Congress- und Tourismus-Zentrale NürnbergWhile 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.
The Nuremberg Trödelmarkt, located between Unschlittplatz and the Karlsbrücke (Charles Bridge), was originally a trading area - for junk. Today this 1000 m² square accommodates cozy little shops offering the unusual. Here you will find extravagant jewelry stores, individual boutiques, assorted wooden toys and amusing living accessories.

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...[more]

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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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]

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]