Attractions in Baden-Baden

Called “the most beautiful casino in the world” by Marlene Dietrich - play has gone on beneath its chandeliers since 1824.

A modern thermal complex with indoor and outdoor pools, grottoes and saunas, fed by the hot springs beneath the Florentinerberg.

The Roman-Irish bath of 1877: a 17-station circuit of heat, water and steam beneath a magnificent dome.

A 1.4-mile park and arboretum along the Oos river, lined with exotic trees, sculptures and the Frieder Burda Museum.

Ride the funicular up the 2,190-foot local mountain for panoramic views over Baden-Baden, the Rhine valley and the Black Forest.

Germany's largest opera and concert house, seating 2,500 in a historic railway station and acclaimed worldwide for its acoustics.

The 300-foot colonnade with frescoes of regional legends - once the heart of the fashionable spa scene.

Modern and contemporary art in a light-filled Richard Meier building right on the Lichtentaler Allee.

A romantic waterfall in the Grobbach valley, ringed by the “Baden-Baden Blossom Trail” - perfect for a hike into the green.

A neoclassical mausoleum for the Moldavian Stourdza princely family on the Michaelsberg, designed by Leo von Klenze.

The former residence of the Margraves of Baden high above the old town, with sweeping views over the spa city's rooftops.

Vineyard slopes around Baden-Baden: Rieslings and Pinot Noirs of the Ortenau, often with views over the Rhine plain.