Cities

Aachen

AachenCapital of Charlemagne’s empire, Germany’s westernmost city, a cathedral that has been listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site and home to Europe’s largest technical university. More than 2,000 years ago, the spa tradition evolved around the city of Aachen. Today, the ultra-modern thermal baths complex “Carolus Thermen Bad Aachen” is the contemporary continuation of this tradition. Aachen is in the centre of the border triangle of: Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium and has the uncanny ability of turning apparent contradictions into a single, sparkling entity. A bustling town nestled in natural surroundings with a southern Germanic atmosphere, a historic tradition and all the allure of modern living.
Population: 257,000.
Guest beds: 4,300.