Baden-Baden and Black Forest
A charming cosmopolitan city surrounded by beautiful nature
If you want to slow down, relax and enjoy life in style, Baden-Baden is the place. Because Baden-Baden offers unique experiences combined with total relaxation.
With its thermal baths, rich cultural offer and international atmosphere, magnificent scenery and relaxed pace of life, a Baden-Baden holiday is something truly unique. Enjoy world-class culture at the Festspielhaus and art at the Museum Frieder Burda, shop in the elegant boutiques of the old town, taste the sun-kissed wines of the Rebland. Float in the warm spa waters, try your luck at the internationally renowned racecourse or the casino - the most beautiful in the world according to Marlene Dietrich.
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Designated as a World Heritage Site
In the 19th century, Baden-Baden was the sophisticated cosmopolitan summer capital of Europe. Nobility and high society, literati, artists and politicians all gathered here. Highlights from this period, such as the theatre, the Kurhaus with its casino and state rooms, the Trinkhalle, Lichtentaler Allee with its pavilions, the Dahlia and Rose Gardens, the Friedrichsbad and the racecourse are all still there, along with many beautiful Belle Epoque buildings. The spa and health resort have been designated a World Heritage Site. There are recent highlights such as the Festspielhaus and the Frieder Burda Museum. So, in the 21st century, the "spa town on the Oos" is still a classy holiday destination with something to suite everyone.
Nature in Baden-Baden
Beautiful all year round
Centuries-old trees from all over the world, including redwoods, make any walk exhilarating. Two rose gardens (with an annual International Rose Novelty Competition), a profusion of dahlias and rhododendrons, crocus carpets - the world-famous Lichtentaler Allee is enchanting in every season. In the immediate vicinity you will discover wild and romantic nature, vineyards and the legendary Black Forest.
Magical places in Baden-Baden
and the miraculous thermal waters
Baden-Baden has many magical and historic places. One of them is the market square at the foot of the New Castle. Here stands the oldest building in the city: the thousand-year-old collegiate church. It is built on the ruins of a Roman spa and thermal streams flow underneath it. The 60-70 degree thermal water makes Mediterranean plants blossom in the castle gardens, and also provides warm relaxing waves in the Caracalla Spa and historic Friedrichsbad.
The legendary Black Forest
Breathtaking views, tradition and wilderness
Baden-Baden nestles in the Oostal valley at the foot of the Black Forest. The legendary Black Forest High Road begins behind the Lichtental Monastery. Experience scenic hiking trails and cross-country skiing routes, waterfalls and ruined monasteries ... and a stretch of reclaimed wilderness.
Tip: travel through Baden-Baden in a horse-drawn carriage
The original summer capital experience
You can go sightseeing on foot or with the "Citybahn” train. But if you really want to get a feel of the former summer capital of Europe, then the best thing is to hop into one of the vis-à-vis carriages, with two magnificent grey horses and a carriage driver in a top hat and white gloves.