The bath complex covered an area of 42,000 square metres, including an adjoining cultural centre, libraries, restaurants, shops and beauty salons.

Barbarathermen (Barbara Baths)

At the time of their construction, these monumental thermal baths dating from the 2nd century were the second largest public baths in the whole of the Roman Empire.

You can experience the baths on a walkway built across the ruin, with information panels that explain the architecture and furnishings of the facility and bathing rituals in the Roman era. – © Thomas Zühmer

Ruins of a hypocaust used to warm the water and air in the heated bath rooms (caldaria). – © Thomas Zühmer

The bath complex covered an area of 42,000 square metres, including an adjoining cultural centre, libraries, restaurants, shops and beauty salons. – © Von Norden

You can experience the baths on a walkway built across the ruin, with information panels that explain the architecture and furnishings of the facility and bathing rituals in the Roman era. – © Thomas Zühmer

The baths covered an area of 42,000 square metres, making them almost the size of six football pitches. Here in the oldest public baths in the city, guests were offered wellness and relaxation at the highest level. In several baths—some of them heated, and a swimming pool—guests could spend time in an oasis of wellness with an adjoining cultural centre, libraries, restaurants, shops and beauty salons.

A statue that adorned the bath complex during Roman times.- © Thomas Zühmer

The floor plan of the thermal baths is based on a North African model. Findings have shown that the thermal baths were richly fitted with marble and contained niches designed in the form of marine grottos. The facilities were used into the 5th century, after which the baths were plundered for building stones. The baths were broken up and dismantled to make way for the creation of the suburb of Trier St. Barbara, which was named after a monastery that once stood on the site.

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Barbarathermen (Barbara Baths)

Hours

**January – February: **
9:00 – 16:00
**March: **
9:00 – 17:00
**April - September: **
9:00 – 18:00
**October: **
9:00 – 17:00
**November – December: **
9:00 – 16:00

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Free admission