German spa-resort of Baden-Baden is called a "summer capital of Europe". The German word, Baden, translates as "bathing, to bathe or baths".
The old castle above Baden-Baden
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Baden-Baden is located in the southern part of the country, in the valley of the Oos River, at the foot of the Black Forest close to France and Switzerland. It’s one of the largest spas in Germany and throughout Europe. Unusual medicinal values of these areas have long been known – they were already discovered by the Romans -the springs of Baden-Baden were known as Aquae to the Romans under Roman emperor Hadrian.
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It’s also associated with all that’s elegant, luxurious and elit Clients included Queen Victoria, Wilhelm I, Napoleon III, Berlioz, Brahms, Turgenev, and Dostoyevsky. Baden-Baden is a setting in Tolstoy's Anna Karenina as well as for Turgenev's novel Smoke. Baden-Baden is also known as a cultural and olimpic center.
Baden-Baden, Oos river
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The old castle above Baden-Baden
Baden-Baden, Oos river
The little White Lady in a mysterious castle. (Old castle Baden-Baden)
Bellevue Seniorenresidenz Baden-Baden
Baden-Baden city center
Kurhaus Gastronomie in Baden-Baden
Kurhaus in Baden-Baden. The main structure was designed and built between 1821 and 1824 by Friedrich Weinbrenner. This isn't the original Kurhaus that was built in 1765. A newer one that was built between 1821 - 1823 on the same spot.
Baden-Baden, Haus Victoria in a Belle Epoque style
The residence villa in Baden-Baden, Lichtentaler Alee
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One of the main streets in Baden-Baden
About Baden-Baden see also: Lichtentaler Allee Festspielhaus Furstenkapelle Evangelische Stradtkirche Villa Biron Lutherkirche Trinkhalle Orthodoxe Kirche Dahliengarten Katholischekirche Aaglander Motorkutsche Schloss Hohenbaden
Fot. Elisabeth Fazel.