Small guide to Nuremberg city

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.
Spielzeugmuseum
Toy Museum
Nuremberg Toy Museum is one of the most famous toy museums in the world and it shows a cultural history of toys from antiquity to the present.
Tucherschloss Museum
The Tucherschloss is a museum located in the St. Sebald district of Nuremberg's Old Town and houses numerous pieces of furniture and tapestries as well as important works of art.
Egidienkirche
St. Egidien Church
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Egidien is the only baroque church in Nuremberg.
Kaiser Wilhelm I Denkmal
Kaiser Wilhelm I Monument
The Kaiser Wilhelm Monument is located in the old town of Sebald and it is the only equestrian statue of Kaiser Wilhelm I in Bavaria.
Pellerhaus
The architectural monument Pellerhaus is an archive and library building and stands on the Sebald side of Nuremberg's Old Town.
Laufer Schlagturm
The Laufer Schlagturm is a gate tower of the former Nuremberg fortifications.
Martin-Behaim-Denkmal
Martin Behaim monument
Nuremberg's monument to the great navigator and creator of the oldest surviving terrestrial globe is located in the Old town of Sebald.
Heilkräutergarten am Hallertor
Medicinal herb garden
The small herbal garden with over 100 different types of plants and herbs is located on the city wall at the Hallertor.
Jakobsplatz
Jakob Square
The small square in the Old town of Lorenz.
Tiergarten Nürnberg
Nuremberg Zoo
One of the most beautiful landscape zoos in Europe on the outskirts of the city of Nuremberg .
Fleischbrücke
The Meat Bridge
The Nuremberg's Meat Bridge builded in 1596–1598 is located in the center of the old town and is one of the oldest bridges in the city.
Maxbrücke
Max Bridge
The Max Bridge is the oldest solid stone bridge over the Pegnitz.
Kettensteg
Chain Bridge
The Kettensteg is a pedestrian bridge in Nuremberg, built in 1824 over the river Pegnitz and it is considered the oldest chain bridge in continental Europe.
Henkersteg
Hangman's Bridge
The Hangman's Bridge was constructed in 1457 as a wooden bridge and connects the Trödelmarkt market and the Unschlittplatz.
Museumsbrücke
Museum Bridge
The Museum Bridge is the central connection between Nuremberg's two city sides Lorenz and Sebald.
Karlsbrücke
Charles Bridge
The Charles Bridge consists of two parts, the Lower and the Upper Charles Bridge and Between them is the Pegnitz Island with the flea market.
Insel Schütt
Schütt Island
Insel Schütt is the largest river island of Nuremberg.
Krakauer Haus
Krakow House
The Krakow House is a cultural and meeting centre in Nuremberg.