Nuremberg is a beautiful melting pot of history, culture, and people. It offers a great space for both solo and group travellers and offers seasonal activities for those looking for specific dates to visit in.

How to Get There

Flying to Nurmberg via the Nuremberg Airport is the most convenient way to reach the city. The airport offers a Park, Sleep, Fly area if you are travelling by car. It also offers normal amenities plus an observation deck to view the beautiful city outside. Nuremberg Airport also offers a train to take you straight from the airport to the town proper. Buses and taxis are also available as an option.

Getting Around

There are many ways to get around Nuremberg. Travelling by bus is the easiest way to go around local and rural areas. It is also the cheapest option and would usually be the top choice for tourists. There are also trams available. You can buy weekly and monthly tickets for a longer stay. These tickets are usually cheaper than single-use tickets and most companies even offer a student discount.

Trains are a popular choice especially for long-distance travel from one city to another. The great thing about travelling via train is that if you are in a larger group, you may opt to buy a ticket good for up to five people to travel anywhere via train. This is a cheaper option than buying single-traveller tickets.

Top Things to Do

Apart from your usual experience, Nuremberg offers a look at a massive gemstone. By visiting the Bernstein-Museum, you will get to witness the largest amber in all of Germany on display. The museum also offers a look and 400 varieties of other ambers and jewelry dating back 3,000 years ago.

If you are up for a different kind of trip, you may also opt for a group tour. The most unique one yet is an evening tour led by The Lady Nightwatchman. Adorned with costumes including a cloak, hat, horn, and halberd, it makes your time worthwhile by giving you insider stories that are not known by books or websites. Tours can be booked in advance. Another fun activity that is usually out of the radar of most tourists is visiting the Fire Brigade Museum. This museum showcases the history of the leading role of fire fighting in Germany and stands as a tribute of Nuremberg to their own firefighter heroes.

For more traditional tourist experience during Christmas time, visit Nuremberg’s source of pride and joy, the Christkindlesmarkt or the Christmas market. It is the biggest market in Nuremberg and offers a limited-edition cult potent German drink as well as a visit from Santa Claus himself.

Meanwhile, the St. Katharina Open Air concert is a must-try for music-lovers. This is celebrated every June or July. The venue brings about a cool factor to the concert and the lineup of performers is usually one for the books.

For kids and adults alike, a medieval dungeon tour is always a good idea. Either cower or indulge as the tour takes on the route of creepy dungeons within the Nuremberg city halls including a description of how exactly prisoners in the 14th century was held, questioned and tortured. This tour is not for the faint of heart.

What to Eat

Nuremberg is famous for its meat delicacies and most especially their sausages served in all ways imaginable. The Nuremberg sausage tops the list with its strict and complicated way of being produced. There are actual laws in creating the Nuremberg sausage including the limitation on the size per sausage and fat content. They make over 3 million sausages a day and with that alone, it is worth a try.

A visit to Nuremberg is not complete without a Bretzel, the Nuremberg version of a pretzel. It is so popular that you can find them in most Bretzen Kolb food stalls.

Leberkäsweggla is a unique sandwich that is difficult to pronounce but is a rather simple sandwich with a German twist. It is a sandwich with two pieces of semmel, a wheat flour bread roll, with liver cheese ground with corned beef, pork, and bacon in the middle. This popular sandwich is sold in fast food stalls, Christmas markets, and supermarkets in Nuremberg.

Another sandwich to look for is the Drei im Weggla. It is inevitable to have a sausage sandwich in Nuremberg and this is exactly that. The names translate exactly into Three in a Roll because the bread roll called Weggla is sliced in half and stuffed with three sausages and then smothered in mustard.

Nightlife

The nightlife in Nuremberg is peppered with bars. There is no lack of choices here as every discriminating taste has a place in one of Nuremberg’s finest. Mata Hari Bar gives a homey and comfortable ambiance--two characteristics that make the place full of regulars who keep coming back. The small bar offers a wide range of over 200 varieties of drinks including cocktails, beers, and whiskeys.

For a more straightforward night with incredible service and drinks that are pure drinks with no accessories to spice them up, the Vintage Bar is worth a visit. Visitors are welcome to this place as they tend to globalize their reach by not sticking to traditions and mixing and matching until they get the perfect drink.

Skybar Nuremberg is your fancier option perfect for a celebration with family and friends. Do not be fooled by the fancy facade, this bar is armed with over 120 choices of refreshing cocktails to choose from and serves food choices as well. It also has a great terrace view that gives you a glimpse of Nuremberg while enjoying the soothing music.

Where to Stay

Nuremberg is a great city filled with boutique hotels that have great standards that are great for people on a budget. One example is the Hotel Elch. With its medieval building dating back to the 14th century, the service in Hotel Elch is nothing but medieval. They serve all the modern amenities a usual traveller might need and it is located close to the market square.

For a more fun hotel with fun interiors, Hotel Drei Raben is available to serve. Their theme rooms are quite popular with as many as 16 mythical themed rooms based on folklore, myths, and legends from Nuremberg. This hotel is great for those with a wild imagination.

Hotel Victoria is also another great option. With over 120 years of history, it is protected by the monumental protection law and is listed as a historical building. It is located smack in the middle of Nuremberg Old Town and enjoys a wonderful location to unwind.

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