Electoral Palace Trier City Walking Tour  - © Dominik Ketz / Trier Tourismus und Marketing GmbH
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Guided City Tour 1 - Porta Nigra > Electoral Palace

Our City Walking Tour 1 shows you a selection of the classics of our city center and they have it all: With the Porta Nigra, the Cathedral and Church of Our Lady, and the Basilica, you will pass no less than four buildings that are part of our UNESCO World Heritage.
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Placed under the sign of the Romans, the tour begins with the central building of antiquity and the most famous of the city, the Porta Nigra. Afterwards you will experience the fascinating time of the Middle Ages with the House of the Three Magi (Dreikönigenhaus), the Jew's Alley (Judengasse) and the Hauptmarkt, where defensive citizens tried to protect their belongings through architectural tricks, Peter became the city's patron and self-confident citizens fought against the bishop for imperial immediacy - a fight that sometimes also was fought with knights, monkeys, and church towers. And with the Domfreihof and the Electoral Palace, you will immerse yourself in the baroque splendor of modern era.
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Details

Language:
German

Dates:
daily, 11.00 am
April - October: additionally daily, 10.30 am and 2.30 pm
May - October: additionally Saturdays at noon
Additional dates are offered in case of high demand.

Meeting point:
Trier Tourist Information at the Porta Nigra

Duration:
90 minutes

Price:
Adults: € 12.50, for guided tours from January 2025: € 13
Concession*: € 11
Children (6 to 14 years): € 6
Families**: € 28, for guided tours from January 2025: € 30

* school students, university students, volunteers (German Federal Volunteers Service (BFD), German Armed Forces, severely disabled (minimum degree of disability: 80%)
** 2 adults + maximum 4 children aged between 6 and 14 years

Group size:
max. 25 people

Itinerary

Porta Nigra / Simeonstift - House of the Three Magi (Dreikönigenhaus) - Main Market (Hauptmarkt) – CathedralBasilica – Electoral Palace