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Nuremberg
City in Bavaria, Germany

Nuremberg

Nuremberg is the second-largest city in the German state of Bavaria and the largest city in the cultural region of Franconia.

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Its 546,397 (2024) inhabitants make it the 13th-largest city in Germany. Situated on the Pegnitz, the city forms a continuous conurbation with the neighbouring cities of Fürth, Erlangen and Schwabach, with the built-up area comprising around 1.4 million inhabitants, while the larger Nuremberg Metropolitan Region has a population of approximately 3.6 million.

Get in

Getting to Nuremberg

Nuremberg has historically been at the crossroads of important trade routes and was the site of Germany's first railway. Even today it is easily reachable by air, canal, road, railway and even walking or cycling.

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    Nuremberg
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    Nürnberg Hbf
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    Nürnberg Nordostbahnhof
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    ZOB Nürnberg
See

Worth seeing

For all but the briefest visits, you'll do well to buy the Nürnberg + Fürth Card. This is valid for 48 hours and gives free admission to over 50 museums and attractions, and free travel on all public transport in Zone A of Nuremberg and Fürth. You also get discounts in many theatres, shops, and the IMAX cinema. The card price for adults is €33. Children aged 6 to 11 pay €11, children under 6 are free.

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    Nuremberg Castle
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    Imperial Castle

    The western and most prestigious part, grouped around the inner courtyard.

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    Burgrave’s Castle

    It was the permanent seat of the Burgraves (House of Hohenzollern) until it was destroyed in 1420.

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    Municipal Buildings

    The eastern part, built by the city to assert control over the Burgraves.

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    Albrecht Dürer's House

    The house in which the painter Albrecht Dürer lived and worked from 1509 until 1528.

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    Toy Museum

    Nuremberg was one of the centres of the German toy industry.

Do

Things to do

The big annual event in Nuremberg is the Christmas Market (Christkindlesmarkt), listed below. But there’s a full calendar throughout the year – check what’s on even if you don’t plan to attend, as there may be street closures and crowd congestion. = = Panoptikum Children’s Theatre Festival (Kindertheaterfestival). 4-9 Feb 2020. Wide-ranging programme with artistes from Bavaria and across Europe.

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    Embedded World

    One of the largest electronics shows in Europe, and a must see for anyone interested in high tech gadgets (robots, tablets, artificial intelligence,...).

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    Cinecitta

    18 movie theaters, one IMAX theater, one "motion action drive" cinema, three restaurants, twelve bars and five outside terraces with view on the historic town.

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    Langwasserbad

    Breslauer Straße 251 (take U1 to Langwasser Mitte and from there any bus direction Klinikum Süd), nuernbergbadstadt@nuernberg.de.

Eat

Where to eat

Nuremberg offers a rich culinary heritage, most notably defined by its unique sausage varieties and traditional confectionery. The city is world-renowned for the Nürnberger Rostbratwürste. These pork sausages are distinct from others in the Franconia region, characterised by a spicier flavour profile and a smaller size, typically half the length of standard varieties.

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    Red Curry House

    Lorenzer Straße 29 ( U1 Lorenzkirche 8 Marientor),.

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    Suppdiwupp

    Great soups and hotpots served with fresh traditional style bread; the offerings change and there are not many dishes, but usually everybody should find something along her/his taste on the menu.

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    Schlemmer Eck - Schlütter's Echte

    The original Nuremberg sausages from the producer in the city.

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    Cafe Treibhaus

    Really a great corner during the day to chill & enjoy.

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    Max Express

    Turkey schnitzel and pizza are delicious.

How locals move

Getting around Nuremberg the local way

  • Get inHowever these are not point-to-point ferries, but scenic cruises, typically on a 7- or 14-day itinerary.
  • Go nextYou'd probably do them as a day trip, as it wouldn't be worth re-locating (unless you were hiking, knapsack on your back): Fürth - just 5 km west, this has charming medieval streets, a Jewish museum and a radio museum.
  • Go nextWell within a day trip, but deserving longer: Bamberg - once an ecclesiastical centre, the entire town is a UNESCO World Heritage site for its original Romanesque buildings, which survived the war.

From Wikivoyage: Nuremberg, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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