Trier

— Journey —

50 min from Luxembourg City

Trier, just across the German border on the Moselle, is the oldest city in Germany — a UNESCO treasure house of Roman monuments unrivalled north of the Alps. Fifty minutes from Luxembourg City, it makes an effortless day excursion. The Porta Nigra, the imperial baths, the basilica of Constantine and the amphitheatre survive in extraordinary completeness; the cathedral holds the Holy Robe. Trier is also the gateway to the German Moselle's steepest, most dramatic Riesling vineyards. FFGR Luxembourg arranges private Roman-heritage tours, cathedral visits, and onward drives along the Moselle's hairpin loops to Bernkastel-Kues and the great estates of the Mittelmosel. Birthplace of Karl Marx, lively with student energy and Roman gravitas in equal measure, Trier rewards the curious traveller within an hour of the Grand Duchy.