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where to stay (and how long), what to see around Nuremberg

Old Feb 12th, 2016, 07:11 AM
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where to stay (and how long), what to see around Nuremberg

We will be in Nuremberg for 4 or 5 days. We will arrive from Dresden and after Nuremberg we will be heading to Salzburg. We're a bit struggliong about how many night stays there (we have the choice between cut day there or cut a day in Moselle Rhine region), where to stay and if we should get a car or not.

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-2 adults and 2 kids (4 and 8)

- We want to go to Playmobil land.

- Visit Nuremberg old town and nazi rallyground
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There is a toy museum in Nuremberg:

http://museums.nuremberg.de/toy-museum/
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The region around Nürnberg, Franken, is very rich in history. To the northeast, you find Bamberg which has the largest Old Town of all German cities, a beautiful cathedral and many microbreweries with beer gardens and restaurants.

To the northwest, there is Würzburg with a magnificent baroque palace. South of Würzburg are many picturesque wine villages.

West of Nürnberg, you find the Romantic Road which connects several authentic medieval towns, among them Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Dinkelsbühl and Nördlingen (with a completely preserved circular wall). There is also Neresheim Abbey, a beautiful baroque abbey.

Many villages and towns in Franken have churches with beautiful wood-cut altars.

So enough to keep you occupied for several days. A car would be most helpful, since the smaller towns have poor public transport connections.

You can stay either in Nürnberg or in a boutique hotel in one of the historic towns and villages. Here just two examples of hotels that we liked:

http://www.zehntkeller.de (excellent restaurant - Bib Gourmand - and own winery)
http://www.hotel-greifen.de/
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Old Feb 12th, 2016, 07:27 AM
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do a day trip to nearby Rothenburg - classic medieval walled town.

Are you going by car or train? Makes a difference on recommendations.
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Old Feb 12th, 2016, 08:43 AM
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Thanks for thsoe answers. We won't have a car at the begining of our trip (berlin and Dresden) but we could rent one for Nuremberg if it's better to get one.
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In case you have a car, do a day trip into Franconian Switzerland, the hilly, rocky landscape northeast of Nürnberg. The kids will enjoy a visit to one of the flowstone caves - for example Teufelshöhle http://www.pottenstein.de/startseite-teufelsh%C3%B6hle or Binghöhle http://www.binghoehle.de/ Pottenstein is probably the finest among the little ond towns in that area.
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Trains will take you just about anywhere you want and in cities cars are useless - great public transit and cars not allowed in city centres often - for a great fix on German trains check www.seat61.com; www.budgeteuropetravel.com and www.ricksteves.com. If doing long-distance trains much like Berlin to Dresden and Dresden to Nuremberg and onto Salzburg check out the German Twin Railpass which lets you hop on virtually any train anytime. Compare prices at www.bahn.de - and compare to prices on that site - if close go for the pass.

Trains go to Cochem, a perfect base for the Mosel and all along the Rhine but kids will love the K-D boats that ply the best part of the Rhine Gorge between Rudesheim/Bingen and Koblenz - stop off at Marksburg Castle - boat stops at a little town by it - the only castle on this part of the Rhine not destroyed in various wars.

https://www.google.com/search?q=mark...HeLrBVIQsAQIGw

Cochem to me is the perfect dreamy base for both the Rhine and Mosel:

https://www.google.com/search?q=coch...HXXoB-cQsAQIGw
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Old Feb 12th, 2016, 11:46 AM
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How many days should we keep for the Moselle + Rhine ? Our flight is from Luxembourg. Were looking for the best way to see Rhine, Moselle, Trier and Luxembourg
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Maybe add Cologne to that list !
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I read "Cologne". Today, I posted the following in another thread:

Cologne has layers of history, dating from Roman times. And it is a lively, vibrant city with lots of things to see and to do.

I have taken numerous international guest from USA, Australia, Japan, Brasil and other countries to Cologne, and each of them - without any exception - was fascinated.

Cologne appears to have a not-so-good reputation among Americans, but this is mainly the effect of American guidebooks which tend to neglect the Northern half of Germany totally. You may call it prejudice. Or ignorance. Whatever, here the reasons why you should visit Cologne:

- The Cathedral (Dom). It is one of the few gothic cathedrals that had been completed (including two spires). It is one of the largest and one of the most beautiful ones. It has priceless works of art inside and the shrine of the Three Magi. The Treasury is one of the best at all. The Cathedral is UNESCO World Heritage since 1996.

- 12 (twelve) romanesque churches which are even older than the cathedral.

