Trier

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

Porta-Nigra
Porta-Nigra
Roman Amphitheatre
Roman Amphitheatre

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  • 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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.
  • 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.

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

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

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Apart from the standard wines - Trier is in a wine-growing area - and beers, one should definitely try Viez or Viez/Limo. Viez is an apple wine, which is often served with a splash of lemonade.

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

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