Black Forest

When it opened in 1877, the spa was most modern bathing house in Europe. It is still the place to go in Baden-Baden, for a timeless spa experience. — Afar Magazine

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. — Lonely Planet

The waters of Baden-Baden have been known for their curative properties for centuries. — Afar Magazine

The spa gardens contain the Pump Room, where visitors can sip the water that has been bubbling for over 17,000 years. — Frommer's

If you happen to find Fabergé fascinating, you're going to love this museum devoted to its impossibly ornate imperial Easter eggs, jewellery and gem-encrusted animals made for Russian tsars. — Lonely Planet

Germany's oldest casino, this testament to 19th-century decadence was the brainchild of Parisian Jacques Bénazet, who persuaded the sleepy little Black Forest spa town to build gambling rooms. — Fodor's