Caracalla Therme
Baden-Baden's modern thermal bath, opposite the historic Friedrichsbad.
- Bathing
- Indoor / Outdoor
Caracalla is the swimsuit half of Baden-Baden bathing: 3,500 square metres of indoor and outdoor thermal pools fed by the same springs the Romans used, with a first-floor sauna world above.
Balnevia view
Why visit
It gives you Baden-Baden's thermal water without the fixed sequence and nudity of the Friedrichsbad ritual.
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The water
Thermal water
- Source
- Friedrichsquelle and Murquelle
- Mineralisation
- Sodium chloride, fluoride-bearing
- Character
- Springs rising at 68°C beneath the Florentine hill and cooled for the pools.
Facilities
- Outdoor pools
- Indoor pools
- Sauna
- Steam room
- Café
History
The springs under the Florentine hill have been used since the Romans; the modern bath opened in 1985 on the Römerplatz.
Practical information
Swimsuits required downstairs; the upper sauna floor is textile-free. Tickets are by duration.
Getting there
A short walk from Baden-Baden centre; the town is fifteen minutes from Baden-Baden Bahnhof by bus.
Location
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