Trier Historical Walking Tour and Insights

Do a walking tour in Trier, one of the most charming cities in Germany. Learn from your guide about its history, and pass by sites like St. Gangolf Kirche and St. Peter's Cathedral. Step into the Basilica of Constantine and marvel at well-preserved walls and stroll through the main market's Market Cross, a medieval trading hub. You will feel transported back to the times of Roman grandeur, explore the ancient world's largest city gate, Porta Nigra, a UNESCO site.

Meeting Point

Porta-Nigra-Platz

Porta-Nigra-Platz, 54290 Trier, Germany

Meeting Point at hotel possible (if centrally located).

What's included:

• Official Tour Guide
• Private Guided Tour

Not included:

• Gratuities and Refreshments

What to expect:

Duration: 2 hours

Porta Nigra

Simeonstrasse 60, Trier, 54290, Rhineland-Palatinate

Explore Porta Nigra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the largest city gate from the ancient world, built with grey sand after 170 AD. Pass by Dreikonigenhaus, a unique house in the city of Trier, and get to know what makes it famous.

20 minutes

Frankenturm

Dietrich-Flade-Str. 3, , Trier, 54296, Rhineland-Palatinate

Next, see the famous fortified brickwork residential tower known as Frankenturm, built in the 11th century. Walk through the Market Cross on the main market, a market square famous for its medieval trading hub. Here, you will find many shops for urban shopping and cafes.

Pass by without stopping

St. Gangolf Kirche

Hauptmarkt 9, 54290 Trier, Germany

Visit the Roman Catholic church known as St. Gangolf Kirche, dedicated to St. Gangulphus, the second-oldest church in the city. Walk by Saint George's Fountain in the Kornmarkt, built between 1750 and 1751 by the same builder of the Electoral Palais.

15 minutes

Trier Saint Peter's Cathedral

Liebfrauenstrasse 12, Trier, 54290, Rhineland-Palatinate

Visit the oldest church in Germany with the largest religious structure of the city. Its foundation was built by the Roman brick in the early 4th century.

15 minutes

Konstantin-Basilika (Evangelische Kirche zum Erlöser)- Evangelische Kirchengemeinde Trier

Konstantinpl. 10, 54290 Trier, Germany

Afterward, visit the Basilica of Constantine, which was built around 310 AD. You will find that the inner walls of the cathedral have been kept intact, without any changes, even after the repairing of the building due to World War II.
Get to see the Throne Room of Constantine the Great and subsequent Roman Emperors from the 4th century. Learn about the Roman structures in the largest throne room, which is now used as a Protestant church.

20 minutes

Market Cross on the main market

Sternstraße 7, 54290 Trier, Germany

In the center of the city this market square was famous for its medieval trading hub. Here, you will find many shops for urban shopping and cafes.

10 minutes

Saint George's Fountain

Johann-Philipp-Str. 6, Trier, 54290, Rhineland-Palatinate

See the fountain located in the Kornmarkt, built between 1750 and 1751 by the same builder of the Electoral Palais.

15 minutes

Electoral Palace

Willy-Brandt-Platz 3, 54290 Trier, Germany

Then, continue to the 16th-century residence of the Archbishops and Electors of Trier and, finally, the large Roman Bath complex, which was constructed in the 4th century AD. The walking tour ends here.

15 minutes