The Rennweg U--Bahn station situated close to the City Park. The historical name of the city park Judenbühl derives from the tragedy concerned with the murdering of jews on this place in 1349. At middle of the 19th century, the park was named Maxfield commemorating the King Maximilian of Bavaria. The most memorable event happened in the park when Frenchman Jean-Pierre Blanchard started his flight with his hot air balloon on November 12, 1787. Chronicles say that about 50,000 spectators attended this event.
A universal turn-by-turn route will quickly and cheaply bring you to the old city. You can use this route to get to the city center, to the train station and hotels in this part of the town. For those who like to travel by train and arrived at Nuremberg by flight, this route will help you to get to the central train station and, if you plan the train in such a way that you have 5-6 hours for the city, you can leave your baggage at the station in a luggage room and walk around the city.
