According to Loverists, Baden-Baden is located in southern Germany in the northern foothills of the Black Forest. Nature rewarded this place with hot healing springs, which in the 19th century. made the city the summer capital of Europe. Local radon sodium sources have a temperature of +68 o. In addition, mineral mud is also used for medical and wellness programs. The climate in Baden-Baden is very mild due to its location in a hollow protected from the wind by mountains. Picturesque landscapes complete the picture and make Baden-Baden the best spa resort in Germany.
Indications for treatment at the resort are diseases associated with disorders of the musculoskeletal system (arthrosis, spondylosis, rheumatoid arthritis and spondylitis), functional disorders after strokes, neuritis, neuralgia, the consequences of road accidents, cardiac and circulatory disorders, metabolic disorders, chronic female diseases and chronic respiratory diseases. In addition, it offers all kinds of programs to increase vitality, relaxation programs and a beauty complex.
There are several open sources at the disposal of Baden-Baden: Fettkwelle, Murkwelle, Helkwelle, as well as thermal centers Friedrichsbad and Caracalla Terme. Friedrichsbad offers Roman-Irish baths, Ayurvedic aromatherapy and thalassotherapy departments. Caracalla Terme is a modern complex of over 1000 m 2 with outdoor and indoor swimming pools, many saunas, inhalation room, Jacuzzi, hot and cold water grottoes, jet massages, solariums and much more. Tastings of the various thermal waters of Baden-Baden have been held since 1842 in the Trinkalle tasting room. The gallery is decorated with 14 frescoes depicting the most famous legends of the Black Forest. Fans of outdoor activities can visit tennis courts and golf courses, go horseback riding, and in winter skiing (ski centers are located a few kilometers from the resort).
Baden-Baden is ancient buildings, well-groomed streets and parks, luxury shops and hotels, a theater, a philharmonic society, an exhibition hall and a casino. Among the attractions worth noting are the following. Lichtental Monastery and Lichtental Alley are an oasis of peace and relaxation that has existed for over 150 years. Both an English landscape park and a botanical garden are presented here at the same time, where more than 300 species of exotic plants and flowers grow. The park is decorated with original fountains, gazebos and ponds. The Lichtental Monastery is located at the end of the Alley and was founded as a Cistercian abbey in the 13th century. on the initiative of the Baden Margravine Irmengard. Today it is a functioning nunnery. On the territory of the monastery there are buildings of the abbey, the monastery church, the hermit’s chapel, the chapel and the school. In the Gothic church, you can see works of art from different centuries. The princely chapel was built in 1288 and until 1372 was the burial place of the Baden margraves. In it you can see the grave of Countess Irmengard.
Baden Baden has long been a favorite vacation spot of the Russian aristocracy and cultural elite. Members of the royal family also came here. This was the reason for the construction of the Orthodox Church in Catholic Protestant Germany. The initiative to build the church belongs to Prince Nikolai Stolypin and Princess Elena Trubetskoy, who permanently lived in Baden-Baden. The church was built in an elegant Northern Russian style. Much of the interior and exterior decoration of the church was made according to the sketches of Prince Grigory Gagarin.
Mount Merkur – the highest (668 m) mountain of the Black Forest in the vicinity of Baden-Baden. You can climb the mountain by funicular or on foot. The funicular operates from 10.00 to 22.00, rising every 10-15 minutes. From the top you have a wonderful view of the city.
Baden-Baden has received the name “City of Roses” because there are annual competitions for the best new variety of roses. More than 300 species of these luxurious flowers grow in the Rose Garden on the Lichtental Alley .
The “Palace of Festivals” was opened in 1998 and immediately became one of the most significant concert and opera stages in Germany. The huge hall for 2500 seats (the second largest in Europe) has excellent acoustics thanks to a successful architectural solution. The Mariinsky Theater visits here every year. Recently from Salzburg the traditional festival in memory of Herbert von Karajan has moved here, which attracts the best theaters in the world.
The Brahms House in Baden-Baden is the only house of the great composer preserved in Germany. In 1864, Johann Brahms visited the city for the first time and subsequently played a significant role in the development of its cultural life.
The city casino is considered one of the best and most elegant in Europe. Famous people of the world and Russia left their autographs in his guest book, among them such famous names as Tolstoy, Dostoevsky and Gogol. Sloss Favorite Summer Residence is only 10 km away., built in 1710-20. in baroque style at the request of the wife of Ludwig Wilhelm of Baden, Sivilla Augusta.
