2002-06-30 04:00:00 PDT Bad Bertrich, Germany-- I was standing in my underpants and a T-shirt, facing a man in a white suit holding a hose. When he blasted my legs with cold water, I gasped. I pivoted ...

There are more than 300 (!) Bäder (spa towns) in Germany, practically everywhere. Historically, a "Bad" had a natural source of healing water, e.g. thermal water, saline water, moor water, radioactive ...

Woman entering thermal pool at Baden-Baden's Caracalla Spa - Slim Aarons/Getty Images Nestled at the edge of the Black Forest in southwestern Germany, Baden-Baden has earned a reputation as "the ...

There is a saying about the historic German spa town of Baden Baden - that it’s so good they named it twice. Overlooked by the enigmatic pines of the Black Forest, or Schwarzwald to locals, I most ...

The Domina Park Hotel in Bad Kreuznach has "nursing center " attached to it's name. I do not know what to expect in spa towns in Germany. My wife and I would like to sit in a nice thermal ...

Nestled at the edge of the Black Forest in southwestern Germany, Baden-Baden has earned a reputation as "the European capital of the art of living," according to its website. Just a two-hour drive ...

There is a saying about the historic German spa town of Baden Baden - that it’s so good they named it twice. Overlooked by the enigmatic pines of the Black Forest, or Schwarzwald to locals, I most ...