What to see in Nuremberg, an itinerary including the main monuments and places of interest, from the well-preserved historic center, surrounded by walls and full of art treasures, to the Imperial Castle.
Tourist information
Nuremberg is a city located along the course of the Pegnitz River in Middle Franconia, a historic region of south-central Germany now part of Bavaria.
Its name recalls dramatic events of the last century, as it was chosen as the venue for the annual congresses of the Nazi party, it hosted major triumphalistic demonstrations of the regime from 1923 to 1938 and on September 15, 1935, during the annual party congress, they were issued racial laws.
After the Second World War, the famous trials of Nazi criminals took place in Nuremberg.
Apart from this, Nuremberg has an illustrious past, it was an imperial residence during the Holy Roman Empire, saw commercial and cultural activities flourish, the famous painter Albrecht Dürer was born there.
Today Nuremberg is the second largest city in Bavaria, its historic center, enclosed in the mighty and well-preserved walls dating back to the 14th-15th centuries, preserves precious art treasures and is full of suggestive views, despite the partial reconstruction that took place following the damage caused by the bombings of the Second World War.
What see
The main street is the Konigstrasse which crosses the historic center, along which stands the fifteenth-century Church of S.Martha, with beautiful stained glass windows dating back to the late fourteenth century, continuing you reach the cathedral church of San Lorenzo, the city's main evangelical church and masterpiece of the Gothic style, with important works of art by Veit Stoss, Adam Kraft, Peter Vischer the Elder, Michael Wolgemut and Peter Hemmel.
The main square of the city is Hauptmarkt, Market Square, where the beautiful Schöner Brunnen fountain, by a Prague master from 1385-96, and La Frauenkirche, the Church of Our Lady, the oldest Gothic hall church in Franconia stand out and the main Catholic church in the city, built by Charles IV between 1352 and 1358.
At Albrecht-Dürer-Platz, in front of the old town hall, stands the Medieval Church of San Sebaldo, one of the most important and oldest churches in Nuremberg. Inside there is the tomb of San Sebaldo, one of the greatest masterpieces of Peter Vischer the elder.
The Imperial Castle, a Nuremberg fortress founded in the 11th century as the residence of emperors, dominates the city from above and constitutes its most imposing monument.
From the Nazi period, the ruins of the huge complex designed to host the crazy propaganda campaigns remain, where, in the Congress Hall built only in part, the Documentation Center is set up which illustrates causes, relationships and consequences to the regime of Nazi terror.
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Worth noting is the Germanisches Nationalmuseum, the Germanic national museum located in an ancient Charterhouse, dedicated to sculpture, painting, and minor arts, from prehistory to the Baroque period.
It should also be noted that Nuremberg is the capital of the toy, and every year it hosts the Toy Fair, the largest exhibition of games and toys in the world, reserved exclusively for operators in the sector, while open to all is the famous Christmas Market, which held before the holiday season.
