It's a relatively small garden of Kaiserburg Nürnberg (the Imperial Castle of Nuremberg)…read more The castle garden that exists today was laid out on bastions which were built on the north and west sides between 1538 and 1545. On the large bastion there is a rose quarter in the form of a square parterre, which is framed by a line of trees, some of which consist of Japanese pagoda trees (or sophora). From there a path leads to the southern part of the garden on the lower bastion. The central rondelle is spanned by a strictly cut tree rondelle made of field maple. They give a very nice shade during the summer, and it should look very pretty when the leaves start to change colors in the fall. Quite frankly I was not very impressed with the rose garden section because it simply lacked volume and species of blooming roses, but the flower garden was well-maintained and attractive. With nice shade trees in circular formation, it was very relaxing even during the hot sunny early afternoon.

Peaceful park with a lot of German's walking their dogs. Hard to imagine what once took place here,…read morewith the Nazi rallies. Walked to the steps of the Luitpold Hall, and checked out the Ehrenhalle, which was built to commemorate the Nürnberger soldiers who died in WW1.

I came here merely to see the grounds for their historical significance, and I was anything but…read moredisappointed! It is amazing to me that these places still exist, and it is eerie to walk through them and see the things I have watched on movie clips since elementary school. Very neat and worth a trip to Nuremberg.