Holland Hotel Sophienpark, Baden-Baden

Advantages: a pretty small town with an elegant flair
Disadvantages: none

...Last year in February I had some free days and decided to spend one in Baden-Baden, a small but famous town in the southwest of Germany set in a wooded valley of the northern Black Forest, 70 km west of Stuttgart, 30 km south of Karlsruhe and 40 km northeast of Strasbourg in France. The name Baden-Baden, meaning the town of Baden in the state of Baden, was adopted to differentiate it from another spa town, Baden-bei-Wien (near Vienna), translated into English, not quite correctly but easy to remember,l the name of the town would be Spa-Spa. I had been there before, many years ago, in fact I didn´t know how many and why I had gone there! This time I had a clear plan, though, I wanted to see a new museum and the collection of contemporary art therein. Oddly, the only thing I remembered from my first visit was the train station, a rather... Read review

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Advantages: CHEAP (1p), Punctual, Network of Routes
Disadvantages: Can be Unclean, "Point-to-Point"

...: Dublin. FRANCE: Beauvais (Paris). HOLLAND: Eindhoven. GERMANY: Hahn (Frankfurt), Baden-Baden (Karlsruhe). ITALY: Bergamo (Milan), Turin, Alghero (Sardinia), Treviso (Venice), Ciampino (Rome). > Rome Ciampino to: UK: London Stansted, Prestwick (Glasgow), Luton. FRANCE: Beauvais (Paris). BELGIUM: Charleroi (Brussels). GERMANY: Hahn (Frankfurt), Baden-Baden (Karlsruhe). AUSTRIA: Klagenfurt. SPAIN: Gerona (Barcelona), Santander. SWEDEN: Skavsta (Stockholm). HOLLAND: Eindhoven. (There are also flights between Pisa and Lubeck (Hamburg), Riga and Tampere as well as between Shannon and Beauvais (Paris)) The most I have ever paid to fly return (inc. tax) to the destinations marked * is only £40, but I have paid £16 return once – when Ryanair actually paid you £1 to fly (+ tax)! After you have selected your routes and dates... Read review

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Advantages: Genteel; Pleasant;Nice Shopping;Beautiful flowers
Disadvantages: Expensive for antiques; gets busy

...of park like common land overlooked by solid,prosperous homes,one of the most agreeable open spaces in the country." Bill goes on to sing the praises of ths fine spot ,".. It has some nice old hotels,a pleasant shopping area and, withal,a genteel and well-ordered area. It is,in short, as nice a town as you will find anywhere. It reminds me, in a pleasantly English way,a little of Baden-Baden ,which is,of course,not surprising since it was likewise a spa town in its day-and a very successfull one,too. .." I must say I totally agree with Bill- I loved Harrogate the very first time I visited the town in 1970. ^^^^^ Excursions If you make Harrogate your base there are some wonderful out-of-town excursions that you can make. Pride of place perhaps used to go to Harewood House,located on the main A61 road between Harrogate and Leeds... Read review

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