- The Romano-Germanic Museum with outstanding archeology from Germanic and Roman times, including mosaics, a huge burial monument, jewellery and the finest glassworks of Roman times in the world.

- The ruins of the Roman Palace in the cellar of the medieval City Hall. These ruins include a 200-meter-long, 2,000-year-old sewer which is walkable.

- Remnants of a Jewish Mikwe in front of the City Hall.

- World-Class art museums, one for medieval art and one for modern art.

- Around a dozen microbreweries, producing a light local beer (called "Kölsch") and serving local fare.

- A rich cultural scene.

- A chocolate museum that includes a working chocolate factory that produces small pieces of chocolate which are given to the visitors as souvenirs.

- A riverfront with a park, beer gardens, bars and restaurants in historical houses.

- In addition to history, you will see some bright modern architecture which will fascinate you, too (especially near the chocolate museum).
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Cologne like any German city can be fascinating but I also took many folks thru Cologne - over 1,000 on tours and many were non-plused by it after the awesome cathedral and lively river front walkways - I jogged all around Cologne and to me it lacks overall the dreamy aspect many Americans expect but is pretty much a thoroughly modern city - thanks to WW2 blitzing much of it - and many folks will be more reveled with smaller cities like Trier, Cochem, Rhine towns, etc.

Dusseldorf too have a lot of nice things - a neat Aldstadt that is kind of like Paris' Latin Quarter and world-class museums, a street of celebrated fashion boutiques, etc. but it too hardly fulfills Americans dreams' of old-world dreamy atmosphere.

I really like Cologne and Dusseldorf a lot but many of the Americans I took thru there really did not care that much for them in comparison to smaller towns we stayed in.

Cologne to me is a classic 2-hour stop for most Americans.with all due respect to traveler1959 who lives in Germany I believe.

but again Cologne is a very very nice city just not with the whatever most Americans are looking for - at least on first trips.

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http://www.hotelvictoria.de/en/contact/contact.html
We really liked this hotel, best breakfast ever.
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Old Feb 12th, 2016, 05:51 PM
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flap it's out of our budget ! since we will travel with 2 kids we would have to book two rooms. We rather search for an apprtment.
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Cologne probably doesn't look too interesting in the eyes of kids 4 & 8.

Cochem is a far better suggestion. Take the kids to see some cool animals:
http://www.klotti.de/en/wildlife-park/our-animals/
http://www.klotti.de/en/falconry/birds-of-prey/
The place has fun rides too: http://www.klotti.de/en/leisure-park/attractions/

The natural scenery and old-world vibe in Cochem have few equals.
http://ks-portfolio.de/wp-content/ga.../cochem-11.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUyoaaAZC00
https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4093/5...5a5d55d3_b.jpg
Take a 1-hr. cruise from Cochem to Beilstein:
http://reisezieledeutschland.de/wp-c...b-Schiff-1.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...2-08_CN-01.jpg

Cochem and it's neighbor towns have lots of apartments. Download the multilingual brochure for a wide variety of choices. Below is the brochure; click on the first of many brochure download options (Gastgeberverzeichnis 2016/17.)

http://web.deskline.net/cochem/en/list_brochure

Brochure pages 57-63 have the apartment listings.

Take a day trip to Rheinfels Castle in St. Goar (on the Rhine south of Koblenz.) Kids can explore this castle independently (no formal tour.)

http://www.st-goar.de/17-1-rheinfels-castle.html

St. Goar has the most scenic spot on the Rhine and is also a good place to stay. St. Goar apartments begin on p. 37 of this brochure:

http://www.st-goar.de/files/gvz-st-goar.pdf

Apartments in Oberwesel start on p. 11.
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Wow - fussgaenger is so knowledgeable on the Rhine/Mosel - take his/her advice to heart IMO.
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Near Nuremberg you might want to visit the Altmühl valley. Eichstatt has a castle and a museum with fossils that the 8 year old would probably enjoy, lots of walking and biking trails

Our kids liked walking around the city walls in Nördlingen on the Romantic Road.
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Whatever, here the reasons why you should visit Cologne

to which I would add:

Cologne has one of the most vibrant Muslim immigrant neighborhoods that I loved walking thru - almost like being in Turkey. And a neat new huge Mosque is being built (after years of protests about its visibility and size:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cologne_Central_Mosque
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Thanks for those answers, they are, once again, much appreciated !

I still don't know how much night to stay in Nuremberg, but I now got full of precious advices on The Rhine + Moselle !
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