Nuremberg in 2 days
A ready route for 2 days in Nuremberg: the main sights grouped by area, so you don't walk back and forth. Each day opens on the map with all its stops.
Old Town, Hauptmarkt & Christkindlesmarkt
6 places · about 4 h of sightseeing · 2,4 km between them
Morning
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Henkersteg (Hangman's Bridge) & WeinstadelA picture-postcard covered wooden footbridge over the Pegnitz beside the half-timbered Weinstadel, once one of Europe's largest wine warehouses.
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Kaiserburg Nürnberg (Nuremberg Imperial Castle)
The castle complex that hosted Holy Roman Emperors for centuries, atop a sandstone ridge over the old town — Palas, Sinwell Tower, and a 48m deep well with a dramatic demonstration.
Afternoon
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St. Sebaldus Church (Sebalduskirche)Nuremberg's oldest parish church (13th century) and one of Germany's finest late-Gothic interiors, with the bronze shrine of St. Sebaldus by Peter Vischer.
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Hauptmarkt, Schöner Brunnen & FrauenkircheNuremberg's central square — the gilded Schöner Brunnen fountain, the Frauenkirche's mechanical clock, and (in December) the Christkindlesmarkt itself.
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St. Lorenz Church (Lorenzkirche)
Nuremberg's largest church and a Gothic showpiece, with a huge rose window and Veit Stoss's suspended wood carving "The Angelic Salutation."
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City Walls & Königstor (Stadtmauer)Roughly 5km of medieval fortifications still ring the old town, with dozens of towers — the Königstor gate by the main station is the classic entry point for a walk along them.
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Museums & Culture
4 places · about 5,5 h of sightseeing · 2,2 km between them
Morning
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Germanisches NationalmuseumThe largest museum of German cultural history and art in the world — Dürer originals, the oldest surviving globe (Erdapfel), and centuries of German art, craft and everyday life under one roof.
Afternoon
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Neues Museum NürnbergBavaria's state museum for contemporary art and design, in a striking curved-glass modern building on Klarissenplatz.
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Spielzeugmuseum (Toy Museum)Nuremberg was Europe's toy-making capital for centuries — tin figures, dollhouses, model trains and Playmobil spanning 400+ years of toy history.
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Albrecht-Dürer-Haus (Dürer's House)The actual half-timbered house where Albrecht Dürer lived and worked 1509-1528, now a recreation of his studio and print workshop.
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Good to know
When to go
Spring and early autumn are the most pleasant for the castle and old town — and the Christmas market makes a winter trip worth it too.
Book ahead
Kaiserburg Nürnberg (Nuremberg Imperial Castle), Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Neues Museum Nürnberg, Spielzeugmuseum (Toy Museum), Albrecht-Dürer-Haus (Dürer's House)
Closed days
- Germanisches Nationalmuseum — closed: Monday
- Neues Museum Nürnberg — closed: Monday
- Spielzeugmuseum (Toy Museum) — closed: Monday
- Albrecht-Dürer-Haus (Dürer's House) — closed: Monday
Want times, places to eat and a plan for your own dates?
In your own plan:
- exact times for each day, checked against the opening hours on your dates
- places to eat near every stop, in three budgets
- your flights, hotel, kids and pace taken into account