Nurnberg vs Dresden for Two Nights
Aug 11th, 2012, 10:54 PM
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Nurnberg vs Dresden for Two Nights
I have three days to get from the Rhine Valley to Berlin and would like to visit these two cities on the way. Which would be worth two nights vs. one? I am interested in WWII history, so would one day and a night suffice for Nurnberg's sights?
Aug 12th, 2012, 02:36 AM
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That's tough. The train from the Rhine to Nürnberg takes at least 4 hours, depending from where you start, and from Nürnberg to Dresden 4:20.
I understand you have three nights and you want some advice how to share it. Given the choice, with tears in my eyes, I would say one day is sufficient for Nürnberg and spend a little more time in Dresden.
Here, you can see what both cities offer:
http://www.nuernberg.de/internet/portal_e/reiseziel/
(click on "sightseeing" AND on "museums")
http://www.dresden.de/dtg/en/sightseeing.php
I understand you have three nights and you want some advice how to share it. Given the choice, with tears in my eyes, I would say one day is sufficient for Nürnberg and spend a little more time in Dresden.
Here, you can see what both cities offer:
http://www.nuernberg.de/internet/portal_e/reiseziel/
(click on "sightseeing" AND on "museums")
http://www.dresden.de/dtg/en/sightseeing.php
Aug 12th, 2012, 05:13 AM
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When we were last in Nurnberg we found one of the most interesting WWII-related sites to be the Dokumentationszentrum Reichsparteitagsgelände. A really good presentation of Nazi Party history, the rallies, etc.
You can certainly see, from the outside at least, many of the sights in the so-called "old town" of Nurnberg in one day and night but I think you'd have to move fast. All in all the city is worth a stop in my opinion.
You can certainly see, from the outside at least, many of the sights in the so-called "old town" of Nurnberg in one day and night but I think you'd have to move fast. All in all the city is worth a stop in my opinion.
Aug 12th, 2012, 07:56 PM
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What dukey wrote.
If WWII history is on top of your list, Nuremberg will be your first choice.
By overall appearance, Dresden is nicer, IMO. And got better museums.
Much of Nuremberg's so-called old town (and "so called" is a pretty precise description) has been rebuilt in the 1950s, with architectural eyesores added in the 1970s and 80s. Pockets of historic buildings do exist, though, and the castle is nice. But don't expect a picture postcard historic town center.
If transport/railways interests you, Nuremberg also harbors the national railway museum. Some parts of the exhibition deal with the railways' role in WWII as part of the war machinery and holocaust logistics. But as the museum spans the centuries between first railway travel and present time it is only a part, and does not warrant a visit if you are otherwise not too interested in railways.
If WWII history is on top of your list, Nuremberg will be your first choice.
By overall appearance, Dresden is nicer, IMO. And got better museums.
Much of Nuremberg's so-called old town (and "so called" is a pretty precise description) has been rebuilt in the 1950s, with architectural eyesores added in the 1970s and 80s. Pockets of historic buildings do exist, though, and the castle is nice. But don't expect a picture postcard historic town center.
If transport/railways interests you, Nuremberg also harbors the national railway museum. Some parts of the exhibition deal with the railways' role in WWII as part of the war machinery and holocaust logistics. But as the museum spans the centuries between first railway travel and present time it is only a part, and does not warrant a visit if you are otherwise not too interested in railways.
