Nuremberg: City beach starts today – visitors need to know that

Nuremberg city beach opens on Friday (May 28, 2021): The sand is already there. The many deck chairs too. “Now all that’s missing is the right weather,” says Lorenz Kalb happily and throws himself back into the sweaty preparatory work. On Friday afternoon, the city beach on the island of Schütt starts its new season.

In the last few weeks Kalb and his colleagues have shoveled around 600 tons of the finest kaolin sand from the Nuremberg city beach to the island of Schütt in the heart of Nuremberg’s old town and set up around 1,500 deck chairs. “This time we left more space between the chairs because of Corona,” explains Kalb and speaks of a more airy feeling on the entire site.

“Corona protection area”: ​​City beach opened in Nuremberg

In fact, the man-made holiday beach is almost like a mirage to many people in Nuremberg. While Lorenz Kalb’s team bravely distributed the sand and set up the 50 four-meter-high giant palm trees, the corona incidence values ​​in the Franconian metropolis have almost shot through the roof. At times in Nuremberg it looked as if the number of Covid cases in the Franconian city did not want to plummet. Just in time for the start of the city beach, the long, seemingly distant, easing measures can finally come into effect in the Franconian metropolis.

“The same regulations apply to the city beach as to outdoor catering, for example in a beer garden,” explains Lorenz Kalb. For example, visitors have to wear an FFP2 protective mask when entering the City Beach and on the beach paths When entering, visitors must also register personally using the Luca app.

In addition, signs indicate the beach under the heading “That’s the only way it works” as a “Corona protection area” and urgently point out the rules of conduct in order to protect yourself and your beach neighbors from the virus as best as possible.
With these measures, beach life and the holiday feeling can finally return to Nuremberg.

“More than the city dictates”: Operators are relying on increased safety precautions

However, Lorenz Kalb and his colleagues rely on an extra helping of security precautions when it comes to Corona. Those who have not been fully vaccinated against Covid or have recovered from the virus are only allowed to enter the city beach with a negative corona test that is not older than 24 hours. According to the organizers, this rule applies to all visitors aged 15 and over. Directly next to the main entrance, visitors can use a test mobile for short-term and free corona tests during opening hours, Lorenz Kalb continues.

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