Almost every resident of Russia knows the German resort Baden-Baden. The city is famous for its thermal waters and health resorts with a high level of service. It is noteworthy that treatment in Baden-Baden can be combined with a wonderful vacation in one of the most picturesque corners of Germany.
Description of the resort Baden-Baden
Even the ancient Romans knew about the healing properties of Baden water, and therefore built a bathhouse for a soldier on the springs. Baden is a former German principality between the Black Forest and the Rhine. And the town of Baden-Baden is located in the center of the principality.
The thermal spa Baden-Baden in Germany seems to have been specially created by nature itself for relaxation and entertainment. The mild climate is suitable for all holidaymakers.
Forested mountains protect the city from strong gusts of wind, and to the west lies the vast sunny Rhine Plain.
Here, each rock and gorge has its own name and history. In the protected area, unusual plants grow and rare animals live. In a beautiful town located at the foot of the Black Forest, they know how to meet guests in a special way who have come to take health procedures or just relax.
In addition, there are many attractions in Baden-Baden that you can see in your free time from treatment. The Lichtentaler Alley, which stretches from the theater to the monastery square, is considered the city's promenade. The alley recently celebrated its 350th anniversary. Lichtenthaler is surrounded by trees, many of which are several centuries old.
At the end of the alley there is another attraction - the Lichtenthal monastery. The building was built at the end of the 13th century. The monastery operates today, as a women's abode. There is a small museum inside, where you can see various works of art.
In Trinkhalle drinking pavilion, every tourist can taste water from mineral springs. The pavilion itself is decorated with frescoes based on the Black Forest fairy tales. The building is located in a beautiful green park.
One of the best park areas in the city of Baden-Baden is the rose garden. The rosary is more than 30 years old, it is one of the ten best rosaries in Europe.
In the Carl Faberge Museum, you can not only learn about the life and works of the great architect, but also see a collection of his products, consisting of more than 3,000 items. And the Frieder Burda Museum contains collections of German artists of different eras and forms. Even the works of Pablo Picasso are presented.
The local entertainment complex Kurhaus hosts many cultural events, as well as social events.
One of the most beautiful buildings in the city is the theater, built in the image of the Paris Opera.
What services does the resort offer
Basically, resort medicine is developed in the resort of Baden-Baden, there are spa hotels. In the city you will find:
- clinics,
- sanatoriums,
- hotels,
- boarding houses,
- drinking pavilions,
- baths and pools with fresh and mineral water.
In addition, there are two thermal complexes in the city, which offer various therapeutic activities such as thalassotherapy.
A wide range of services is offered by a specialized clinic for internal medicine with a psychosomatic department. The medical facility is located on a hill in the most picturesque place, surrounded by forests and vineyards. The rooms offer incredible views of the banks of the Rhine.
It is worth booking a tour with treatment in Baden-Baden not only for those who suffer from any ailments, but also, for example, for women who wish to undergo a rejuvenation course.
The programs offered at the resort are divided into therapeutic and diagnostic. Among the medicinal ones, the following are noted:
- The program of general rejuvenation of the body and restoration of the figure (ten days).
- Anti Aging (week).
- "Health and Beauty" (for 7 or 14 days of stay).
- Health improvement program (one-week and two-week).
- Vascular rehabilitation program (one week).
- Wellness program "Deluxe" (week).
- Special program "Orthopedics" (five days).
Now, briefly about diagnostic programs:
- Diagnostic and treatment programs at the Brenners Parkhotel Baden-Baden.
- Check up and treatment programs in Baden-Baden.
- Diagnostic and treatment programs at the Max-Grunding Clinical Hospital.
The resort of Baden-Baden is known for carrying out aesthetic and plastic surgeries. Highly qualified specialists will perform facelifts, rhinoplasty, otoplasty, blepharoplasty and abdominoplasty. The list of services includes injections of Botox, hyaluronic acid and collagen.
