St. Lorenz is one of the very best attractions we visited during our recent stay in Nuremburg. It is located at Lorenzer Platz south of the Pegnitz. Opening hours are 9am to 5.30pm most days with extended hours on Thursday evening and reduced hours on Sundays.

Note: There is a 2 euro suggested donation per visitor and a brochure you can pick up which explains church highlights and shows you where to find them within the church.

Historically, the church dates back to the mid 13th-century and is Gothic in architecture. The facade is attractive, featuring a nice portal, rose window and two bell towers. We very much enjoyed listening to the bells while standing outside St. Lorenz on a couple of occasions. While the exterior is nice to see, it is the interior that is most impressive.

The interior offers a tall nave with ceiling vaults. There are numerous historic sculptures, wood carvings and artworks found throughout. We very much enjoyed seeing the Annunciation by Veit Stross (1518) as well as the delicately carved sandstone Tabernacle by Adam Kraft (1496). This was a real delight to view. Similarly, it is worth finding the Krell Altar piece in the back of the church. This is supposedly the oldest surviving detailed depiction of the walled city of Nuremburg.

In the end, we very much enjoyed our visit to St. Lorenz Church. It is a fine church to visit and a good complement to St. Sebaldus Church on the other side of the Pegnitz River. Together, they make for excellent church sightseeing in Nuremburg.