Germany > Baden-Württemberg > Baden-Baden
Baden-Baden
N 48°45.324', E 8°14.338'
2011-06-10
http://www.baden-baden.de
Our rating: 8.40
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Baden-Baden is the most famous mineral water resort in Germany. In 1931, the town of Baden-Baden was officially given its double name, which is the short form for "Baden in Baden" (i.e., Baden in the state of Baden). The German word Baden translates as "baths". Springs of Baden-Baden were known to the Romans, and foundation of the town refers to the emperor, Hadrian, with an inscription of somewhat doubtful authenticity. The bath-conscious Roman emperor, Caracalla, once came here to ease his arthritic aches. Baden was also known as Aurelia Aquensis, in honour of Aurelius Severus, during whose reign Baden would seem to have been well known. You can still find fragments of its ancient sculptures. In 1847, the well preserved remains of Roman vapour baths were discovered just below the New Castle. There's a lot of interesting places in Baden-Baden. Upon arrival we visited the mineral water pavillion, also known as tourist information office. Baden-Baden is a quite confusing city, so we recommend that you buy a map. Then we signed up for a casino tour. Casino in Baden-Baden is the oldest and most famous in Germany. Marlene Dietrich called it "the most beautiful casino in the world." A lot of celebrities left their autographs in the guestbook. You can visit the casino with a guided tour in German before noon. Pre-visit the official site to check the column on the right for the dates on which the tours are not held. After that we walked around the pedestrian city center and went to the Mount Merkur funicular by bus #204 (or 205). Every 15 minutes from 10 am to 10 pm you can go uphill and see the city from the 370 meters height. Then by bus #204 we went to the Geroldsau waterfall (Geroldsau Malschbacher Straße bus stop). The waterfall itself is small, but we were just interested in a walk through the forest. From the bus stop we went down the Geroldsauerstrasse Street, and then along a forest path, following the signs. By the same bus #204 we got back to the downtown, where we walked, and then went to the train station. Bus schedule in Baden-Baden and map of the stops can be found here . We visited only a few interesting places in the city and will come here again. You can find a decription of all sights at the website and plan your stay. See here and here . Here is a good map, which we took at the tourist information office.
Tourist map of Baden-Baden ©Yuriy Buriak
Casino in Baden-Baden ©Yuriy Buriak
Casino in Baden-Baden ©Yuriy Buriak
Casino in Baden-Baden ©Yuriy Buriak
Casino in Baden-Baden ©Yuriy Buriak
Casino in Baden-Baden ©Yuriy Buriak
Casino in Baden-Baden ©Yuriy Buriak
Casino in Baden-Baden ©Yuriy Buriak
Funicular to Mount Merkur ©Yuriy Buriak
View from Mount Merkur ©Yuriy Buriak
Park at Mount Merkur ©Yuriy Buriak
Playground at Mount Merkur ©Yuriy Buriak
On the way to the waterfall in Geroldsau ©Yuriy Buriak
On the way to the waterfall in Geroldsau ©Yuriy Buriak
Waterfall in Geroldsau ©Yuriy Buriak
Mineral water pavillion (1839-1842, Trinkhalle), tourist information office ©Yuriy Buriak
Yummy ©Yuriy Buriak
One of the restaurants offers to feed your pets. ©Yuriy Buriak
German chubby cat in Baden-Baden ©Yuriy Buriak
Restaurant in Baden-Baden ©Yuriy Buriak
Getting there: Trains of all types, including ICE, pass the train station in Baden-Baden. The road by regional train from Karlsruhe takes about 20 minutes, from Stuttgart 1.5 hours. There's about 4 km from the station to the city, so it makes sense to go by bus.
Tags, Germany: casino , city , funicular , waterfall Tags, all countries: casino , city , funicular , waterfall
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Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Our rating - 8.40
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Visitor's rating - 0.00
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
* - Note: Description of the evaluation is not always appropriate for a particular object, it's just a little help