Trier

The actual basilica is the fifth church to have been erected in this place. The first one was built by St Willibrord, after he had received donations by Abbess Irmina of Oeren (near Trier) and Pippin II in the years 698 and 706 (Merovingian church). Soon after his death on 7th November 739 this church was too small, as pilgrims came to his grave in great numbers to worship him as a saint.

Adjoining the Porta Nigra is the 11th century Simeon's College, residence of priests who read mass in the two churches of St. Simeon.

The Liebfrauen-Basilika in Trier is the oldest gothic church in Germany.The floor plan has the shape of a Greek rose.

The Amphitheater delighted the population of ancient Trier as a place of entertainment, and can still be visited today including the arena, the tiered seating and the cellars

We offer plenty of space on 930 square meters of water and with six pools for sports, games and fun for all ages

Trier Cathedral is the oldest bishop church and is located in the center of Trier.

The monumental spa complex was the second largest bathing complex in the entire Roman Empire from the 2nd century AD. The Barbara Baths covered an area of 42,000 square meters, which is almost the size of six football fields.

Trier was already a flourishing trading town when it was elevated to an Imperial residence in Late Antiquity. The construction of the Kaiserthermen, the Imperial baths, thus began in the 3rd century CE and formed part of a major building programme for an Imperial palace district. Since 1986 the mighty ruins have been on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list

Discover the sights of Trier by bus and boat.

The permanent exhibition "Karl Marx (1818-1883), Life - Work - Impact to the Present" introduces Karl Marx as a historical person, maturing his philosophical and economic ideas as well as their effects on the course of history and the present time.