Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sights
Trinkhalle
(Pump Room;
Click here
;
Kaiserallee 3; 10am-5pm Mon-Sat, 2-5pm Sun)
Standing
proud above a manicured park, this neoclassical pump room was built in 1839 as an at-
tractive addition to the Kurhaus. The 90m-long portico is embellished with 19th-century
frescoes of local legends. Baden-Baden's elixir of youth, some say, is the free curative
mineral water that gushes from a faucet linked to the Fried richsbad spring. A cafe sells
cups for €0.20, or bring your own bottle.
LANDMARK
Kurhaus & Casino
(
www.kurhaus-baden-baden.de
;
Kaiserallee 1; guided tour €5; guided tour
9.30am-11.30am daily)
Corinthian columns and a frieze of mythical griffins grace the
belle époque facade of the Kurhaus, which towers above well-groomed gardens. An alley
of chestnut trees, flanked by two rows of boutiques, links the Kurhaus with Kaiserallee.
Inside is the sublime
casino
(
www.casino-baden-baden.de
;
admission €5; 2pm-2am
Sun-Thu, to 3am Fri & Sat)
, which seeks to emulate the gilded splendour of Versailles.
Marlene Dietrich called it 'the most beautiful casino in the world'. Gents must wear a
jacket and tie, rentable for €8 and €3 respectively. If you're not a gambler and don't fancy
dressing up, join a 25-minute
guided tour
of the opulent interior.
LANDMARK
Lichtentaler Allee
This 2.3km ribbon of greenery, threading from Goetheplatz to Kloster Lichtenthal, is quite
a picture: studded with fountains and sculptures and carpeted with flowers (crocuses and
daffodils in spring, magnolias and azaleas in summer). Shadowing the sprightly Oosbach,
its promenade and bridges are made for aimless ambling.
a neo- baroque confection whose grandiose interior resembles the Opéra-Garnier in Paris.
with more than 400 varieties. Almost Siberian is the
Russische Kirche
Offline map
Google map
(Russian Church;
Click here
;
Maria-Victoria-Strasse; admission €1;
GARDENS
