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Fotos: Antje Scheerer, Baden-Baden Fotos: Antje Scheerer, Baden-Baden

Villa Hardenberg von • by Egon Eiermann (14) Das Café der Kunsthalle wird alle zwei Jahre neu gestaltet. (17) • The café of the Kunsthalle is redesigned every two years. (17)
Museum Frieder Burda von • by Richard Meier (18)
indulge in the Roman-Irish baths of Friedrichsbad (2) from Alsace (travel time 30 minutes) and eat Flammkuchen (a
1877. Bathing is done in the nude there, towels are provi- special kind of quiche) in Roppenheim or Röschwoog.
ded. Ascending the stairways of the baths, we arrive at
Neues Schloss (3). From there, one enjoys a marvellous 10 p.m. – For a pleasant end to the day, we enjoy a drink
view of the town. The castle is currently being converted in the cigar lounge of the famous Brenners Park-Hotel (9)
into a luxury hotel by the Karlsruhe archis architectural – which is being renovated by local Kruse Architekten.
office – commissioned by Kuwaiti investors.
12 a.m. – Overnight stays are possible in one of the many
10:30 a.m. – We leave the old town towards the northwest hotels in different price ranges found in the centre, for
for a detour to the Festspielhaus (4), with its opera hall instance the Batschari Suite Hotel (11). Europe’s first ciga-
built onto the tracks of the former Stadtbahnhof. The neo- rette factory was formerly located in the listed building.
classicist Alter Bahnhof is now the entrance area. Viennese This was where the famous “Cigaretten” from A. Batschari
architect Wilhelm Holzbauer was responsible for the con - had been made. Constructed more than 100 years ago, the
ver sion completed in the late 1990s with a fly tower. former factory is still one of the town’s most striking buil-
dings. It had been vacant for many years until, in 2006, an
12.30 p.m. – Appetite lures us back into the centre. The investor had the whole building complex converted by
best pizza and pasta Genovese is served at da Pietro (5), Fuchshuber Architekten from Leipzig.
our favourite Italian restaurant.
Sunday: Park, architecture and art Foto: Museum Frieder Burda
2 p.m. – For a cosy shopping tour in the afternoon, we re -
commend the pedestrian zone and the alleys of the old 10 a.m. – We start our Sunday with a tasty breakfast in the
town. Well-known chain stores but also smaller bou tiques Trinkhalle (12). It was built according to plans by Heinrich
invite to enjoyable browsing. Deserving a special mention: Hübsch, a student of Friedrich Weinbrenner, in 1839 to 1.30 p.m. – Fortified by a lunch of select specialties in the
Leuchtenstudio Candela (6) close to Augustaplatz and 1842 on the right of the Kurhaus and the Casino (13). The Indian restaurant Namaskaar (16), we continue on to the
offering a large range of luminaires displayed in a beauti- recently restored wall paintings by Jakob Götzenberger “mu seum mile” at Lichtentaler Allee. Right next to the neo-
fully renovated old building. Right next door, you may now shine in their old splendour. The café with its terrace classicist Staatliche Kunsthalle (17) – built by the architects
order custom-made shoes at Vickermann und Stoya (7) or is also recommended because of the beautiful view of the Hermann Billing and Wilhelm Vittali between 1907 and
just look at the shop. For special occasions, shoe-cleaning Kurhaus as a backdrop. 1909 modernized by the Karlsruhe architects Rossmann
courses for men are organized here. and Partners – stands since 2004 the Museum Frieder
11 a.m. – On Kaiserallee and Lichtentaler Allee, we stroll Burda (18) by Richard Meier. The museum café, redesigned
6 p.m. – For Saturday, 2nd August 2014, a very special eve- south. In the 19th century, the latter had become famous every two years, currently looks like a garden oasis: For the
ning event is scheduled: this is when the yearly as the promenade of the famous visitors to the chic spa Prinzessinnengärten environment-friendly pro ject by Urban
Philharmonische Parknacht (10) will take place. Under the town which, at the time, people liked to call the “summer Gardening and modelled on the Berlin pilot project, the
gigantic trees of Lichtentaler Allee, Italian music will be on capital of Europe”. On the slope on our right: villa architec- vegetables and herbs served are home-grown. The furnitu-
the concert programme this year. ture from the turn of the century. Those who do not wish re was made of receycled materials and built according to
to walk that far may take bus no. 206 from the Lichtentaler the instructions by Italian designer Enzo Mari.
7 p.m. – Dinner at the Restaurant Rizzi (8), in the heart of Allee/Museen stop to Birkenbuckel and then wander
Baden-Baden and right at the park of Lichten taler Allee, is through the elegant district. This takes us directly past Villa 4 p.m. – For coffee and cake, today we go to Lichten taler -
an experience. The Mediterranean-organic food offered Hardenberg (14) designed by architect Egon Eiermann in strasse – to Café König (19) rich in tradition and something
and a selection of international wines can be enjoyed in - 1958 for the family of Graf von Hardenberg. By the way, in of a cult due to its integrated chocolate manufactory. On
side or on the terrace in front of the fireplace. As an alter- the very northern part of Baden-Baden there is another the beautiful sun deck, we complete our weekend with
native, those who have come by car may drive to nearby building (15) by Eiermann, constructed 1959 to 1962. chocolate and delicious cheesecake.

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