29048 badenbaden

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Baden-Baden
Baden-Baden is a spa resort in Germany. Its 1)…. is as old as
Europe
itself. For thousands of years the hot spring water, which has a
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up to 38.8 degrees Celsius, has gushed out of the Florentinerberg
Mountain.
It was the Romans who first 3) …. the health-giving properties of
the waters,
and in 213 AD the emperor Caracalla 4) …. a bath from marble and granite. The 5) …. of such baths can still be
seen today in 6) …. Baden-Baden. The new baths and spa centre are 7) …. the Friedrichsbad, and were 8) ….
opened in 1877. At that 9) …. it was the most modern spa in Europe, and today boasts a worldwide tradition as
the best resort of its 10) …. on the Continent. Today people 11) …. the baths for two main reasons: medical
needs or 12) …. relaxation. Experts claim that the waters stimulate blood circulation and 13) …. the body’s
natural resistance to disease. All treatments 14) …. place under medical supervision. For people who 15) ….
wish to relax there is also a wide range of sports, 16) …. indoor and outdoor.
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