munich?

Mark

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How fast are you driving?

Nürnberg is a hellish day-trip (even for a pretty damn hard-core tourist such as myself...being used to several 9-hour trips to Neuschwanstein a week...), you really need to spend at least a night there...Salzburg is a shorter trip, though. Both very easy to get to with a Bayern ticket...currently 24 euros that covers 2-5 people, all day...including Munich's S-bahn and U-bahn, Nürnberg's U-bahn, Nürnberg's, etc.

Get a Bayern ticket, is the key.

Oh, trains every hour for both places...very easy. The only downside to the bayern ticket is it's only valid after 9am.

I travel in and out of Nürnberg area twice a week. The train is so easy that I never drive it...especially with the hellish driving conditions we have been having. I love the trains in Germany. Got myself a 50% off bahn card, and I can travel for as little as 13.50 each way.

Nürnberg is just a beautiful, but living, city. I would say it is only good for a long day trip or two days max...unless you like to shop.

Hi, I'm a toy-towner from Dresden coming to Nuremberg for a day, and I was wondering if anyone could give me some tips on what to see in Nuremberg. In particular, I was looking for something cool to see that's off the tourist path (I can always find out what the good tourist spots are). I heard that Franconia was the beer region of Germany. So maybe there are some cool brewery, or even winery tours that I can do?

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You are right, Franconia has the highest concentration of breweries in the world, many of them very small and still family-run. However, most of these breweries are located in the rural Franconian areas, e.g., the "Fränkische Schweiz". Therefore stay away from the "Nuremberg beers", i.e., Tucher and Lederer (and even Zirndorfer in my personal opinion), as these are mass products like Radeberger and Feldschlösschen. Instead, visit the small brewery and restaurant at the "Altstadthof", which is situated between the "Hauptmarkt" and the castle. Of course, there are also some pubs and restaurants that offer a nice selection of Franconian beers, e.g., "Palmengarten" or "Palais Schaumburg" in the Gostenhof district or the various "Landbierparadies" Restaurants.

Better forget about wine, as Nuremberg is not at all part of the Franconian wine region. Wine is produced in Mainfranken – northwest of Nuremberg in the Würzburg area.

What else are you particularly interested in?

Or have a look at the city's official website.

Hilu, thanks for the great tips! Besides beer tasting, I don't have a specific thing I'm interested in seeing. I'm only in Nuremberg for a day/night, so I can't do too much. I just wanted to know from the locals, what cool things there are to do in Nuremberg, which the tourist information office isn't able to cover. I'm traveling with 2 other friends from Canada and the US. My Canadian friend LOVES beer (as do I), so he's really wanting to do the beer thing.

A hot tip for the odd Nürnberg visitors not exclusively interested in getting drunk:

The Germanisches Nationalmuseum , founded in Nuremberg, Germany in 1852, houses a significant collection of items relating to German culture and art extending from prehistoric times through to the present day. With current overall holdings of about 1.2 million objects, the Germanisches Nationalmuseum is Germany's largest museum of cultural history.

You can combine beer with culture/history and a spot of exercise if you follow Nuremberg's Historical Mile. The route takes you past the Barfüßer brewpub at Hallplatz 2 (the building is a must-see), Kloster Andechs "Das Wirtshaus" at Königstrasse 55 (ALL the Andechs beers available on tap), Hütt’n at Burgstrasse 19 (a nice selection of beers from smaller Franconian breweries and a friendly owner), Schlenkerla-Schranke at Beim Tiergärtnertor 3, where you can try the Schlenkerla Rauchbier, and the Altstadthof at Bergstrasse 19/21. The Landbierparadies locations all lie outside the Altstadt but are definitely worth a visit - each one will always have a barrel from a small Franconian brewery on the bar, served "ohne Kohlensäureanstich" (under gravity, rather than gas pressure) plus a selection of other Franconian beers in bottle. And when you get back to the station, you can visit Der Treffpunkt Franken (Bahnhofsplatz 9-11) for another selection of Franconian beers!

If you want to plan/do some background reading to whet your appetite, try Fred Waltman's Online Beer Guide to Bamberg and Franconia and Ron Pattinson's Nuremberg Pub Guide.

The "Germanische Nationalmuseum" (GNM) is a very good idea indeed. This huge museum is worth a few days alone, and you have to be quite picky to get through it within a day. Their special shows are particularly worth seeing (at the moment, some great graphic works by Henri Matisse and world-famous paintings from the renaissance and baroque periods are on display, among others) However, I expected the GNM to be one of the highlights mentioned in every guide.
The "Neues Museum", which is situated close to the GNM is a nice place to visit if you are interested in contemporary art - and you will be able to get through the whole thing within three hours. The "Kunsthalle", another museum for modern art, is just a few steps away. As you can see, Nuremberg is packed with art, and it is not all just medieval stuff.

With a more historic focus, the "Albrecht Dürer Haus", formerly owned by the famous painter, is worth a visit, as it delivers some interesting insight to Renaissance life.

Even though Nuremberg, a politically rather liberal to 'left' city by long tradition, never really was the "Nazi Hauptstadt" (it is more appropriate to say it was abused as a rally ground by the Nazis, because the infrastructure and the historic buildings of the city suited the Fascist's propaganda purposes perfectly), the remains of the rally grounds and, as smegol said, the museum there is worth visiting. you can go there by tram: line no. 9 direction "Doku-Zentrum" terminates exactly in front of the muesum. On Saturdays and Sundays, you can also visit the venue of the Nuremberg Trials - a room in the local court which is still in use today but open to visitors during the weekends.

Just like Dresden, much too much to be seen for a single day or even a single weeekend... For an overview, I would strongly recommend the "Stadtmuseum Fembohaus", which is much underestimated by the locals. They have a nice multimedia show that gives a brief and interesting overview of Nuremberg's history.

And if your tasting buds do not expect a beer to leave the taste heavily smoked ham in your mouth, better stay away from "Schlenkerla Rauchbier" ;-)

Thanks for the tip!

Is there some sort of event happening near Sept 26th? I'm finding it really hard to find a reasonably priced hotel room...