On Imperial Traces

If you want to lie at the feet of the Roman emperors in Trier 1700 years after their audiences, you have to go deep down. You have to go into the otherwise inaccessible excavations beneath the present-day Basilica of Constantine to get a feel for the beginnings and splendid prehistory of this Roman audience hall. He has to go into the closed cryptoporticus, an underground corridor that once belonged to a luxurious villa in the later imperial district. And he has to wander through the supply corridors of the Imperial Baths, where water and workers were supposed to support the bathers in their sports and wellness programme. With the emphasis on should. Because it is not only the Imperial Baths that harbour a well-kept secret, but also all the underground places that you will explore in small groups during this exclusive tour.