"Felsengaenge(the caves)" Nürnberg Things to Do Tip by tabatha

Absolutely amazing. In about one a half hours you make a trip through the history in underground.
First built in 1380 as a depot for beer. At this time the people didn´t have cola, tee, coffee, so everybody drunk beer. In the morning, in the afternoon or in the evening, and of course also the kids. But the beer should be stocked by 6-8 grad celcius.
Later the caves were also used for winning drinkable water and in the second world war as a air-raid shelter. This is also the reason why in january 1945, when one of the biggest bombing raid in germany happened, and the most of the houses were destroied, only a few people died. Aproximatly 30.000 had place in this caves.
At the end of the guided tour you can also see the place where the Altstadt beer is brewed, atill like in the beginning of its history.

Directions: Albrecht-Dürrer Denkmal, Obere Schmiedgasse, every day at 11, 13, 15, 17 o´clock
7,- DM regular, 5,- students