Nuremberg is a medieval city that, unfortunately, was destroyed for 90% during the Second World War, easy to walk around to discover the old town and with a well-functioning public transport that allows you to reach all the other places that they want to visit. In this post, I want to gather all the useful information collected during my stay in this city

Public transport

From the airport to the city centre: the U2 line has its terminus right at the airport and, therefore, with this, you can get almost anywhere in the city. To buy the tickets you will find the automatic machines at the entrances of the station, and I have paid, for 11 stops, only 3 euros!

Tickets for public transport

I never found counters/ticket offices with people, but always only automatic ticket machines. Among the languages, however, there is also Italian (besides German, English, Spanish) and they are not difficult to understand. You can choose between different types of tickets, you can buy them even for some stops, and I have tried these two versions:

– Daily ticket for all the city areas (including the city of Fürth): it costs  7.90€. Expires at 3 am the next day, and the machine told me that it was already obliterated. To buy this ticket at first, you have to choose if you are buying it for one person or more people: if you are buying it just for yourself you must type your name before payment (it is a nominal ticket, then it will be literally printed on the card) [NB: I I have always taken the nominal version, and the price refers to this];

– Ticket for (only) some stops, with variable prices depending on the length of the route. From the machine, choose the single ride option and then select the option to choose the destination stop. For three stops I paid 1.60 euros and for 11 (from the airport to the centre), I spent only 3 euros. You will find the Ticket cashier always before the escalators that take you to the tracks.

The subway lines are only 3: U1, U2 and U3, all three passing mostly in the south of the city (with some stops to the north). The U1 is the only one to go directly to the centre, with a stop in Lorenzkirke (one of the most important churches in the city, if not THE one most important) and intersect at two points, in particular at the central station of Nuremberg (Hauptbahnhof).

Old Town: public transport, museum and shopping

No public buses pass through the streets of the historic centre; only some buses run along some of the non-pedestrian roads that run along the medieval part of the city centre;
In my opinion, however, this is not a problem: all the attractions that are in this part of the city, that is most, are easily accessible on foot! If you are not a great walker like me, I suggest you take advantage of the many bars and places that line the streets to make stops to rest. Many museums are closed on Monday: I advise you to organise the days taking into account also this: I was going to go to the Germanic national museum on Monday, risking to find it closed! Fortunately, I checked the schedules and changed my plan.
If you need city maps, information and brochures, there are two tourist information points in the city: one at Königstraße (number 93) and the other at Hauptmarkt, the most central square in the town.
For shoppers, it should be remembered and kept in mind that on Sundays everything is closed except for the shops that sell trinkets for tourists (in addition to bars and restaurants, you do not risk remaining without food!). Muller, Galleria Kaufhof and Breuninger are commercial galleries that, aside from perhaps the first, recall a lot of Coin, Oviesse and La Rinascente. If you want to take a shopping trip to bring home gifts or find something for you, remember this aspect (familiar to many German cities, the same thing I noticed last year in Monaco).

Where to eat

I conclude this post with some restaurants which I tried, and I would suggest you.
– Burg – Schanke: located near Albrecht Dürer’s house, on Albrecht-Dürer-Strasse 2. Small, with few seats, a waiter who I think understands little English and a waitress who speaks Italian. With 10.40 euros I ate a plate consisting of 6 Nürnberger Bratwurst, small sausages typical of the city, with sauerkraut and coke; it will not have been a king’s dinner, but I came out very satisfied.
– Alte Kuchen: very small. Indeed it is better to book (the day before) if you don’t want to be sent away by the maids. I eat another plate of Nuremberg, the “Fränkisches Schäufele” (pork shoulder) which, including a side of a potato and a sauerkraut saucer, has satiated me. Adding two glasses of coke to the final bill, I paid about 19 euros for dinner for me very abundant (but this is obviously subjective); it is located at number 3 of Albrecht-Dürer-Strasse.
– Burger: at 55 Königstraße, it’s a sort of fast food that I found good and lighter than other McDonald’s. You order the house by choosing the sandwich and deciding if you want the combo to be paired (drink + fries) and, after payment, you will receive a “medallion” that will warn you that you can pick up your dinner by starting to play and vibrate. There is also the option “to take away”, and prices are “normal” (say around 8-10 euros average).
– Hans im Glück: chain that I had already met in Munich last year. They make burgers for all tastes, even vegans and vegetarians, as well as salads. It is not as cheap as the previous one, consider at least an average cost of 12-15 euros for each person. It is located at 74 Königstraße, not far from the previous one.
For lunch, however, I suggest you stop at one of the moorings between Lorenzkirche and Hauptmarkt. At these moorings, you can try the Nuremberg Bratwurst, a sausage which can only be produced in the city limits (news directly from the city tourism agency) and that you can also find in the version Drei im Weckla, or three small sausages inside the same sandwich.