Imperial Baths (UNESCO World Heritage)
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Kaiserthermen2Photo: TTM, CC BY-SA, TTM
One look at the monumental beauty of the window arcades of the Kaiserthermen is enough and you already know: whoever lay in the pools of the hot water baths here knew how to live. Bathing pleasure in the imperial era was no longer just about cleansing the body. It was about otium, about leisure. And there were plenty of them in the thermal baths.
Further information you will find here:
https://www.trier-info.de/en/places-of-interest/the-imperial-baths
A gigantic luxury baths complex was planned as a gift from the Emperor Constantine to his people in Trier, a major project that was part of the building programme for the palace district. A viewing point gives you a good overall impression, before you then take your time for a detailed tour. You will feel really tiny under the big wall and high windows of the warm bath! Even the walls were heated here, not to mention the floor. The "underworld" of the Imperial Baths with its labyrinthine, dark service corridors shows you the shadowy side of so much luxury.
But it is not clear whether the Imperial Baths were ever actually used for bathing. In uncertain times, the complex was needed instead for military purposes. Barracks had to be built, perhaps for the mounted imperial guard. In post-Roman times, people used the ancient walls as elements for a castle, a city wall and a monastery.
A film vividly shows you the development of the city of Trier into an imperial residence and the eventful history of the Imperial Baths.
A station on the Road of the Romans.
Admission Prices:
Adults: € 4.00
Adults with reduced price*: € 3.00
Children and pupils (6-18 Jahre): € 2.50
Children up to age 6: free entrance
Family ticket 1**: € 4,00, every additional child: € 0.50
Family ticket 2***: € 8,00, every additional child: € 0.50
Groups of 10 or more adults **** (ab 10 Personen): € 3.50
Groups of 10 or more Children / teenagers (up to 18 years )****: € 2.00 *
Pupils over 18, students, trainees, persons doing community service, seniors, unemployed, handicapped people – after presentation of the certificate of entitlement.
** One adult, up to four children up to age 18
*** Two adults, up to four children up to age 18
**** Group tickets must be purchased by one person (guide, supervisor).
Opening hours
OPENING HOURS
November – February: daily, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m
March: daily, 09.00 - 17.00
April - September: daily, 09.00 - 18.00
October: daily, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m
Coordinates
Accessibility
- Parking for people with disabilities
- Step-free access to the building/object/terrain (via elevator/ramp if necessary)
- 90 cm minimum width of all passageways/doors
- 80 cm minimum width of all passageways/doors
- 70 cm minimum width of all passageways/doors
- Toilets for people with disabilities
- Lateral accessible toilet for a wheelchair
- Hinged grab rail in the toilet at least on the accessible side
All areas relevant for testing meet the quality criteria of the label "Accessibility certified - partially accessible for people with walking disabilities and wheelchair users".
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- There are three marked parking spaces for people with disabilities in Wechselstraße (parking space size: 280 cm x 450 cm).
- The bus stop "Stadtbibliothek" is 180 m away.
- The museum is steplessly accessible.
- Almost all evaluated rooms and facilities available to the guests are steplessly accessible. Exception: The frigidarium and the spacious underground path system are accessible only by steps. However, there is a multimedia guide that also shows the underground passages of the Kaiserthermen.
- Ramps have maximum gradients of 5 %.
- The elevator to the observation deck measures 110 cm x 140 cm.
- All evaluated passageways/doors available to the guests are at least 90 cm wide or alternatives are available.
- The cash desk is at its lowest point 77 cm high.
- Seating is available on the outside area.
- The exhibits and objects are predominately visible when seated. Information is predominately readable when seated.
Public toilet for people with disabilities
- The manoeuvring spaces are:
in front of the toilet and the washbasin 170 cm x 150 cm;
left and right of the toilet 90 cm x 70 cm. - There are grab rails available on the right and left of the toilet. The grab rails can be flipped-up.
- The sink has limited access.
- An alarm trigger is available.
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- There is no clearly visible alarm.
- There is no audio induction loop system.
- An outgoing emergency call in the elevator is confirmed visually.
- Information is provided in writing and via film. There is a multimedia guide.
- Assistance dogs are welcome
- Information in Braille or in prismatic font
- Tactile offers (tactile model, site plan, etc.)
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- Assistance dogs are allowed in relevant areas/rooms.
- All evaluated and usable areas for the guest are well illuminated, i.e. bright and glare-free.
- The signage is designed in clearly legible and contrasting font.
- An outgoing emergency call in the elevator is confirmed audibly.
- Steps are not visually rich in contrast.
- The exhibits and objects are usually well illuminated.
- Information is provided in writing and via film. There is a multimedia guide and a tactile model of the Kaiserthermen with Braille.
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- The name or logo of the facility is clearly recognizable from the outside.
- There is no colored or pictorial guidance system available.
- Information is provided in writing and via film. There is a multimedia guide.
- Guided tours for people with cognitive impairments are offered. A reservation in advance is necessary. The contents are easy to understand or are explained in a way that is easy to understand (e.g. visually).
Certification period: May 01, 2022 - April 30, 2025
Imperial Baths (UNESCO World Heritage)
54290 Trier
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