
Wiesbaden Travel Guide
From Wikitravel
Wiesbaden [1] is the capital of the German State Hesse. Wiesbaden is a historic spa city, which has catered to people from countries near and far for many centuries. Even the "old" Romans knew of the "Aquis Mattiacis".
Should you have to overnight near Frankfurt Airport consider staying in Wiesbaden and visit this small, pretty city. It is much smaller than Frankfurt, but offers a lot.
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Get in
Wiesbaden is very well connected by many highways coming from Frankurt, Cologne or Mainz. Further Wiesbaden is frequented constantly by trains.
By car
If you start from Frankfurt you take the A66 until Wiesbaden- Erbenheim. Here you follow the signs Wiesbaden City Center and Wiesbaden Kurhaus. Coming from Frankfurt Airport you choose the A3 until Wiesbadener Kreuz, where you switch to A66. [edit]
By train
S- Bahnen heading to Wiesbaden are S1, S8 and S9, all starting in Frankfurt. Surely you can also take the Regionalbahn or the ICE (which costs more). A oneway ticket from Frankfurt to Wiesbaden costs 6 Euros, if travel in groups ask for group tickets.
Get around
Once you are in the city center it is pretty to comfortable to walk around. If you want to go farther use the developed Bus System. It is possible to buy your tickets in the bus, just ask the driver. There exists a one day ticket, with whose you can go wherever you want, available at the ticket machines.
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Buildings
The most attractive building in Wiesbaden is the Kurhaus situated in the city center. Built for emperor Wilhelm around 1900 it serves as wellness and leisure time centre. It also offers a pretty garden where you can walk around or relax. Next to it are two further important buildings: the famous casino and the theatre.
Do
Wiesbaden is famous for its spas. If you like saunaing and wellness you really have to plan one day for relaxing at the Kaiser- Friedrich Therme in the city center. This old spa let you feel like Caesar with its old roman fresques and its four saunas, swimming pool and whirlpools. Enjoy it!
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