Bavaria's second city, with a rebuilt medieval old town and a direct, separate strand of 20th-century history at the Nazi Party Rally Grounds and Nuremberg Trials courtroom. The ICE train from Munich makes it fast to reach, so the day trip works well as either a medieval-old-town visit or a 20th-century history visit - trying to do both thoroughly in one day is a stretch.
| Distance | 170 km north |
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| Travel time | 1 hour by ICE train |
| Getting there | ICE trains from München Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof: 1 hour; from €29 / ~$31 (book ahead at bahn.de). Bayern Ticket valid on slower Regional Express (2 hours). Nürnberg compact old town is walkable from the station. |
| Address | Hauptmarkt 1, 90403 Nuremberg |
How to get there
- ICE train München Hbf → Nürnberg Hbf: 1 hour; from €29 / ~$31
- RE (Regional Express) with Bayern Ticket: 2 hours; €29 / ~$31 covers up to 5 people
Location
Hauptmarkt 1, 90403 Nuremberg
49.4521, 11.0767 View on map
Highlights
- Nuremberg Castle (Kaiserburg) - the imperial castle overlooking the old town, with views across the rebuilt rooftops
- Nazi Party Rally Grounds and the Documentation Center - the site of Hitler's Nuremberg rallies, now a museum inside the unfinished Congress Hall
- Courtroom 600 - the actual courtroom where the Nuremberg Trials were held, still an active courtroom but open to visitors with the memorial exhibition
- St. Lorenz Church - the large Gothic church in the old town, rebuilt after heavy WWII bomb damage
- Handwerkerhof - a recreated medieval craftsmen's quarter by the main train station, useful for a quick sense of the old crafts trades