The level of cosmetic surgery and the qualifications of the medical staff allow for breast augmentation and reduction operations, as well as procedures for smoothing wrinkles and liposuction.
All these services and others of the kind are provided at the Center for Dermatology of Baden-Baden, where experienced doctors of the highest category work.
Indications for treatment at the resort
Now we will figure out what is being treated in Baden-Baden, and what contraindications may be. You can get a range of services in the following areas:
- diseases and disorders of female organs, female infertility;
- metabolic disorder;
- diseases of the organs of the genitourinary system of a chronic nature;
- endocrine system disorders and obesity;
- respiratory system diseases;
- diseases of the musculoskeletal system;
- rheumatic diseases;
- heart diseases;
- problems with blood vessels;
- diseases of the vegetative-vascular system.
Also at the resort you can take general strengthening courses: anti-stress therapy, immunomodulation, body shaping, increasing the body's resistance and endurance, post-infarction rehabilitation, post-traumatic rehabilitation.
There are such contraindications:
- severe forms of cardiovascular disease,
- phlebeurysm,
- open wounds
- open form of tuberculosis,
- epilepsy with generalized seizures,
- catatonic schizophrenia.
In these cases, it is imperative to consult a doctor.
Forms of treatment
Among the medical procedures, there are necessarily hydrotherapy, physiotherapy, exercise therapy, mud wraps, massages, hydroelectric baths and others. In Baden-Baden, the following therapies are used: pain therapy, anti-aging programs and sleep zone reflex therapy.
One of the features of this resort is the Roman-Irish Baths. This is a whole healing and health-improving process for the whole organism, in which the following stages of treatment are applied in turn:
- hot humid air (the principle of a Roman bath);
- hot dry air (the principle of an Irish bath);
- cooling in thermal swimming pools;
- massage with brushes and soap suds;
- cool shower;
- dousing.
Doctors all over the world have recognized that Roman-Irish Baths are the best form of water treatment.
Service cost
The cheapest program is the primary Check up, its cost starts from 380 €. The program includes the simplest services and examinations.
For a large Check up, you will have to pay at least 1650 €. The patient will undergo laboratory examinations, an ECG at rest and with stress, and several ultrasound options.
The big Check up for diabetics is a little more expensive - from 1750 €.
The cost of Check up for the heart and cardiovascular system starts from 780 €, and with an extended blood test - from 1010 €.
There is also a special Check up bronchus, its price - from 680 €.
There are three medical programs in the spa of Baden-Baden:
- bronze (basic examination),
- silver (extended basic)
- and gold (complete examination).
The minimum price for the first program is from 1500 €.
For an extended basic examination, the patient must pay 1900 € - this is the minimum cost.
The gold program includes three whole days, therefore it costs from 3900 euros.
Flight, accommodation in the city, meals are paid separately. Not included in the specified payment, of course, the consular fee, insurance and other financial investments that are associated with the opening of a visa. Prices are per person.
Clinics and sanatoriums
In the clinics, hotels and sanatoriums of Baden-Baden, guests are offered not only proven classic healing methods, but also innovative ones. Medical institutions are developing new methods, both in the field of traditional medicine and alternative medicine.
The clinics of the spa resort Baden-Baden can rightfully be called the standard of high-quality medicine. Basically, they offer treatment for joints, urological diseases and not only, they carry out endoprosthetics operations, and they are engaged in rehabilitation.
There are numerous clinics, sanatoriums, centers, medical complexes in the city, among which it is worth highlighting the following:
- Max Grundig Clinic. This is a private medical institution for internal medicine. The main indications are heart diseases, diseases of the circulatory system, problems with the gastrointestinal tract, diseases of the liver, kidneys, joints, muscles, diabetes mellitus, mental disorders. The clinic is famous for its own developments, first-class diagnostics and treatment, as well as comfortable luxury rooms. The clinic can simultaneously accommodate 95 patients, who will be served by 6 medical personnel, not counting 10 qualified doctors.
