Further Places of Interest
Handwerkerhof (Craftsmen's Courtyard)
Behind the massive city walls craftsmen traditions are still being cultivated in the small workshops. Pewterers, glass cutters, leather workers, gold and silversmiths, stained glass painters, gingerbread-makers, and a doll-maker offer their wares for sale and let visitors look over their shoulders while they work.
Craftmen's Courtyard in Nuremberg
The Franconian taverns invite you to enjoy typical Franconian cuisine. In the pre-Christmas period the courtyard is festively adorned with
decorative Christmas lighting and also offers a lovely exhibition of crèches.
Further Places of Interest
Weinstadel (Former Wine Depot)
Two half-timbered stories rise above the ground floor fashioned from sandstone ashlars.
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Nürnberger Hauptmarkt
Farmers' market, Easter market, Autumn market, Christmas market. As in the olden days, there is a bustle of activity all year round at the Nuremberg Hauptmarkt. If you have some time to spare, despite all the bustle, you can enjoy the...[more]
Weißgerbergasse (Tanners' Lane )
Historical half-timbered middle class houses predominate, in testimony to the wealth created by the leathermaking trade.
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Planetarium and Sternwarte Observatory
Fascinatingly close to the stars above – in Bavaria's largest planetarium. While sitting in comfortable seats in an air-conditioned 18-meter diameter domed hall you can not only watch a faithful reproduction of the starlit sky displayed...[more]
Altes Rathaus Nürnberg (Town Hall)
The Town Hall is a complex of several construction periods. The oldest section is the 40 m Gothic hall erected between 1332 and1340, once the largest secular hall construction north of the Alps.
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Unschlittplatz
A memorial plaque and a monument at the Unschlittplatz mark the spot where the figure of Kaspar Hauser, shrouded in secrecy, turned up on 26 May 1828.
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Handwerkerhof
opening hours
March 8 to December 30, 2013
Shops
Mon - Fri: 10 am - 6.30 pm
Sat: 10 am - 4 pm
During the Christkindlesmarkt
Mon - Sat: 10 am - 6.30 pm
Sun 10: am - 4 pm
Restaurants:
Mon - Sat: 10.30 am - 10 pm
Closed on Sunday and public holidays
special opening hoursinformation for handicapped people
Limited wheelchair accessibility