Trier Travel Tips

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Christina H.
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Jun 13, 2008
Nikos Café 3 stars (2 comments)
Café Review: Nikos Cafe
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
In Germany, it is not very common to order cold cappuccino or cold macchiato. But in countries like Spain, Italy or Portugal you can order any kinds of cold coffee. Last time, when we were at Nikos... [more]

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Christina H.
Discoverer
Jun 13, 2008
Astarix: from a cafeteria to a restaurant 4 stars (2 comments)
Restaurant Review: Astarix Restaurant
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
When you go to Trier, and you want to eat something nice, but still affordable, I think Astarix is the right place to go. I was in Trier again last month, and we were searching for something not... [more]

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Christina H.
Discoverer
Mar 26, 2008
Coffee Fellows makes you “Feel at Home” 5 stars
Café Review: Coffee Fellows
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Honestly, we found Coffee Fellow by accident. It was snowing terribly and we needed a place to hide from the snow. Suddenly, there was a nice coffee shop in front of us. It is located at 19... [more]

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Christina H.
Discoverer
Mar 26, 2008
Aula Palatina at Kirche zum Erloecher (Konstantin Basilika) 4 stars
Travel Tip: Konstantinsbasilika

They used about 1.5 millions of bricks to build Konstantin Basilika. Emperor Constantine’s throne room in Trier is a classic brick structure, under pinned by a cast Roman concrete of 4 meter.... [more]

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Christina H.
Discoverer
Mar 25, 2008
Roman Amphitheater in Trier 4 stars
Travel Tip: Amphitheater
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The Roman Amphitheater is located on upper part of the city. The combination between touristy area and private living area makes it so different than other places in Trier. The Roman Amphitheater... [more]

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Christina H.
Discoverer
Mar 25, 2008
Kaiserthermen (Roman baths) 4 stars
Travel Tip: Kaiserthermen
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Kaiserthermen is located on Kaiserstrasse. Actually it is just next to Palace of Trier. We looked at the map and drove around 10 minutes to search for it. In the end we just realized that it is... [more]

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Christina H.
Discoverer
Mar 25, 2008
Konstantin der Grosse’s foot 4 stars
Travel Tip: Trier
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Konstantin der Grosse is Constantine the Great in English, also known as Constantine I. He was born as Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus in Naissus (now Serbia) ca. 272. In Trier, there are 2 places that you can find his "feet". One is in front of Porta Nigra and the other one is at... [more]

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Christina H.
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Mar 25, 2008
Palace of Trier with garden! 4 stars
Travel Tip: Kurfürstliches Palais
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Palace of Trier is also known as Prince Elector’s Palace, because in medieval time it was the residence of Prince Elector. Palace of Trier was built in Baroque style. In the front, they painted... [more]

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Christina H.
Discoverer
Mar 25, 2008
Aula Palatina at Kirche zum Erloecher (Konstantin Basilika) 5 stars
Travel Tip: Konstantinsbasilika
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
They used about 1.5 millions of bricks to build Konstantin Basilika. Emperor Constantine’s throne room in Trier is a classic brick structure, under pinned by a cast Roman concrete of 4 meter.... [more]

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Christina H.
Discoverer
Mar 25, 2008
Explore Cathedral of Trier (Trier Dom) 4 stars
Travel Tip: Cathedral of Trier
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I am not exaggerating, Trier Dom is really huge! From the city center, you don’t really see it, until you walk into a small alley, and then boom….the huge cathedral is just in front of you.... [more]

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Christina H.
Discoverer
Mar 25, 2008
Porta Nigra from Roman Empire era 5 stars
Travel Tip: Porta Nigra
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Porta Nigra means black gate in Latin, is a ruin left by the Roman Empire Constantine in Trier. It is truly immense. It looks like black at a glance, but actually when they built it, the color was... [more]

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Christina H.
Discoverer
Mar 25, 2008
Trier City Center architecture 4 stars
Travel Tip: Trier
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
As I said how much I am in love with the city Trier, so I’d like to share with you. Trier city center is not very big, but it is really fantastic. The first thing that I love is the building architecture and the second is the color combination of the buildings. They use very cozy colors as the... [more]

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Christina H.
Discoverer
Mar 25, 2008
Coffee Fellows makes you “Feel at Home” 5 stars
Café Review: Coffee Fellows
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Honestly, we found Coffee Fellow by accident. It was snowing terribly and we needed a place to hide from the snow. Suddenly, there was a nice coffee shop in front of us. It is located on... [more]

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Christina H.
Discoverer
Mar 24, 2008
Judengasse was only for Jews? 4 stars
Travel Tip: Trier
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Judengasse literary means The Jews Alley. It was a place in Trier where the Jews lived in the Middle Ages and it is considered as one of the oldest streets in Germany. The Jew community was started at 11th century in Trier, Germany. It was a big community until the holocaust at the Nazi era. [more]

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