June 2026

Our major stop today is Porta Nigra the former gate to the Roman walls and the former church of Medieval times now being a gate again and a museum

We spend an hour in the surprisingly interesting Simeonstift City Museum with exhibits focused on city history and fashion

We stop for the first time in the central plaza we are going to visit again and again to enjoy the beautiful historic houses and St Gangolf nearby

The first Roman ruin we visit in Trier is the Thermen am Viehmarkt a new ruin for us that was discovered in 1987 and opened to the public in 1998

First stop on our exploration of Trier is the peaceful St Antonius church mostly destroyed during World War 2 and since reconstructed

We spend a few nights close to Trier downtown in a one bedroom apartment with an impressive jacuzzi in the middle of the living room

We also explore the other side of the Gera River where the newer section of the old town is located concentrated along the beautiful Anger Square

The most famous of the sights in Erfurt is the Krämerbrücke one of the few remaining bridges in the world that has inhabited buildings

We spend some time exploring the beautiful Erfurt downtown area before settling for lunch eating some traditional Thuringian dishes

Our main stop today is Erfurt and we start our visit with the impressive Cathedral Hill topped by the Erfurt Dom and Severikirche