Facts about Nuremberg

• Population 493,000.
• Bavaria’s second largest city.
• The toy manufacturing capital of Europe and host to the annual Toy Fair.

Must See's

Climb the 113 steps up to the top of the 11th century Kaiserburg’s (Imperial Castle) Sinwellturm (Round Tower). The stunning views across the city’s rooftops are well worth the steep climb.

The Nürnberger Christkindlesmarkt is one of the oldest and the most famous Christmas Market in Germany.

The Ehekarussell Brunnen is an amazing metal fountain based on a poem by the medieval poet and cobbler Hans Sachs. It shows six scenes of marriage ranging from the humorous to the harrowing!

The Nazi Party Rally Grounds (Reichsparteitagsgelände) was mostly destroyed during the World War II bombing raids, but enough remains to give an idea of its sheer size and scale. The Documentation Centre (Dokumentationszentrum) chronicles the rise and fall of Nazi-ism.

How to get there

Nuremberg International Airport.

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