Baden near Vienna in summer

Baden near Vienna in summer

Discover Baden bei Wien in Lower Austria in summer, which events are worthwhile and which Hotel Baden near Vienna in Vienna woods We went on a gourmet trip to Baden near Vienna and enjoyed the summer festival Bathing in white celebrated. There's hardly a more beautiful way to spend the summer.

The journey from Munich Airport to Baden near Vienna takes a good four hours, and we arrive there in the late afternoon. Vienna you can be there in half an hour. We are accommodated in the stylish Hotel Herzoghof *, located directly opposite the Casino Baden and the spa gardens. This makes the Hotel Herzoghof not only one of the best locations in the city, but with its elegant Art Nouveau façade, it's also the perfect choice for a casino holiday in Baden.

 

 

 

In the evening we meet for dinner at Casino Baden, not without first taking a walk through the spa gardens of Baden near Vienna, where Empress Sissi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert have all strolled.

 

 

The Celts and Romans were already here

There is evidence that the Celts were already in the Baden region. The Romans cultivated wine in the region around Baden. Roman legionaries brought Italian grape varieties here and improved local wines. They were also the first to use the thermal baths in the Vienna Woods. Under Emperor Claudius (41 - 54 AD) they called the place Aquae, which indicates that it was used as a bath. The spa town Baden near Vienna has been used as a bathing resort since Roman times. The spa town of Baden developed from the Roman settlement Aquae.

This is also indicated by the visit of Queen Beatrix of Hungary in 1488. She came to the town to cure her infertility. Emperor Franz I eventually declared the town his summer residence. He spent every summer here between 1796 and 1834. The spa town owes its reputation for 2000 years to the thermal baths on the slopes of the Vienna Woods. The Roman Spring also supplies the city's thermal baths with sulfurous water to this day.

Empress Sissi, Beethoven and Mozart in Baden near Vienna

The Empress in Baden

It is said that Empress Sissi liked to walk often and often the 27 kilometers from Vienna to Baden - always accompanied by her court ladies, who were usually not as fit as the Empress. She is said to have always had a glass of milk in Baden after hiking through the region of the Vienna Woods.

Beethoven sought relaxation

We know that Beethoven regularly returned to Baden near Vienna throughout his life. Firstly, because he hoped for relief from his suffering. And secondly, because Baden and the surrounding area boasted many beautiful hiking trails where he could relax and escape the people who, as his deafness increased, disappointed him. He could relax in nature. Ludwig van Beethoven wrote his 9th Symphony, the last and greatest work of his life, in a small house on Beethovengasse in Baden.

Mozart visiting a friend

And Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was also a regular guest in Baden. In 1791 Mozart wrote the "Ave Verum" for his friend Anton Stoll only a few months before his death. In the Stephanskirche his handwritten score hangs on a church wall.

Franz Grillparzer and Johann Strauss in Baden near Vienna

Franz Grillparzer came to Baden regularly, and in today's spa park there is a concert pavilion in which Johann Strauss played for spa guests to waltz in.

Since the casino opened in 1934, Baden near Vienna has become the most important health resort in Austria. The destruction by a bomb attack in 1945 and the subsequent occupation by Soviet troops could only interrupt this for a few years. Since 1965 the city has finally developed into a center of spa and wellness tourism. That is why it attracts visitors from all over the world today.

 

 

Enjoy the summer in Baden near Vienna

Right next to the spa gardens and the Hotel Herzoghof * There's something refreshing at the Clementine ice cream parlor: a cool lemon-mint soda and the temptingly sinful Eton Mess, which I couldn't resist: a mixture of fresh strawberries, strawberry sauce, cream, meringue, and vanilla ice cream – delicious! You don't treat yourself otherwise, do you? Or is a Kaiserschmarrn rather?

 

 

On our way to the city center we pass a water-spewing faun, the cooling water of which we like to use to cool off from the summer heat of the day - the thermometer reaches almost 40 degrees on that day in early July. A welcome opportunity. A few meters further on, a huge plastic soft ice cream invites us to the associated ice cream parlor, which in this case, however, we scorn. Instead, we see more and more white-clad walkers who join us in the summerBathing in white" to celebrate.

Events in Baden near Vienna - Baden in white

The Baden in White festival has been taking place in July for several years. The whole city joins in the celebrations. We particularly liked the fact that this is a cross-generational festival. We see couples in love in chic white outfits, families with even their little ones in pretty white dresses being pushed through the city in strollers, and older ladies strolling through the city in elegant style.

 

 

 

Picnic in the park in Baden near Vienna

We have the most beautiful summer pictures from Baden near Vienna from ours picnic brought along between 30000 roses in Baden near Vienna. In the rosarium, which is directly on the Hotel Schloss Weikersdorf * adjacent, we meet with the other travel bloggers for a picnic under shady trees. On several blankets we enjoy the delicious snacks with bread, ham, cheese, various spreads, vegetable sticks. It's frizzante, juice or water to drink. A nice end to our great summer weekend in Baden near Vienna!

 

 

We spent three eventful days at the summer party Baden in Weiß in Baden near Vienna, where we enjoyed the summer wonderfully. Swimming in summer is worth a trip or a short break!

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Here you will find the Gourmet travel tips for Baden near Vienna by Christina from City, Sea, Country. Besides, she gives Tips for a mountain bike trail in the Vienna Woods.
Angelika from wiederunterwegs.com gives great Tips for an overland part from Vienna to Baden.
And Elena from creativelena.com indulges in Bathing in white - a feast for the senses and dives in Baden for Casinourlaub.
the thing with the Kaiserschmarrn.
Jessi of Wanderlust and so enjoys the sweet idleness in Baden near Vienna and the Kaiserschmarrn by Herwig Gasser.

 

 

More tips for Slow Traveler and Cities in Austria you can find it here, for example.

 

 

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Source: own research on site. We would like to thank Casino Baden, Casino-Urlaub and Hotel Herzoghof for the invitation and support on this trip. However, our opinion remains our own.

 

Text: © Copyright Monika Fuchs and TravelWorldOnline
Photos: © Copyright Monika Fuchs and TravelWorldOnline