Free walking tours in Nuremberg
The best free walking tours in Nuremberg with local guides
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Nuremberg's old town on a tip-only walk
What does a free walking tour in Nuremberg cost? Whatever you decide at the end. Your place is reserved on GuruWalk at no cost and without a credit card, and the guide is paid in tips once the walk is done.
Walks usually gather on the Hauptmarkt or by the Schöner Brunnen. The Fleischbrücke, the castle and the Albrecht-Dürer-Haus come up most often, and many routes also pass the Frauenkirche, the Lorenzkirche, the Heilig-Geist-Spital and the Sebalduskirche. The walks last about two and a quarter hours on average, anywhere from two to two and a half hours, and are led by 5 local guides. Nuremberg's 4.9 out of 5 comes from more than 4,365 reviews.
Old town lanes, imperial history and the Hauptmarkt: Nuremberg's walks
Old Nuremberg, by the Heilig-Geist-Spital and the Fleischbrücke
The old town tours of Nuremberg read the medieval centre through its landmarks, and some guides fold the years of the Third Reich into that story. The Heilig-Geist-Spital, the Fleischbrücke and the Albrecht-Dürer-Haus come up on them. Around those three, some routes add the Kaiserburg and the Tiergärtnertorplatz, or the Weißgerbergasse and the Henkersteg.
Nuremberg's history: a free state, three castles and the imperial treasures
Nuremberg's castle is really three castles, and the history tours often go there to explain where the city began. On the 4 free walking tours of this kind, rated 4.9 out of 5 in 4,221 reviews, other chapters are told at the Altes Rathaus, where you learn who ran Nuremberg while it was a free state between 1219 and 1806, and at the Heilig-Geist-Spital, where the treasures of the Holy Roman Empire were kept. The Albrecht-Dürer-Haus is on most of these routes.
Nuremberg's centre in small groups
The Hauptmarkt and the Schöner Brunnen anchor the city-centre tours of Nuremberg, some of which are run in small groups. Around that square, their stops can include the Albrecht Dürer statue, the Frauenkirche, the Sebalduskirche, the castle, the Nassauer Haus, the Pilatus House and the Albrecht-Dürer-Haus.
Nuremberg's recurring stops, from the Frauenkirche to the Tiergärtnertor
A typical Nuremberg route covers about 2.5 kilometres of old-town streets. The Fleischbrücke, the castle and the Albrecht-Dürer-Haus recur most across the routes, and the others turn up on some of them. Across the listed itineraries, these stops tend to appear in this order:
- Frauenkirche, often the first stop.
- Lorenzkirche.
- Museumsbrücke.
- Fleischbrücke, where some tours say goodbye, with the guide's tips for food and drink.
- Narrenschiffbrunnen.
- Altes Rathaus, the old town hall.
- Heilig-Geist-Spital.
- Schöner Brunnen.
- Sebalduskirche.
- Nürnberger Burg, the castle.
- Albrecht-Dürer-Haus, the house of Albrecht Dürer, Germany's most famous artist and the city's most important son.
- Tiergärtnertor, close to the end of the walk.
Depending on the guide, you may also see the Hauptmarkt itself, the Weißgerbergasse, the Henkersteg, the Nassauer Haus or the Pilatus House.
Before meeting at Nuremberg's Hauptmarkt
How does tipping work on Nuremberg's old-town walks?
Free tours in Nuremberg don't have a fixed price. At the end, each person contributes to the guide the amount they consider fair based on their satisfaction. As a guideline, GuruWalk recommends between €15 and €50 per participant.
Does a Nuremberg walking tour take more than two hours?
Often a little more. Nuremberg's free walking tours from the Hauptmarkt run between two and two and a half hours, with about two and a quarter as the average.
When do Nuremberg's guides set off from the Hauptmarkt?
Nuremberg's November walks set off no earlier than 10:30 AM and no later than 2:30 PM. Three languages are on offer: Spanish, English and German.
Do you look for the guide on the Hauptmarkt in Nuremberg?
Usually, yes: Nuremberg's walks meet on the Hauptmarkt, some right by the Schöner Brunnen. The booking confirms the exact spot, along with the time and language you picked.
Is a guide needed between the Hauptmarkt and the Kaiserburg?
No. The Hauptmarkt and the Kaiserburg are public places in Nuremberg, linked by old-town streets anyone can walk. What a local guide adds is the story behind each stop, and booking one costs nothing and needs no card. Places on each walk are limited, which is the reason to reserve early.
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