Hesperidengärten

The Hesperidengärten consists of multiple garden sections featuring stone fountains, sculptures, and traditional landscaping elements along the former city walls of Nuremberg.

During the Middle Ages, wealthy merchants and patrician families established these gardens outside the city walls when urban development consumed the inner-city green spaces.

The gardens derive their name from Greek mythology, where the Hesperides nymphs protected golden fruits, reflecting the citrus cultivation tradition of Nuremberg.

The gardens remain accessible without charge from April through September, offering visitors direct entry from Johannisstraße between house numbers 43 and 47.

Johann Christoph Volkamer documented these gardens in his two-volume botanical work 'Nürnbergische Hesperides,' recording the citrus varieties grown during the 18th century.

Location: Nuremberg

GPS coordinates: 49.45790,11.06360

Latest update: May 11, 2025 07:27