Nuremberg

The market

Nuremberg's Christkindlesmarkt is the one most people picture when they think of a German Christmas market: red and white striped stalls on the Hauptmarkt, the Christkind on the church balcony, Lebkuchen and Rostbratwurst. The Old Town around it, from the castle to the river, is one of the best preserved in Germany.

Also in Nuremberg

• Markt der Partnerstädte on Rathausplatz, until 23 Dec
• Kinderweihnacht on Hans-Sachs-Platz, 27 Nov to 30 Dec

What to eat and drink

• Drei im Weggla, three Nuremberg sausages in a roll
• Glühwein from the Original Regional stands by St Sebald
• Zwetschgenmännle, the prune figures, as a souvenir

The local specialty: Nürnberger Elisenlebkuchen, the gingerbread the city is famous for.

The walk

One hour with your host and a small tasting of the local specialty, from EUR 69 per person. Company evenings run two hours with tastings and a table to finish. How the hour works

Your host meets you on the Hauptmarkt, explains the Christkind tradition and the Lebkuchen trade, then walks you up to the castle for the view and down through the Old Town to the Pegnitz, with Drei im Weggla and a Glühwein from the regional stands on the way.

• Hauptmarkt and the Christkindlesmarkt traditions
• Lebkuchen: the guild story and a tasting
• The castle and the view over the Old Town roofs
• The Pegnitz bridges and the Kinderweihnacht for families

Your host is a Nuremberg local from the LocalBini network who knows the Christkindlesmarkt, its traditions and the Old Town around it.