Albrecht Durer house in the Alstadt (Old Town) of Nuremberg.
The old town of Nuremberg is another half-timbered medieval Bavarian town that lets you experience the uncanny feeling of walking back in time. Tiergartnerplatz Alstadt.
It is time travel without the need for a time machine!
These stained glass windows in Sebalduskirche (St. Sebald’s Church) circa 1250, were shining from the outside,
creating a divine impression!
Archangel Michael (circa 1408) in Lorenzkirche (St Lorenz Church).
Heilig Geist Spital over the River Pegnitz was originally built as a hospice, but is now a home for the elderly.
Cheers to you from the living Medieval town of Nuremberg~
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Thank you for sharing such beautiful photographs.
Thank you so much more for appreciating them. It is so encouraging.
Great set of photos. I think I’ve seen photos of that statue of Archangel Michael in art history classes or Medieval Studies presentations.
You probably have. I was struck by all the really old painted statues in the churches. They were so beautiful and lifelike. Hope all is well my friend~
Such great beauty….and yet the name “Nuremberg” always brings to mind the great tribunals after WWII….trials of the beasts. Beauty and the beasts….
Yes, very much a confusing dialectic of opposites. Whenever I travel in Europe I see evidence of prior ghettos and forced displacements of Jewish people going so far back in time. The anti-semitism is so ugly and cruel. People can be so cruel and ugly, and people can create such beauty and kindness. It is an unknowable dialectic.
While on this subject, let’s not begin to discuss Trump, his virulent racism and that of the people who follow him, so many, it is appalling. I will not live in a country with a President Trump. Canada better start building a wall.
Thank you! This is Germany 1933
So horrible, I still cannot believe it is happening and I am sure this is how people felt in 1933. You hit the nail on the head and we better wake up quickly.
Wonderful pictures Cindy, thanks so much. My cousin ;lives/works in Nuremburg and has never shared the beauty of the place like this.
xxx Massive Hugs xxx
Maybe he is used to it and doesn’t see it with marveling, fresh eyes! It is really beautiful.
Again, the architecture is stunning. How do you say goodbye to these marvelous creations?!! Beautiful photos, Cindy!
Honestly I can’t. I am planning a trip to Alsace and the Heilderberg area, along with Turkey, Greece and Croatia. I must experience more of the old living worlds. It is too hard to stay away.
That sounds wonderful! I can’t wait to see your photos !!
Beautiful photos. The one I like the most where the church windows in the background and a green leaf branch hanging down
Thank you. I had never seen stained glass shining outward like this and I was struck by it. So pleased you like it too!
Hope you soon will visit also the Stadt Augsburg 🙂
I am coming back in 2017. Planning it now and cannot wait! <3
That`ll be fine! Augsburg is as beautiful as Nurnberg! You`ll be welcome!
Vielen dank mein lieber Freund~ <3
Such beauty! Amazing photos, Cindy.
Awww, so kind. <3
Cindy– this town looks too charming to be real– so lovely that it’s been preserved so well. –Love traveling second hand with you thanks to your gorgeous photos–
Traveling in these old medieval towns feels like this, like you somehow stepped in the pages of a fairytale. <3
the whole old city looks enchanting. so wonderful to get to see it. I think I’m staring a whole bucket list of places to visit from your blog Cindy!
Wonderful, bucket lists are good for your mind and spirit~
Looking at your great pictures, I feel like going back to Nürnberg😀
Honestly, all I can contribute is that I think you should~ <3
Ah, my dream home has stained glass windows like those! So inspiring and beautiful. Thank you for taking us on a magical trip back in time Cindy! 🙂
You are the very best person for me to travel with Lynn. <3
Excellent captured atmosphere in german Nürnberg, a wonderful walk… 🙂
Yes, I miss those walks already! <3
These are beautiful Cindy. European architecture is so fanciful.
Yes, fanciful fairytale towns!
I agree. No wonder we love visiting over there. And no wonder tourism is so big in European countries. Always love your photos, Cindy. :O)
Good pictures
Cindy 🙂
I love this city, I was there one time 🙂
So glad you were there and that is why you love it! <3
It is a beautiful old town, well worth visiting. I only remember a big well we had our photo taken and I snuggled to my dad as I was worried I would fall in. That is all I remember. I was very small then though. 🙂
Incredible and lasting memory. I can fully understand why your childhood memories of this town have stayed for a lifetime. <3
Did You see the demonic bunny?
