Trier, the Rome of the North

Back in 1035, Abbot Poppo of Stavelot ordered repair works on Trier’s ancient walls—a rare thread of continuity for any city north of the Alps. Just 50 km from Luxembourg City, the 2nd‑century Porta Nigra, Constantine’s Aula Palatina—later a Prussian church—and St. Peter’s Cathedral, layered over a Roman house, chart sixteen centuries of reuse. A detail many miss: at Domfreihof, near Liebfrauenkirche, a Roman cellar hides spolia likely sourced from the never‑completed Imperial Baths.

Your dedicated driver collects you at your Luxembourg City hotel and handles everything: no border checks, a quiet Mercedes, a flexible loop. First the Porta Nigra, then the basilica, followed by a Riesling pause along the Moselle 30 minutes away, while parking and timing stay off your mind. With a private chauffeur in Luxembourg, you tour and taste as he drives, waits, and adapts. The return follows the river’s bends between Kanzem and Grevenmacher, with a possible detour to Wiltingen’s vineyards if the schedule allows.