Trier

49° 45' 13.45" N 6° 38' 46.49" E [49.7537, 6.6462] (KML)

There are several airports in the vicinity with reasonable access to Trier [M].

• Luxembourg Airport is about 50 km away.

• Low-cost carrier hub Frankfurt-Hahn [S] is 75 km east of Trier [M]. There are roughly-hourly Flibco [2] buses, but the bus stop is several km out of town near the Nell's Park hotel.

• Frankfurt [M] International Airport is about 200 km away. The train from there would be about 3 hours via Saarbrücken [S] or Koblenz [M].

Trains leave hourly from Trier [M] to Saarbuecken, Koblenz [M] and Cologne [M]. Timetable and ticket information could found at [3]

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

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

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

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 [M] is rich in ruins from the Roman Empire (protected by UNESCO [S]), such as the

• Porta Nigra [S] gate
• the Roman baths (the Kaiserthermen [S])
• a Roman amphitheater [S] which used to host 20,000 spectators.

• Geburtshaus von Karl Marx [S] is where Karl Marx was born, in 1818.
• Judengasse [S] an a former Jewish Street, that now houses different bars.

• Trier [M] Cathedral incorporates part of a church built by Emperor Constantine and contains the relic of the Holy Robe.

• The Liebfrauenkirche [S] is one of the earliest Gothic buildings in Germany.
• Rheinisches Landesmuseum, Trier [S] [M] one of the most important archeological museums in Germany
• Open air museum Roscheider Hof [S] an ethnological museum of the Saar-Mosel-region. About 5 km south from the city center.

Trier [M] hosts a University [4] as well as a University of Applied Sciences [5] (the so-called Fachhochschule).

The Fachhochschule is in sight of the city. The first buildings were built in 1944 and were 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 [M] was re-grounded and used the buildings, until a new university complex was built on the other side of the Mosel valley. Since then the Fachhochschule is using the complex.

Inexpensive and tasty meals such as pizza (with your choice of toppings), casseroles, salads etc. can be found in the formerly student-owned Astarix [S] 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 [S], the Ke-Pasta.

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

When visiting on a Tuesday be sure to check out New Mintons, it's minutes away from the main square and on Tuesdays they have schnitzelabend where you can order any schnitzel with fries and salad for just 5 euros between 6 and 10pm.

Apart from the standard wines - Trier [M] is in a wine-growing area - and beers (Trier - Löwenbräu [S], Cologne [M] - often Gaffel Kölsch [S], Bitburg - Bitburger [S]), 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.

• Youth hostel Trier [M], [6]. about €20/night.  

• Blesius Garten, Olewiger Str. 135, 54295 Trier [M], ☎ 0651 / 36060, [7]. Very 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 city centre. From €100.  

• Casa Chiara, Engelstraße 8, ☎ +49-651-270730, [8]. Around the corner from Porta Nigra [S], this is a solid 3-star hotel with vaguely Italian-style rooms and a sunny roofed garden for breakfast. From €70.  

• Nells Park, [9]. About 2 miles out of Trier [M], easily accessible by bus, and as the name suggests, within a park. All rooms are individually decorated and in varying states of renovation (ask for a new one). Parking was a bit tight, but plenty of parking on the road next to the hotel. Excellent food too. From €100.  

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

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