Bitburg is exactly one day's march from Augusta Treverorum, today's Trier. The Romans already appreciated the beauty of this stretch of countryside when they laid the foundations for today's settlement 2,000 years ago with the "vicus beda". The former street village quickly developed into a flourishing place until it was destroyed by the Germanic tribes in 275 AD. Due to the strategic importance of the location, the Romans built a fortified castle with walls, towers and gates on the same site around 340 AD. Traces of the Romans can still be found in Bitburger Land today, for example in the Roman Villa Otrang near Fliessem or on a walk along the former town wall on the archaeological trail in Bitburg.

You can find information on other Roman sights on the "Streets of the Romans".