Porta Nigra, Trier

This fountain is right outside our hotel.  This morning we retraced our steps through town and back to the Porta Nigra.

A toy museum.

This time the cinnamon roll shop was open!

The Three Kings House in the daytime.

This morning we went first to the Tourist Information place to buy ticket passes to all of the main sights in Trier.  We got punch cards that were good for a year for 18 Euro.

Our first stop was Porta Nigra, the black gate.

The gate is at the top of this map:

Here’s the entrance:

And here are the different levels:

We spent about an hour walking through this historic site.  Imagine walking on stones placed here in AD 170!

These are the modern stairs that went between the floors:

The carvings and decorations in the stone were very beautiful, flowery, feminine.

The stone itself was fascinating, mostly hand-hewn sandstone.

Views from the top windows:

Here are the Roman structures:

Oh, if only stones could speak!