35km (22 miles) N of Frankfurt, 64km (40 miles) NE of Wiesbaden
Like many spas throughout Germany, Bad Nauheim's popularity increased in the early part of the 20th century, when the railroad became a convenient and inexpensive means of transportation. Still going strong today, this resort at the northern edge of the Taunus Mountains is a center for golf, tennis, and ice-skating, as well as the starting point for hiking up the 236m (774-ft.) Joannisberg, which towers over the town.
The warm carbonic-acid springs of the spa are used to treat heart and circulatory disorders and rheumatic diseases. The Kurpark is attractive, well maintained, and filled with promenaders all summer long. The impressive bathhouse is the single largest complex of Jugendstil architecture in Germany. The Sprudelhof (fountain court), at the center, stretches from the Hauptbahnhof to the Kurpark and all the way to the Kurhaus. All the important sights, including the bathhouse complex, can be visited in half a day. The resort has a busy activity calendar, with concerts twice daily, along with operas, plays, dances, and fashion shows.
