Hidden Places
Kleingärten im Burggraben (Allotments in the castle moat)
Lettuces and gazebos in the castle moat? This Nuremberg insider tip takes you to the allotments beneath the north side of the Nuremberg Castle. You can best get there by walking from the Albrecht-Dürer house in a northerly direction through the Tiergärtnertor gate in the city wall.
Allotments in the castle moat of Nuremberg
An old wooden staircase on the other side leads down to the castle moat. Walking east, you walk along the mighty castle wall past tenderly cared allotments.
Further Hidden Places
Bürgermeistergarten (Mayor´s Garden)
As befits an insider tip in Nuremberg, the Bürgermeistergarten (Mayor's Garden) is not easy to find. The best way to begin looking is in the Burggarten (castle moat) on the upper and lower bastions to the west and north of the Nuremberg...[more]
Trödelmarkt
While strolling along the small Pegnitz island past the lovingly restored ensemble of houses it is hard to believe that this was the pig market in the Middle Ages.
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Kettensteg (Chained Suspension Bridge )
For centuries pedestrians crossed the Pegnitz River on a wooden bridge located in front of the current one. In 1824 the first iron suspension bridge was built.
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Hesperidengärten (Gardens of the Hesperides)
The Gardens of the Hesperides in Nuremberg were established outside the town walls in the St. John's district in the Middle Ages. The Gardens of the Hesperides, where citrus fruits were once cultivated, owe their name to the daughters...[more]
...at a glance
Kleingärten im Burggraben
90408 Nürnberg