The workshops
Craftspeople working in front of you in leather, glass and ceramics — you can watch without buying.
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The Handwerkerhof is a cluster of small timber-framed houses set inside the city wall directly behind the Frauentor gate. It was created in 1971 to resemble a medieval Nuremberg street, and holds workshops and shops selling handmade goods: leather, glass, ceramics, dolls and jewellery. It is not an original historic quarter but a reconstruction aimed at visitors, which makes it touristy and its prices higher than elsewhere. Even so it is pleasant and good-looking, with small restaurants serving Nuremberg's famous small sausages, and being the first thing arrivals from the station meet, it works as a quick way to begin a visit.
Craftspeople working in front of you in leather, glass and ceramics — you can watch without buying.
Small restaurants serving the city's famous little charcoal-grilled sausages, its best-known dish.
A small street of timber-framed houses inside the wall, handsome and good for photographs.
Am Königstor, 90402 Nürnberg
Frauentor GateThe Frauentor is one of the four great gates in Nuremberg's old wall, and its ma1 minute walk4.6
Neues Museum NurembergThe Neues Museum Nuremberg is a museum of modern art and design, opened in 2000 1 minute walk4.3
The MauthalleThe Mauthalle is a huge building of 1502 raised as both a grain store and a cust4 minutes walk4.3
Germanisches NationalmuseumThe Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg is the largest museum of history an5 minutes walk4.7
St Lorenz ChurchThe great church of the old town south of the river, its twin towers standing ei5 minutes walk4.6No. It was built in 1971 in medieval style inside the original wall. The wall and gate really are old; the houses within the courtyard are modern. Know that before you go, so you do not expect an ancient quarter.
The goods are handmade and generally well made, but prices are clearly higher because it is purely a tourist spot. For a quick gift it is convenient; for better value, the shops in the old town centre cost less.
Half an hour covers walking round the shops, plus another if you eat there. It is on the route from the station into the old town, so pass through it rather than making a special trip.