- Franz Dengler Clinic. Here you can undergo treatment-recovery or rehabilitation in a sanatorium-resort environment. He specializes in the following areas: diseases of the musculoskeletal system, metabolic and digestive disorders, heart and circulatory system diseases. In addition, they deal with the elimination of the consequences of accidents and injuries. The clinic has 250 beds, there are 10 doctors in the staff, the medical staff is 45 people.
- Villa Stephanie is a private clinical diagnostic and treatment hospital for cardiovascular diseases, diseases of the abdominal cavity, bones and joints. It can accommodate 37 patients at a time. Accepts 2 doctors, provides support services by a medical staff of 5 people.
- Prevent Institute. Center for diagnostics, preventive and medical research for 172 places (patients are accommodated in a hotel). Accepts 1 doctor, 5 medical staff on the staff.
- Clinic AOK Korbmattfelsenhof. Medical institution for the rehabilitation and prevention of cardiovascular and bronchial-pulmonary diseases. Patients are served by 14 medical staff, 5 doctors are involved in treatment. The clinic has 128 beds.
- Rheumatology Center GmbH. The clinic specializes in rheumatological diseases and diseases of the musculoskeletal system.
- Medical and sanatorium center "House Magnetberg". It houses a dermatological center, a cardiovascular rehabilitation center, a rheumatological and rehabilitation clinical hospital. Indication - reduction of the effects of stress, prevention of many diseases. It can accommodate 95 guests at the same time. The doctor, if necessary, is called to the place.
All clinics and sanatoriums in Baden-Baden first of all give their patients the opportunity to drink healing mineral water under the supervision of specialists and to take other hydro-procedures.
In addition to the listed medical centers and institutions, the health resort has at its disposal two well-known thermal complexes:
- Caracalla is a modern medical center with an area of water surfaces of more than 900 sq. m;
- Friedrichsbad is a city health center with old Roman-Irish baths.
What you need to go for treatment in Baden-Baden
In order to go to a spa treatment in Baden-Baden, Germany, you need to obtain a medical visa, which is issued in cases where an examination, operation, treatment, rehabilitation, or scheduled examination is needed.
Detailed information can be found in the article "Visa for treatment in Germany".
We only note that in order to obtain a visa, you need to provide a referral to a clinic or a document confirming that a medical institution, in this case the city of Baden-Baden, is ready to receive you. To do this, you need to send a request to the clinic in German or English, indicating your personal data and diagnosis.
Hotels in Baden-Baden
If you do not suffer from arthritis or other diseases that are treated in the resort of Baden-Baden, this city can be visited simply as a tourist to enjoy the magnificent views and wonderful climate, as well as taste healthy water. Guests are always welcome in the town, comfortable hotels are the best proof of this.
Apartments am Kongresshaus have very fashionable décor and parquet floors. In 2021, the minimum price for a room is 119 euros.
For less than 100 euros, you can stay in the resort villa Baden-Baden Kurhaus.
Casa Bianca is an equally comfortable apartment located right in the city center.
If you want to stay literally half a kilometer from the historic center of Baden-Baden, then reserve a room at the Ferienwohnung Kronprinz.
Even if you do not decide to undergo treatment in clinics, in order to restore the nervous system after hard work, you just need to come to this town and settle in one of its hotels.
Summarize
Baden-Baden is a German resort town with a mild climate. The city is located in a picturesque place, has many attractions, including the Faberge Museum and one of the best rose gardens in Europe.
However, most tourists come here to improve their health. The city's clinics carry out treatment and prevention of almost all diseases.
Baden-Baden is famous for its thermal and mineral springs. On its territory there are drinking pavilions, where healing water is freely available, as well as two world-famous thermal healing complexes have been built. You can visit the Roman-Irish baths in Friedrichsbad, and fully enjoy the water procedures in the center of Caracalla, where the water surface is almost one square kilometer.
