Wiesbaden Overview

Wiesbaden—home to thermal springs and the historic Kurhaus casino—was the playground of European aristocrats and intellectual luminaries throughout the 19th century. Brahms and Wagner drew inspiration from the city’s unfailing greenery, and Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky wrote much of his work in its surrounding foothills. Today, this very modern state capital of Hessen has retained its distinctive flair for the elegant, from the simple cobblestone streets of the bustling Marktpl. to the inspired architecture of the State Theater.

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