Trier was a short drive, or train ride from our then home town of Kyllburgweiler. The churches, cathedral, palace, roman baths, Porta Nigra (gate to the city), restaurants, vendors, stores, gardens, markets, etc. I remember it all with longing. Christmas in the marketplatz...fresh roasted cinnamon candied almonds, hot, chestnuts roasted on an open, ...

i'd been wanting to visit trier for a long time and finally made it there this month. street artists in the marketsquare were entertaining, walking around inside porta nigra was interesting. we visited the church where the "holy tunic of jesus" is kept, could have spent more time there if there weren't so many other things we ...

I loved this city because it had such a variety of activities, oppurtunities for shopping and so much cultural/historical significance that it was almost overwhelming. There are beautiful buildings with styles ranging from Roccoco to Baroque to Medieval to modern. The Ancient Roman baths, catacombs and Porta Nigra (a huge gate in the middle of the ...

Trier is great for history and culture. The Porta Nigra is a must-see. Check out their cathedral, too. It has two parts-the Gothic part and the Roman part of the church. One can also visit the Roman baths nearby and don't forget to get a photo of their beautiful garden near the Konstantin Dom... Oh, and visit Karl Marx's house.