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Barockgarten-Hesperidengarten
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About
The Hesperidengärten are four public Baroque gardens in Nuremberg’s St. Johannis, west of the old town, between Johannisstraße and Hallerwiese.
Why go
- Seventy percent of garden plots in the Burgfrieden grew citrus plants.
- The former citizens’ gardens north of the Pegnitz retain a few surviving plots and remnants of their former decoration.
Don't miss
- The garden house at number 13The Barockgarten at Johannisstraße 13 contains a historic masonry garden house with an exhibition.Behind Johannisstraße 13.The exhibition opens from April to October.
History
Around 300 gardens once surrounded Nuremberg’s city walls, providing recreation for wealthy citizens. Patrician families modelled their gardens on aristocratic estates and pleasure gardens. In St. Johannis, a former wine slope was divided into plots and sold to citizens, forming the starting point for today’s gardens.
- 14th centuryGardens were established in St. Johannis.
- 16th–18th centuriesPatrician families and merchants laid out garden plots as the old town’s gardens were built over.
- 16th–17th centuriesNuremberg garden design drew on Italian influence.
- 17th–18th centuriesThe gardens were transformed in Baroque style after Dutch and Italian models.
- Early 1980sSome gardens were reconstructed with help from the St. Johannis citizens’ association and Nuremberg’s garden department.
How to get there
- On footEnter the garden complex at Johannisstraße 47, Riesenschritt 26 or Johannisstraße 13.
Sources: Hesperidengärten - Wikipedia · Nürnberger Barockgärten - Hesperidengärten - To… · checked 4 Oct 2026
Where
Johannisstr. 13+47, Nuremberg
Plan from here: Evening walk →
Questions and answers
Can I combine a visit to Barockgarten-Hesperidengarten with another nearby visit?
Combine your visit with a walk through St. Johannisfriedhof.
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