Trier, Germany

We got to Trier by train on my birthday, May 15th. I was more than thrilled to turn 30 in such a magnificent place as Trier, Germany.
It was a peaceful and refreshing morning. We walked through a green park surrounded by small streets and old buildings.
Trier is the oldest city in Germany - beautiful buildings, quiet streets.




Trier lies near the German border with Luxembourg and within the important Mosel wine-growing region.

Trier is well known for its well-preserved Roman and medieval buildings and we visited some of them:

The Porta Nigra, the best preserved Roman city gate north of the Alps























The Constantine Basilika and the Electoral Palace

the Trier Cathedral ( Trierer Dom or Dom St. Peter), a Roman Catholic church which dates back to Roman times and is home to the Holy Tunic, a garment with a recorded history back to the 12th century, in Catholic tradition said to be the robe Jesus was wearing when he died. It is only exhibited every few decades, at irregular intervals. We didn't see it exhibited on our visit.

The birthplace of social philosopher Karl Marx