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THE BIG CHILL
If climbing mountains or whizzing down slopes has left you frazzled and achy, a trip to a day spa
may be just the ticket. Every place has its own array of massages and treatments. Not a stitch of
clothing is worn in German saunas, so leave your modesty in the locker, and always bring or hire
a towel.
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Friedrichsbad
( 275 920;
www.roemisch-irisches-bad.de
;
Römerplatz 1; 3hr
ticket €23, incl soap-and-brush massage €33; 9am-10pm, last admission 7pm)
The crown jewel of Baden-Baden's spas, with its Roman Irish bath and Carrera
marble pool.
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Watzmann Therme
( 946 40;
www.watzmann-therme.de
; Bergwerkstrasse 54;
2hr/4hr/day €9.70/12.20/13.90; 10am-10pm)
Perfect for a soak in the Bavarian
Alps.
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Sanitas Spa
( 860 20;
www.sanitas-spa.de
; Gartenstrasse 24; admission half-/
full-day €24/40; 9.30am-8pm)
Snuggled in the Black Forest, this Triberg spa has
first-class treatments, a pool with views of forest-draped hills and, ahhh... blissfully
few crowds.
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Kaiser-Friedrich-Therme
(Langgasse 38-40; per hr May-Aug €4.50, Sep-Apr €6;
10am-10pm, to midnight Fri & Sat Sep-Apr)
Splash around as the Romans once
did at this regal-looking spa in Wiesbaden, where spring water bubbles up at 66.4°C.
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Rupertustherme
( 01805-606 706; Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 21; 4hr ticket €14,
incl sauna €19; 9am-10pm)
Saline-spring day spa with big Alpine views.
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Alpamare
( 509 999;
www.alpamare.de
;
Ludwigstrasse 14; day pass adult/
child €34/24; 9.30am-10pm)
Great family all-rounder with surfing, water slides
and a wave pool for kids, mineral baths, saunas and treatments for grown-ups.
Resources
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German National Tourist Office
(
www.germany.travel
)
Your first port of call, with in-
formation in English on walking in Bavaria and the Black Forest.
»
Kompass
(
www.kompass.de
,
in German) Has a reliable series of 1:25,000 scale walk-
ing maps, which come with booklets listing background information on trails.
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Wanderbares Deutschland
(
www.wanderbares-deutschland.de
) Features the lowdown
on dozens of walking trails and has a handy interactive map. Some routes are also detailed
in English.
