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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Trier

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Trier, Germany

Updated August 24, 2021
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Porta Nigra viewed from the south

Trier, Germany

Porta Nigra

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.
Karl Marx birthplace in Trier, Germany

Trier, Germany

Karl Marx House

The birthplace of Karl Marx is now a museum dedicated to the communist revolutionary's life and work.
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Entrance to the crypt, accessed from inside the Saint-Willibrord Basillica.

Echternach, Luxembourg

The Crypt of Saint Willibrord

Below the altar in Saint-Willibrord Basilica rests the mortal remains of Luxembourg's patron saint.
10 miles from Trier
Roman villa of Echternach.

Echternach, Luxembourg

Roman villa of Echternach

The ruins of one of the most important Roman villas north of the Alps.
10 miles from Trier
If you can do the steep stairs safely, the upper view is worth it

Echternach, Luxembourg

Wollefsschlucht (Wolf Gorge)

In the heart of Luxembourg's "little Switzerland" weaves a breathtaking natural sandstone canyon with a mythological past.
11 miles from Trier
Hohllay Cave

Berdorf, Luxembourg

Hohllay Cave

This Luxembourg cave is covered in cryptic looking marks left by mining activity.
13 miles from Trier
The incredible rock formations at Priedegtstull

Berdorf, Luxembourg

Priedegtstull

These exceptionally narrow openings between giant rocks will test your daring.
14 miles from Trier
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The original Ampelmännchen became so popular   in East Germany by the 1980s that an animated version of the “little street crossing man” was used to teach children traffic safety.

In Germany, Karl Marx and Elvis Direct Traffic

East Berlin's famed Ampelmännchen has inspired a new generation of pedestrian signals that will make you stop in your tracks.
by Laura Kiniry, Atlas Obscura
August 24, 2021
Vineyards in the Mosel Valley.

The Struggling Vineyards That Helped Inspire Karl Marx’s Communism

Boozed-up intellectuals of the world, unite.
by Reina Gattuso, Atlas Obscura
June 13, 2019
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