When you think of Nuremberg, little fried sausages, gingerbread and a golden-haired Christ Child come to mind. The old town with its partly well-preserved half-timbered houses is overshadowed by the great Nuremberg Castle and the Albrecht Dürer House is an experience not only for historians. Every year at Christmas time, the Christkindlesmarkt, now famous far beyond Franconian borders, attracts visitors from all over the world to the hotels in Nuremberg Mitte.