1 Wednesday morning we found ourselves docked in Trier, founded in 16 BC by the Romans and considered to be the oldest city in Germany.BC. This was the farthest…
2 Beautiful view overlooking the Reisling vineyards above Trier 🍇
3 The gardens of the Trier Electoral Palace. The Archbishop of Trier was one of the seven powerful princes and archbishops who held the exclusive right to elect…
4 The gardens of the Trier Electoral Palace. The Archbishop of Trier was one of the seven powerful princes and archbishops who held the exclusive right to elect…
5 The Basilica of Constantine was the original residence of the Archbishop of Trier, but is much older than that. It was built around 300 AD during the reign of…
6 The Basilica of Constantine was the original residence of the Archbishop of Trier, but is much older than that. It was built around 300 AD during the reign of…
7 The Basilica of Constantine was the original residence of the Archbishop of Trier, but is much older than that. It was built around 300 AD during the reign of…
8 Busts of Jesus and the four evangelists inside the Basilica of Constantine
9 This bronze model of Trier's two main churches surrounding the Domfreihof square is kind of pointless since it's literally right in front of them, just look up!…
10 The High Cathedral of St. Peter in Trier is more commonly called just the Trier Cathedral and is the oldest cathedral in Germany, it's origins dating to Emperor…
11 The High Cathedral of St. Peter in Trier is more commonly called just the Trier Cathedral and is the oldest cathedral in Germany, it's origins dating to Emperor…
12 The choir decorated in the German Baroque style
13 St. Catherine's Altar
14 Trier Cathedral's organ and the Metternich Altar
15 The other church on Domfreihof square is the Church of Our Lady which actually shares a common wall with the Trier Cathedral and is built in High French Gothic…
16 The other church on Domfreihof square is the Church of Our Lady which actually shares a common wall with the Trier Cathedral and is built in High French Gothic…
17 Market Cross on Trier's main market square
18 Trier's patron St. Peter sits on top of the market fountain
19 Judengasse, literally "Jew Alley", was the main passage through Trier's Jewish quarter. During the Middle Ages it was the most densely populated area of Trier.
20 Preparations for an evening music festival in front of the Porta Nigra, Roman for "Black Gate". Built in 170 AD, it's the only one of Trier's four Roman gates…
