Small guide to Nuremberg city

Places

Altstadt
Old town
There are beautiful houses, interesting churches and cosy squares to discover on almost every corner.
Altstadt - St. Sebald
Old town - St. Sebald
The oldest part of the city, the St. Sebald sits just below the castle and and houses churches, sights, medieval streets and other interesting places.
Altstadt - St. Lorenz
Old town - St. Lorenz
The Lorenz old town houses large museums, art treasures in churches, restaurants, street cafes and exclusive shops.
Tiergärtnertorplatz
Step into a living medieval painting at Nuremberg's Tiergärtnertorplatz, a vibrant square where history, art, and local life converge beneath the Imperial Castle.
Jakobsplatz
Jakob Square
The small square in the Old town of Lorenz.
Insel Schütt
Schütt Island
Insel Schütt is the largest river island of Nuremberg.
Trödelmarkt
The Trödelmarkt is a square located in the west of the Old town between Maxbrücke and Fleischbrücke.
Weißgerbergasse
Weissgerber street
The Weissgerber street in the old town of Sebald is one of the best-preserved medieval streets in Nuremberg.
Albrecht-Dürer-Platz
Albrecht Dürer Square
Albrecht Dürer Square was named after the painter Albrecht Dürer in 1828.
Straße der Menschenrechte
The Way of Human Rights
The Way of Human Rights is the symbol for peace and human rights.
Johannisfriedhof
The Johannisfriedhof is a cemetery with historical bronze epitaphs as well as significant lying gravestones.
Zeppelinfeld
Zeppelin Field
The Zeppelin Field was the central parade ground for the participants of the Nazi Party Rallies.
Mögeldorf
Mögeldorf has been a district of Nuremberg since 1899.
Unschlittplatz
Unschlittplatz is a square and it is one of the most important historical sights of Nuremberg's southern Old Town.
Fabrikgut Hammer
The Hammer factory is one of the most important sites of the late medieval industrial settlement in Europe.
Ludwig-Donau-Main-Kanal
Ludwig Danube Main Canal
The Ludwig Danube Main Canal (also known as the Ludwigskanal or as the Der Alte Kanal) was a waterway between the Danube and the Main rivers in the 19th and 20th centuries.
St. Johannis
Sankt Johannis
One of the oldest parts of Nuremberg is Sankt Johannis, which was first mentioned in 1234.
Hans Sachs Platz
Hans Sachs Square
The small square in the Old town of Sebald.
Fürther Straße
Fürther Street
Fürther Straße runs from the Plärrer to the city limits of Fürth and with over 4 km it is one of the longest streets in Nuremberg.
Märzfeld Fundamentreste
Ruins of the Märzfeld Foundations
The ruins of Wehrmacht training area designed by architect Albert Speer.