Day Trip to Nuremberg, Germany

Driving into Nuremberg, I was surprised to see the wall still around the downtown part of the city. It was so incredibly cute, and the boys loved it, too. We took a day trip to Nuremberg, but you could easily spend a weekend here exploring the city. We really packed so much in during our one day here, and I did my best to keep us on track so that we could see everything we wanted to see in one day.

P I N this to pinterestP I N this to pinterestWe walked up to the HauptMarkt or Main Market Square first.

P I N this to pinterestIf we see a Keller anywhere, we have to snap a photo. St Lawrence Church completed in 1360.P I N this to pinterestP I N this to pinterestIt’s white asparagus and strawberry season in Germany.P I N this to pinterestOne of the four main entrances to Nuremberg’s Old Town.P I N this to pinterestThis little area was super cute – Craftsman’s Courtyard or Handwerker hof is filled with Medieval shops. Owen is carrying our favorite tour guide, which is the City Walk that we followed.P I N this to pinterestP I N this to pinterestP I N this to pinterestP I N this to pinterestWe loved the wall and the towers and had to take so many pictures of them when we could! P I N this to pinterestThis is a bridge entrance to the city over a moat – the double eagle means this was a free city under control of the Holy Roman Emporers.P I N this to pinterestAll over Nuremberg, the buildings that weren’t bombed, you can see the patches from where bullet holes were.P I N this to pinterestThis house on the corner was a tower house built before the city wall. You can see the family also had their own chapel built on the outside, and they put sundials on the building.

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Nuremberg staples – Nuremberg sausages and Gingerbread. We had both, and they were delicious.P I N this to pinterestP I N this to pinterestP I N this to pinterestP I N this to pinterestThis is the church in the Main Square, which was built by the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles IV (same emperor the Charles Bridge in Prague is named after)  Charles IV is on the church and at 12 pm, the prince electors on the clock dance. P I N this to pinterestThen we visited the Kaiserburg or Imperial Castle, which is where the Holy Roman Emperors lived when they were in Nuremberg.P I N this to pinterestP I N this to pinterestP I N this to pinterestP I N this to pinterestP I N this to pinterestP I N this to pinterestP I N this to pinterestAlbrecht Durer house.P I N this to pinterestWeissgerbergasse is filled with super cute half timbered houses.

P I N this to pinterestP I N this to pinterestP I N this to pinterestP I N this to pinterestP I N this to pinterestThe Kettensteg, the oldest iron footbridge in Europe.P I N this to pinterestP I N this to pinterestWe went to the Nuremberg Trials Courtroom where the Nazi War Criminals stood trial.P I N this to pinterestP I N this to pinterestThis is the Congress Hall, which was never finished but built to host annual Nazi Party Gatherings. It was huge.P I N this to pinterestInside of Congress Hall.P I N this to pinterestThe Great Road – which was so big the Allies could fly planes on it after WWII.

P I N this to pinterestAnother view of the Congress HouseZP I N this to pinterestZeppelin Field or the Nazi Rally Grounds. P I N this to pinterestP I N this to pinterestP I N this to pinterestP I N this to pinterestP I N this to pinterestP I N this to pinterestP I N this to pinterestP I N this to pinterestAnd a swan ride at the end of the day, which was perfect since my kids have been loving the swans in Heidelberg.P I N this to pinterest