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Cook's Tourist's Handbook for the Black Forest
Cook's Tourist's Handbook for the Black Forest Author:Thomas Cook Ltd Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: (Hotel de Hollande, near the Kursaal, Promenade, and Theatre, commanding one of the most charming views in Baden). Baden (Fr. Bade), commonly called Baden-Bad... more »en, to distinguish it from other towns of the same name, is situated in a lovely and salubrious valley between two offshoots from the mountains of the Black Forest. Through this charming valley winds the Oos, or Oel-Bach, to join the Murg near Rastatt, and flow on to the Rhine. The Oos was once the boundary between the Franks and the Alemanni. Along the banks of this stream are bright green meadows; then on the lower slopes cornfields and vineyards abound ; above these are the forests of dark pines, whilst the higher summits of the hills are clad with brushwood only. In every direction paths will be found, leading through picturesque and varied scenery of valley and hill and forest, affording opportunity for walks and drives innumerable. The site of the town of Baden has been compared to that of Richmond-on-Thames. It is built on sloping ground, and, looking down the opening valley, the Rhine is seen with the Vosges mountains beyond. Over 10,000 inhabitants reside here permanently (mostly Roman Catholic), and every year some 50,000 visitors frequent the place. For the latter, every accommodation is provided. Hotels, inns, lodging-houses, and cafes abound. Promenades, saloons, concerts, balls, and other attractions are provided. The affluent may live here in princely style, whilst at thesame time it is possible to enjoy the pleasures of Baden- Baden, and explore its delightful environs, at a moderate cost. The special season of Baden is during July and August, but in fine summers it may be said to last from May 1st to October 31st and indeed at no period of the year is the town without numerous visitors. History. ...« less