All products are independently selected by our editors. If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission. The genteel Black Forest spa town of Baden Baden is often described as gemutlich , meaning comfortable or cosy, but this is the cosiness of a double-knit cashmere cardigan rather than that of an old baggy jumper.
In Germany's pre-eminent spa town, whose natural springs have attracted visitors since Roman times, you can admire elegant churches, hotels and bathhouses. Maria-Viktoria-Strasse 2 00 49 ; fax: ; www. The Belle Epoque epitomises Baden-Baden's elegant cosiness, with gilded interiors, complimentary afternoon tea by the fire and exemplary service. Lichtentaler Strasse 36 00 49 ; fax: ; www. Bismarck-Strasse 21 00 49 ; fax: ; www. A luxuriously appointed 19th-century villa set in its own park just off the Lichtentaler Allee.
Extensive spa facilities include the AquaSana sauna and bathing area and Global Energy Therapy health and beauty treatments.
Lange Strasse 47 00 49 ; fax: www. Baden-Baden's oldest hotel offers indoor and outdoor thermal pools, a medical spa, maritime climactic chambers and Thalasso treatment in the Institut Mireille. Rooms in the older wing of the hotel a converted Capuchin monastery have thermal water pumped directly into the baths. Weinstrasse 10 00 49 Excellent selection of Baden wines. Augustaplatz 2 00 49 A smart, long-established restaurant with garden just across the road from the Kurhaus.
Gernsbacher Strasse 00 49 An old, centrally located inn with wooden beams and rustic furnishings, Laterne is a good place to eat local dishes such as smoked trout, or doughy Spatzle noodles in cheese sauce topped with fried breadcrumbs and roast onions. Lichtentaler Strasse It has peach-and-pink interiors and ancient gilded mirrors.
