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(in German) and bikes can be hired in town. The trail can be combined with a 6km return
northern branch trail to Heiligenkreuz.
EGGS BENEDICT IN THE BATH
Because of the sulphur content in its healing waters, Baden bei Wien has a distinctive 'poached egg' smell in
parts of town. But it's more unusual when an outdoor swimming pool has the ubiquitous 'eggy' scent. If you've
got a finely tuned nose, the egg smell is very in-your-face at the
Thermalstrandbad
(Helenenstrasse 19-21; all-
day entry €6.90-9.40, child €3.50; 8.30am-7.30pm May-mid-Sep). With its dubious brownish stretch of
sand backed by a functionalist building from 1926, the pool complex is a sulphurous Hades-meets-Majorca. Ori-
ginally, the designers wanted to import sand from the Adriatic (not exactly known for sandy beaches, but any-
way); in the end they settled for sand from Melk in the Danube Valley.
Sleeping
Baden is best tackled as a day trip from Vienna as in summer the hotels can get very full.
The tourist office can help out with accommodation if you do decide to sleep over.
Villa Inge
( 431 71; Weilburgstrasse 24-26; s/d from €38/66; Apr-Oct; )
This large villa is set along-
side the river close to the Thermalstrandbad. Rooms are spacious and the breakfast room
is lovely and bright, looking out to the garden. It offers good value for Baden, especially
for its family apartment (from €100).
PENSION
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Hotel Schloss Weikersdorf
( 48 301-0;
www.hotelschlossweikersdorf.at
; Schlossgasse 9-11; s €90-140, d €140-180; )
For a
weekend of pampering, look no further than this luxurious hotel set in beautiful gardens.
Rooms are up-to-the minute affairs and there are massage services, relaxation coves,
lounges and other wellness facilities. It also has three places to eat, including the Rosen-
kavalier restaurant, one of Baden's best.
HOTEL
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Hotel Herzoghof
( 872 97;
www.hotel-herzoghof.at
; Kaiser-Franz-Ring 10; s €90-130, d €120-200; )
This central hotel
opposite the
Kurpark
offers good value for money for those with cash to splash. There's a
sauna and steam bath on-site and a whole list of scary wellness procedures on offer. Th-
ings get significantly cheaper here in the low season.
HOTEL
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