Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Baden, Switzerland

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Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 2.8 km
Ascend 94 m
Descend 125 m

Explore Baden in Switzerland with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Baden

Sight 1: Burgkapelle St. Nikolaus

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The Saint Nicholas Chapel is a chapel in Baden, Switzerland. It stands on the ridge of the Schlossberg and was the court chapel of Stein Castle in the Middle Ages.

Wikipedia: Sankt-Nikolaus-Kapelle (Baden) (DE)

425 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: Ruine Stein

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Stein Castle is a castle ruin above the municipality of Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Wikipedia: Stein Castle, Aargau (EN)

366 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: Katholische Stadtkirche

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The parish church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary is the Roman Catholic parish church in Baden, Switzerland. It belongs to the Catholic parish of Baden-Ennetbaden in the Diocese of Basel.

Wikipedia: Stadtpfarrkirche Maria Himmelfahrt (Baden) (DE)

136 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Stadtturm

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The Stadtturm is a gate tower in the old town of Baden in Switzerland. It was built in the middle of the 15th century and served as the northern gate of the city. Apart from the bailiff's castle, it is the only completely preserved part of the medieval city fortifications. With its striking appearance, the 56.45-metre-high tower is a landmark of the city.

Wikipedia: Stadtturm (Baden) (DE)

619 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 5: Royal Baden

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The Royal Baden is a cultural centre in the city of Baden in Switzerland.

Wikipedia: Royal Baden (DE), Facebook, Instagram, Website

181 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Grand Casino Baden

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The Kursaal is a listed building in Baden in Switzerland. It is considered one of the social center of the health resort and is located in the spa park between the train station and the pool district, near the Kurtheater. The building was built in 1875 according to plans by the architect Robert Moser. The Kursaal Grand Casino Baden has been used since 2002.

Wikipedia: Kursaal (Baden) (DE), Website

22 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 7: Kurpark

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The Kurpark is a park in Baden in the canton of Aargau, which is laid out in the style of an English landscape garden. It was built in the 1870s to promote tourism in Baden's thermal baths.

Wikipedia: Kurpark (Baden) (DE)

353 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 8: Dreikoenigskapelle

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The Epiphany Chapel is a chapel in Baden, Switzerland. It is located north of the city centre on the edge of the spa district.

Wikipedia: Dreikönigskapelle (Baden) (DE)

337 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: Kurtheater

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The Kurtheater Baden is a guest theatre in Baden, Switzerland. It is the largest theatre in the canton of Aargau and the only so-called full stage. As the owner of the Kurtheater, the Theatre Foundation of the Baden-Wettingen Region is responsible for its operation, maintenance and administration. The Board of Trustees is the highest body, and the management is responsible for its operations. For the 2008/09 season, the Kurtheater was the only guest theatre in the German-speaking world to receive a nomination as "Theatre of the Year" in the critics' poll of the renowned trade magazine Theater heute.

Wikipedia: Kurtheater Baden (DE), Website, Facebook

339 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 10: Museum Langmatt

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Museum Langmatt is an art museum located in Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It is located in a turn-of-the-century factory owner's villa, surrounded by an atmospheric park. The museum is considered one of the most important private collections of French Impressionism in Europe.

Wikipedia: Museum Langmatt (DE), Facebook, Instagram, Website

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