The Secret of the Porta Nigra | Adventure Performance in Trier - © Jan Malburg / Trier Tourismus und Marketing GmbH
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The Secret of the Porta Nigra

The Secret of the Porta Nigra | Adventure Performance in Trier (© Jan Malburg / Trier Tourismus und Marketing GmbH)
The Secret of the Porta Nigra | Adventure Performance in Trier (© Jan Malburg / Trier Tourismus und Marketing GmbH) Zenturio Portrait | The Secret of the Porta Nigra | Adventure Performance in Trier (© Jan Malburg / Trier Tourismus und Marketing GmbH)
Be there live when the Porta Nigra has to be defended against attacking barbarians? You can! The guided tour "The Secret of the Porta Nigra" takes participants on a fascinating journey back in time to Roman Trier 1800 years ago, when life was dangerous and daily labour was arduous - especially as a Roman soldier. The centurion has a lot to tell: played by a professional actor, he tells of glorious splendour and gloomy struggle, of glory and transience, of Roman pride and barbaric defiance.
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"The Mystery of the Porta Nigra" is the audience favourite of our adventure tours and guarantees a different look at and into the Roman building that represents the UNESCO World Heritage city of Trier like no other: the Porta Nigra. Spectators are interactively drawn into the exciting history of the building and quickly get the feeling that something doesn't seem right with the centurion in front of them. Will they be right? Find out for yourself!
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Arrival place:
Trier, Porta Nigra
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Details

Language: 
German

Dates:
Additional performance due to high demand on Saturday, December 7 at 4.30 pm
Saturdays, 1 pm
April - October: additionally Tuesdays and Sundays, 1 pm
July - October: additionally Saturdays, 3 pm
During the holidays in Rhineland-Palatinate: additionally Thursdays, 1 pm

Meeting point:
Tourist Information next to the Porta Nigra

Duration:
60 minutes

Prices:
Adults: € 19
Concession*: € 17
Children (6 to 14 years): € 10
Families**: € 48

* school students, university students, members of the German Armed Forces, severely disabled (minimum degree of disability: 80%
** 2 adults + maximum 4 children aged between 6 and 14 years
Group size:
max. 45 people

Note:
This adventure tour is suitable for spectators 10 years or older.
This tour is not suitable for wheel chair users and people with limited motorical capacities.
We would like to point out that the tour also takes place in cool rooms and recommend appropriate clothing.

Actors/Script/Production

Actors (alternating):
Isaac Boateng, Sebastian Wolfgang Gasper, Guillaume Karl, Immanuel Mich, Thomas Peters, Tim Olrik Stöneberg, Viktor Silvester Wendtner

Written & directed by:
Alexander Etzel-Ragusa