Wiesbaden is a city of contrasts—and that’s exactly what makes it so lovable. It’s the spa town with hot springs, the beautiful city of classicism, the capital of Hesse, and the pearl of the cheerful ...

My German grandmother never liked to talk about the past, but her eyes always lit up whenever I asked her about Baden-Baden. This elegant spa town in southern Germany, just a short drive from the ...

The sign on the reception desk at the Kaiser-Friedrich-Therme spa makes things pretty plain. You don't have to speak German to understand a drawing of a bathing costume with a big red line through it.