Yes I did! 😉
That’s very much a fairy tale town. Great to see. 🙂
We need fairytales now. Reality is too unreal!
Once upon a time there was this fairy called nuff. Fair enough. 🙂
Exactly!
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I had no idea that the old town of Nuremberg was so beautiful.. Gingerbread houses and incredible buildings built over bridges. Stunning images by Cindy Knoke.
You are such a lovely friend Sally. Cheers to you and be well~ <3
Sometimes is so beautiful to make a trip back in time. And I just did it with your beautiful post, Cindy. You’re right. When you can see such amazing cities with the print of time on them, you don’t need a time machine.
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It is pretty incredible and wonderful that these wooden masterpieces have survived!
I’m pretty sure that the people who live there make anything to preserve their treasure.
Thankfully, yes!
I so wanted to go inside that church (St Sebald) but we ran out of time 🙁 Thank you for sharing, Cindy
Oh, so sorry! There are so many beautiful churches in Nuremberg. After awhile one can get “churched out!” Except my husband. He never gets churched out!
One guide we had, in Passau, referred to “ABC factor” = Another Bloody Church/Castle
Laughing, I definitely had this when I was 16 in England with my mother for a month, that is all we did, day after day, a taxicab driver told her, “You are literally stuffing her with culture!” I did feel stuffed! 😉
Wonderful photographs! What an amazing place to visit.
These towns are addictive. I am now planning a return for more that I haven’t seen!
Awesome! Take lots of photos!
🙂 <3
Thank goodness it’s survived world wars and the latest fashions in architecture!
Yes, thankfully they survived!! I really do support Prince Charles efforts to avoid mixing these old treasures with glass box architecture.
Romantic corners indeed 🙂
Next trip I am visiting closer to you my friend! I can’t wait and it is a year away.
How cool is that, Cindy <3
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These are lovely pictures, Cindy. 🙂
It takes lovely, to see lovely Ranu! <3
When I hear the word Nuremberg I so often think of the dark side of humanity — I’m glad to see that the beauty that was created centuries ago has found a way to shine through again.
Yes, this was my association with the name as well and we visited the Nazi parade grounds, the documentation center and on prior trips, we have been to Dachau and Struthof and Hitler’s Obersalzburg and Eagle’s Nest. Humans are a dangerous species. Look at Isis now.
It is so difficult to comprehend the presence of such gentle beauty, and such horror, arising in the same little town. It is sobering and scary because we need to understand that it didn’t end with WWII.
If only the human race could learn from its past horrors. Individuals have made loving progress but as a species we have a ways to go for sure. The love and beauty you share with your spirit and photos is the future I wish for humanity.
Oh, you are a lovely person Colleen. People like you are why I love blogging. <3 <3
Fascinating and beautiful!
There is something special about these medieval towns that draws me back, and back again.
Nürnberg is indeed a beautiful town!
Next, back to Alsace and Heidelberg, and Greece, Turkey and Croatia. The old places have a magnetic attraction as you well know my friend~
schöne Bilder, eine schöne Stadt, liebe Cindy, schönen Donnerstag wünsche ich dir
Ja diese alten deutschen Stadte sind schon. Danke mein lieber Freund!
You captured the beauty and age of that area…
We are fortunate this artistry has survived for us to see for such an incredibly long time!
Those building were built long before this country was formed…
Amazing to think about, isn’t it!
I love these photos! Your blog makes me want to travel more!
It has the same affect on me! 😉 😉
Nuernberg looks like a city out of a fairytale. I expected to see knights with horses and maidens with flowers in their hair.
They were around the corner. I just couldn’t post everything…… 😉 😉
🙂 🙂 🙂
How enchanting! I love the architecture and to think these buildings have for so many years. I’m absolutely captivated. Thank so much for sharing, Cindy. <3 <3 😀
Captivated is exactly what these towns do to me. They capture me, and make we want to come back for longer! 😉
Hi Cindy > Love those stained glass windows but honestly the last but one photo with the river is amazing. Vibrant electric blues vs the pink building – absolutely love it. Wonderful !
I found the buildings with bridges built over the rivers to be absolutely enchanting too. They really look like fantasy towns.
Gorgeous! I would love to visit this beautiful place. Thanks for the trip!
Thank you more for coming along!
Beautiful town, nice post and lovely pictures! My favorite is St. Sebald’s Church side view with stained glass window and green leaves.
