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Trier

Trier [1], in the Rhineland-Palatinate region of Germany, is the country's oldest city, dating from Roman times.

Culture and History

Travel to Trier & Visa Requirements

Flights and airtickets to Trier

  • Luxembourg Airport is a minor destination about 50 km away.
  • Another nearby airport is Frankfurt/Hahn (which is not very close to Frankfurt!). It is about 75 km to the east of Trier. It is a destination for RyanAir.
  • Frankfurt International Airport is about 200 km away. The train from there would be about 3 hours via Saarbrücken or Koblenz.

By train

Trains leave hourly from Trier to Saarbuecken, Koblenz and Cologne. Timetable and ticket information could found at http://www.db.de/site/bahn/en/start.html

By car

Trier is connected by the European motorway E44 from Luxembourg city (~50 km) via Trier to Koblenz (~100 km), E422 from Trier to Saarbrücken (~100 km).

Trier is connected to the Autobahn A6. This city is about one hour from Kaiserslautern or two hours from Mannheim.

Buses to Trier

By boat

There are some cruise trips from Koblenz to Trier. However: they are expensive.

Tours & Getting around Trier

Walking is the best way to travel around the city, though a vehicle is good when visiting the stadium. Also there is a scenic overview up the hill by the stadium where you can see the entire city. The city tours take you up there.

Trier attractions and sightseeing

Trier is rich in ruins from the Roman Empire (protected by UNESCO), such as the

  • Porta Nigra gate
  • the Roman baths (the Kaiserthermen)
  • a Roman theater which used to host 20,000 spectators.
  • Geburtshaus von Karl Marx is where Karl Marx was born, in 1818.
  • Judengasse an a former Jewish Street, that now houses different bars.
  • Trier Cathedral incorporates part of a church built by Emperor Constantine and contains the relic of the Holy Robe.
  • The Liebfrauenkirche is one of the earliest Gothic buildings in Germany.
  • Rheinisches Landesmuseum, Trier one of the most important archeological museums in Germany
  • Open air museum Roscheider Hof an ethnological museum of the Saar-Mosel-region. About 5 km south from the city center.

Trier city tours

Learn

Trier hosts a University as well as a University of Applied Sciences (the so-called Fachhochschule).

The Fachhochschule is located in sight of the city. The first buildings where build in 1944 and where used by the Nazis to educate the next generation of soldiers. After the war, the complex was not officially used as a school. In the 1970's the university of Trier was re-grounded and stayed there, until the new university complex on the other side of the Mosel valley. Since then the Fachhochschule is using the complex.

Work

Trier souvenirs & shopping

Trier Restaurants: cheap, moderate and expensive

Budget

Inexpensive and tasty meals such as pizza (with your choice of toppings), casseroles, salads etc. can be found in the formerly student-owned Astarix next to the theater, in the south-west of the inner city.

There are many Kebab stores, located all over the city. The best you will find in the Judengasse, the Ke-Pasta.

There is a McDonalds and a SubWay in the market square and a Burger King near the main station.

Mid-range

Splurge

Trier nightlife, bars, clubs & pubs

Apart from the standard wines - Trier is in a wine-growing area - and beers (Trier - Löwenbräu, Cologne - often Gaffel Kölsch, Bitburg - Bitburger), one should definitely try Viez or Viez/Limo. Viez is an apple wine, which is often served with a splash of lemonade. But be carefull: there is sweet and sour Viez don't order a big glass, if you are only testing.

Trier cheap and luxurious hotels, youth hostels & lodging

Budget

  • Youth hostel Trier, [2]. about 20€/night.  edit

Mid-range

Blesius Garten V.welcoming hotel, based in the Olewig area of Trier, has its own brewery on site. Rooms are well maintained, staff were friendly & helpful. About 1.5 miles outside of the ciry centre. Rates approx E100 for a double room.

Nells Park NP is about 2 miles out of Trier, easily accessible by bus, and as the name suggests, within a park. All rooms are individually decorated, first room we stayed in was ok, but we asked to move and the second one was much better, as it had a brand new bathroom. Parking was a bit tight, but plenty of parking on the road next to the hotel. Excellent food too. Rates approx E100 for a double room.

Splurge

Contact

Stay safe

Trier is a relatively safe city (very safe compared to most US cities). Standard travel safety applies.

Cope

Get out

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