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Not Suitable For: Wheelchair users；Not Suitable For: Visually impaired people；What To Bring: Comfortable shoes；What To Bring: Drinks；What To Bring: Disability card；Know Before You Go: Meeting point: Narrenschiff, Plobenhofstr. 10, opposite the Heilig-Geist-Spital pharmacy；Know Before You Go: The guided tour is in German.；Know Before You Go: Please note: a minimum of 2 participants is required for the tour to operate

Nuremberg 1.5-hour Old Town Tour: "In the Footsteps of the Spice Trade"｜Germany

Germany-Bavaria , Nuremberg , Middle Franconia

Duration:1 hour(s) 30 min(s)

Free cancellation 3 day(s) prior to experience date

Please present the e-voucher on-site

Discover Nuremberg's history as a trading hub of the Middle Ages
Learn fascinating facts about the spice trade
Learn about the city's history from your local guide
Learn about the city's history from your local guide

[5% App discount] Code: APP5OFF , HK: APP15HK

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Tour Type	Shared tour
Transportation method	Get there on your own
Minimum participant requirement	2 travelers
Tour types	Guided tour
Sightseeing type	City walking tour, Historic site tour
Transport	Walking

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In the Middle Ages, there were many spices to buy at the market in Nuremberg. Nuremberg's central location at the crossroads of the most important long-distance trade routes brought great wealth to the city.
From surviving lists of ship cargoes, we know that saffron, ginger, frankincense, and many other exotic spices also came to us via the Silk Road and Venice. But why were the patrician families (e.g., the Tuchers, Imhoffs, Behaims) who traded in these called "pepper sacks"? And why do we have over 600 years of tradition in gingerbread and bratwurst in Nuremberg of all places?

Join us on a walk through Nuremberg's historic center and learn exciting, interesting, and entertaining facts about the trade routes, the wholesalers, and, of course, the spices.

Please note: a minimum of 2 participants is required for the tour to operate

Picture copyright: Uwe Niklas and Florian Trykowski, Mediathek Nürnberg

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Not Suitable For: Wheelchair users
Not Suitable For: Visually impaired people
What To Bring: Comfortable shoes
What To Bring: Drinks
What To Bring: Disability card
Know Before You Go: Meeting point: Narrenschiff, Plobenhofstr. 10, opposite the Heilig-Geist-Spital pharmacy
Know Before You Go: The guided tour is in German.
Know Before You Go: Please note: a minimum of 2 participants is required for the tour to operate

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