I was struggling over which one of the two stained glass windows to include, but couldn’t decide, so I just put in both. So pleased I did, because the one you mentioned was the one I almost didn’t include!
It is more alive for myself because of this green. And composition is better. IMHO 🙂
Good points. Thank you. I love seeing through someone else’s eyes!
I love the statue of Michael with his sword! And those stained glass windows and the home for seniors are stunning — great photos, Cindy!
These painted wooden statues are so beautiful and so old! I was really taken with them too. And those seniors have a room with a view don’t they! Good for them~
amo moltissimo le case a ” graticci” viste nel nord della Francia e in GB!
Si! Li amo anche io. Stiamo andando a Strasburgo e Alsazia nel 2017!
wonderful pictures, thank you Cindy…
Very pleased you enjoyed them Ernst and have a wonderful weekend~
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Beautiful, medieval-era architecture!
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You are a lovely friend, my friend. Thank you and cheers to you~ <3
Always exciting to tour a Medieval town. As always your photographs are gorgeous!
You are wonderful to travel with Carrie. You make the trip more fun! <3
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Wonderful photographs of a beautiful place.
So kind and so appreciated!
Fabulous photos of Nurnberg! Your beautiful photos reminded me our visit. 🙂
These towns are treasures aren’t they Amy. I was just over oggling your gorgeous photos~
Bonsoir CINDY je viens t’offrir
La fleur de L’amitié prends en soin
L’amitié à une grande place dans la vie
A toi de la garder
Certaines places sont cassables
Mais une amitié fidèle ne peut pas se briser
Alors donnons nous la main
Belle soirée , bises , Bernard
Belle fin de semaine
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Vous êtes gentil Bernard. Merci beaucoup mon ami. Ce poème est magnifique et vous êtes tellement! Être bien mon ami. <3 :star:
The stained glass windows…they are so beautiful!…. Awesome clicks as always, Cindy… 🙂
Awwww, so kind & much appreciated~
Great photography and history. In relation to Old Nuremberg, where are (or were) the courthouse buildings which held the Nuremberg Trials following World War II – and, did you see them?
The Nuremberg trials were held in The Palace of Justice, courtroom 600. The palace is still in use today and room 600 is still a courtroom. We visited the Palace, the Documentation Center, and the Nazi rally grounds made infamous in Leni Riefenstahl’s movie, “Triumph of Will.” The rally grounds were used for the annual rallies you have seen in videos and photographs. I have read the transcripts of the trials and saw the still available video and I understand your interest as a lawyer and human being. See this link for more info:
http://www.memorium-nuremberg.de/history/history.html
In prior visits to Germany we have been to Dachau, Struthof (a concentration camp in Alsace for the European resistance), Hitler’s redoubt in Obersalzburg and his Eagle’s Nest, as well as the Nazi museum in Obersalzburg. This was an intense experience, which took place over two separate trips about ten years ago. I did prior posts on this. Here is one link: http://cindyknoke.com/2012/12/03/struthof/
At one time, I considered majoring in Holocaust Studies, but instead became a psychotherapist and mental health director. I have worked with holocaust survivors, both as colleagues and clients, including survivors of other holocausts, most especially the Sudan.
Wow, that’s fascinating! Thanks so much for sharing, Cindy. I really admire you. 🙂
The admiration is mutual Robert.
The stunning architecture is breath-taking! I especially love the way Heilig Geist Spital arches over the water. Thank you, Cindy! Just what I needed on a cold, cloudy day. <3
I am so glad! Makes me happy I posted.
I’m always delighted to see your posts! 🙂
Such amazing architecture; all is so beautiful.
Yes, thank you Linda. There is a warmth to the architecture that is very appealing~
Like a fairytale – I love medieval towns. They really stir my imagination. There must have been damage from the war… did you learn of any restoration work?
Oh yes, Nuremberg was heavily damaged during the war. Much was rebuilt including portions of the church you see in the photos. Note the stained glass windows.
I thought that would be the case. Not many cities escaped Allied bombings.
Love the Angle with the sword in the hand. So beautiful shot.
Ahhhh, thank you! I love these old painted statues, they seem so life like.
Such beautiful pictures, Cindy. It’s the next best thing to actually being there. 🙂 — Suzanne
The benefit is no airplanes, airports, suitcases, jet lag. Traveling in your imagination has much to commend it!