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THE BLACK FOREST
Baden-Baden
07221 / POP 54,500
'So nice that you have to name it twice', enthused Bill Clinton about Baden-Baden, whose
air of old-world luxury and curative waters have attracted royals, the rich and celebrities
over the years - Obama and Bismarck, Queen Victoria and Victoria Beckham included.
'Nice', however, could never convey the amazing grace of this Black Forest town, with its
grand colonnaded buildings and whimsically turreted art nouveau villas spread across the
hillsides and framed by forested mountains.
The bon-vivant spirit of France, just across the border, is tangible in the town's open-air
cafes, chic boutiques and pristine gardens fringing the Oos River. And with its temple-like
thermal baths - which put the
Baden
(bathe) in Baden - and palatial casino, the allure of
this grand dame of German spa towns is as timeless as it is enduring.
