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Bad Neuenahr
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Though less attractive than its sister town, Ahrweiler,
BAD NEUENAHR
has a couple of things worth seeing: the
Williborduskirche
on Schweizerstrasse, with its Romanesque west tower and the usual melange of architectural details, and the
Beethovenhaus
on Beethovenstrasse, a Baroque town-house where the composer used to spend his holidays, probably to benefit from the town's thermal springs. Bad Neuenahr is still a well-known
Kurort
: the riverside
Kurgarten
(daily 7am-9.30pm; DM2.50/a?¬1.25) and the classically elegant
Thermal Badehaus
are survivors from an era when wealthy families from all over Europe came here to enjoy the waters and hothouse social life. Another big attraction is the
Spielbank
in Casinostrasse, the largest casino in Germany. The roulette wheels start rolling daily at 2pm (DM5/a?¬2.50 admission).
You'll find the
tourist office
at Hauptstr. 60 (late March to mid-Nov Mon-Fri 9am-6pm, Sat 10am-1pm, Sun 10.30am-4.30pm; rest of year Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, Sat 10am-1pm; tel 0 26 41/97 73 53, fax 2 97 58,
www.bad-neuenahr-ahrweiler.de
), next door to the
Bahnhof
. Among the huge range of
hotels
on offer, try
Zum Ahrtal
, Sebastianstr. 68 (tel 0 26 41/2 69 69; DM80-99/a?¬40-49),
Arabella
, Hauptstr. 45 (tel 0 26 41/7 50 30; DM125-149/a?¬63-74), or
Griffels Goldener Anker
, Mittelstr. 14 (tel 0 26 41/80 40; DM200/a?¬100-DM300/a?¬150 and over). Other useful information
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Germany,
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