Done with Christkindlesmarkt?...
by smoox
Done with Christkindlesmarkt? We have some good museums, one of the being the Germanische Nationalmuseum. You can spend days in there!
There´s also an opera house, lots of theatres and even cabarets, and, of course, restaurants, pubs and beer gardens (summer only - of course).
Bamberg
by Nemorino
Fifty-some kilometers downstream from Nürnberg on the river Regnitz you come to the highly interesting city of Bamberg. My visit there was only for one afternoon to do a presentation, so I didn't really see very much except for the outside of the E.T.A. Hoffmann house and the theater (see next tips).
This photo shows the right arm of the Regnitz River, which at this point is also part of the Main-Danube canal. The yellow and light brown building in the center of the photo is the Bamberg Adult Education Center, which is in an old (remodeled) electricity plant.
A short ways below Bamberg the Regnitz River comes to an end, because it empties into the Main.
If you would like to find out more about Bamberg, have a look at german_eagle's Bamberg page
Ready to try German food?
by Travelchili about Zum Gulden Stern
A great ambience - perfect to try out some German dishes. This restaurant is the oldest Bratwurst kitchen in the world, or so they claim. If it is true that they are from 1419, then the fact itself is worth a visit to the restaurant! Try the Nuernberger roasted sausages - on the side try some cabbage or potatoe salad. Very, very good if you like this kind of a food!
Felsengaenge(the caves)
by tabatha
Absolutely amazing. In about one a half hours you make a trip through the history in underground.
First built in 1380 as a depot for beer. At this time the people didn´t have cola, tee, coffee, so everybody drunk beer. In the morning, in the afternoon or in the evening, and of course also the kids. But the beer should be stocked by 6-8 grad celcius.
Later the caves were also used for winning drinkable water and in the second world war as a air-raid shelter. This is also the reason why in january 1945, when one of the biggest bombing raid in germany happened, and the most of the houses were destroied, only a few people died. Aproximatly 30.000 had place in this caves.
At the end of the guided tour you can also see the place where the Altstadt beer is brewed, atill like in the beginning of its history.
St. Sebaldus church
by german_eagle
St. Sebaldus is the second most important church of Nürnberg. It was originally built in Romanesque style (1230 – 73), but from 1361 – 79 a new choir was built in gothic style. Again you find a lot of wonderful pieces of medieval art work inside. The highlight is definitely the shrine of St. Sebaldus’ grave by Peter Vischer and his sons (1508 – 19). Don’t miss the medieval stained glass windows and altars. See my travelogue for more pictures.