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Attraction of the Month Germany
Elvis Presley’s European Home Bad Nauheim in the Wetteraukreis district of Germany’s Hesse state poses as the perfect spa city with its spacious parks and impressive nature. The ideal place to bring body, mind and soul into harmony, the city offers a wide range of touristic offers while also being the European home of none other than Elvis Presley. TEXT: NANE STEINHOFF | PHOTOS: BAD NAUHEIM STADTMARKETING UND TOURISMUS GMBH / HILTRUD HOELZINGER
“Bad Nauheim is always worth a visit. Here one can relax and recover, as well as explore and experience,”Ina Kühlmeyer, from Bad Nauheim Stadtmarketing und Tourismus GmbH, says. The city constitutes variety – there is something to suit every taste. Stroll along one of the extensive parks with its beautiful lakes or explore the Sprudelhof which is Europe’s biggest enclosed Jugendstil ensemble. Or why not gaze at impressive roses in the oldest rose village of Germany, Steinfurth? Since Elvis Presley lived here for two years during his army days, Bad Nauheim is also the place to follow Elvis’s footsteps. Visit the castle gate where the picture of the record cover for A Big Hunk O’ Love was taken or the ElvisStele, a place of pilgrimage for fans who want to put down flowers and messages written in all the languages of the world.
Visitors can look forward to an extensive range of shopping opportunities and indulge in regional or international culinary highlights. Try the ‘6 Richtigen’ which describe pressed apple wines from six different meadows of the city’s surroundings. Topical guided city tours or costumed adventure excursions are yet another highlight for tourists to learn more about the city’s history.
agnostic and therapeutic facilities. Health is a tradition here,”Ina Kühlmeyer adds. People seeking to relax and do something for their health can use the medical springs as a liquid cleanse, as a bath or to inhale one of the five preserved Gradierbauten.Visitors who seek to visit Bad Nauheim in 2015, can expect the Steinfurther Rosentage in June, the 14th European Elvis Festival in August or the 10th Jugendstil Festival in September. www.bad-nauheim.com Main image: The ‘Sprudelhof’. Photo: Hiltrud Hoelzinger Top: Elvis Festival Above: Jugendstil Festival fashion show Below: The historic Kurpark
Due to its long tradition of salvation and cure usage, Bad Nauheim calls itself the city of health. 1835 saw the opening of the first saltwater spa and prominent guests such as Empress Sisi came here for health cure treatments. “Today we are a spa and Kneipp rehabilitation centre. We are also a top medical location because of an ideal network of medical competences and di-
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