Nuremberg is half famous for Christmas markets, half for the execution of Nazis. Good job, Nuremberg.

The famous Christkindlesmarkt dates back to 1628. Its got all sorts of trinketty wonders, and you can even get a horse and carriage round it. But the best thing about Nuremberg at Christmastime is its soft buns full of German sausage. Hells. Yes.

Go for... German Sausage

‘One sausage is the same as the next’, you naively thought. But that was before you munched down one of Nuremberg’s finest.

These lads take their sausage seriously. The exact recipe was written down in 1497 and there will be no meddling with it, danke schoen. The ‘Original Nuremberger’ has to be made in the city, weigh exactly 23 grams and be as long and thick as your pinkie finger. Ask for ‘3 im Weggla’ for 3 in a bun. And don’t forget the mustard.

Other good stuff

Zwetschgenmännle are little tiny men and women made of prunes. Why? Legend has it some dude wanted to make presents for his kids, but only had a plum tree. Good job he was handy with a pipe cleaner. Yeahhhh, they’re weird but Nuremberg folk say ‘with a prune man in your house, money and happiness stay, too’. Why not, eh.

‘Mirror mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?’ Every year Nuremberg crowns one golden haired maiden to be the Christkind - the angel who brings children presents. She visits the market every Tues-Fri at 3pm.