Description Baden-Baden, Germany

Baden-Baden - a major European resort in Russian history. This is where the fashion originated to rest "on the waters." Baden-Baden is famous for its hot springs. In the XIX century the city was quite popular among the Russian aristocracy, he visited such famous Russian writers as Fyodor Dostoevsky, Ivan Turgenev, Anton Chekhov and others.

Baden-Baden is located in the state of Baden-Wurttemberg, on the western slopes of the Black Forest.

Until 1931, the town was called simply "Baden", but people often say in Baden Baden (district of Baden), and so arose the present dual name Baden-Baden.

Baden-Baden is famous for its hot springs. The ancient Romans noted the healing properties of these sources. So far, in Baden-Baden, the ruins of Roman baths.

Recreational and cultural pilgrimage to the Russian nobility in German which summer marked the beginning of marriage in the XVIII century, between the heir to the crown of Russia, Alexander Pavlovich and Princess Louise of Baden - the future Empress Elizabeth Alexeyevna.

From this time the brilliant representatives of Russian aristocratic families - Gagarin Volkonskie, Vyazemsky, Menshikov, and Trubetskoy - decorate the holiday season.

In the XIX century the local waters and the climate was destined to play a special role in Russian Literature: Gogol, Tolstoy, Turgenev and Dostoevsky often came here during the creation of their best works.

The great glory of Baden-Baden in this century has reached full bloom. He is considered the summer capital of Europe, where every guest becomes a spectator and participant in the exciting parade "of the rich and famous."

Grooming city parks and alleys leads to romantic walks, the grandeur of palaces, old buildings and luxury villas excites the imagination, the brightness and variety of cultural events would envy Paris and Vienna, and the best hotels of the city are world famous.

Particularly as the glory of the German Baden brought secular recreational swimming, furnished with special taste and luxury. It is believed that the local water cure all diseases. Eminent doctors from all over Europe are opening their offices and clinics, offering non-traditional methods of treatment, a complete diagnosis of the organism, the program of rejuvenation and beauty.