Winter was getting old. True, the weather in Germany has been unseasonably mild, but certainly not balmy. And then there’s the rain. I began daydreaming of warm beaches, but neither my ...

Relaxing at the spa resort of Baden-Baden in southern Germany’s Black Forest, I see more naked people in two hours than many Americans see in their entire lives. Ever since the Roman emperor Caracalla ...

FOR almost 140 years, people have discarded their clothes and their modesty in front of strangers here. Because total nudity is deemed mandatory. Mark Twain had it right when he said of Germany’s ...

With my intense travel schedule, I savor detours where I put away the schedule and notes and simply enjoy the moment. And for me, there's no better detour in Europe than visiting a public bath or spa ...

We needed to take a bath. We were inexperienced backpackers honeymooning ourselves ragged, having endured the following in a one-week span: the headaches of Victoria Station, the charming yet ...

In Baden-Württemberg bieten drei Thermen besondere Highlights wie luxuriöse Bäder und eindrucksvolle Architektur. Sie zählen ...

Nothing quite matches a good old-fashioned spa town like Baden-Baden. And by old-fashioned, I mean really old-fashioned-or rather, "exceptionally storied." Roman soldiers garrisoned in what is now the ...