Sightseeing & Leisure

Tourist highlights

The Imperial Castle and Albrecht Dürer are indelibly associated with Nuremberg. But there are also many other interesting sights to be discovered. Easily done by foot in the Old Town, even if time is short.

Culture

Albrecht Dürer’s legacy: Nuremberg’s cultural life reflects both tradition and modernity. Many different museums bring history to life, and theatres and other cultural events large and small offer inviting, enjoyable experiences.

Events

Musical events in a unique setting like the Bardentreffen “Bards’ Meeting” or “Rock in the Park” (RIP), along with traditional festivals and cultural events like “Blue Night” (Blaue Nacht) and the Christmas-season Christkindlesmarkt – Nuremberg’s calendar of events is packed tight with events all year round.

Good eating

Lots of people are probably acquainted with Nuremberg’s best-known specialties – its beer, bratwurst (Nuremberg sausages) and “Elisen” lebkuchen cakes (gingerbread). But the city’s rich selection of dining options includes not just traditional Franconian cooking, but trendy and gourmet restaurants. Not to mention that this is also a stronghold of German whiskeys.

Shopping

Whether in the Old Town’s extensive range of trendy and traditional shops, or at the bigger shopping centres and outlet malls in the environs, Nuremberg offers extensive shopping pleasures for any taste.

Outdoors

Nuremberg, where everything is close at hand – you can take a quick break in a green space, or recover from an exhausting day, not just in the meadows along the Pegnitz River in the midst of town, but also at one of the extensive parks and lakes within the city limits. And the enchanting environs also invite leisure activities.