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Les Bains de la Gruyère
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Les Bains de la Gruyère

Charmey (FR), Switzerland · from CHF 30

About

A large thermal bath in Charmey, in the Gruyère mountains, with indoor and outdoor thermal pools and views of the surrounding peaks. The sauna area includes Finnish and bio saunas, a hammam, Aufguss sessions and a cold plunge.

Facilities

Saunas and steam

  • Finnish sauna
    The classic dry sauna, usually 80–100 °C.
  • Bio sauna
    A gentler sauna of about 50–60 °C with more humidity, also called sanarium.
  • Steam bath
    Around 45 °C with nearly 100 % humidity.
  • Aufguss (sauna ritual)
    A sauna master pours scented water on the hot stones and fans the heat through the room.
  • Hammam (Turkish or Moroccan bath ritual)
    The traditional ritual in stages: warm rooms or a heated marble slab, a body scrub with a kessa glove and a soap-foam wash, then rest.

Cooling down

  • Cold plunge (under 20 °C)
    A small pool of cold water, below 20 °C, to dip into after the heat.

Pools and baths

  • Thermal spring water
    A pool fed by natural thermal or mineral spring water.
  • Indoor pool
    An indoor pool to relax or swim in.
  • Outdoor pool (heated year round)
    An outdoor pool heated enough to use in winter too.
  • Water massage (jets and neck showers)
    Underwater jets and strong streams of water that massage your neck, back or feet.
  • Bubble loungers
    Loungers under the water surface with bubbles rising from below.

Relaxing

  • Indoor rest area
    A quiet room with loungers to rest between sauna rounds.
  • Outdoor rest area (garden or terrace)
    A garden, terrace or lawn with loungers, to cool down and rest in the fresh air.

Treatments and fitness

  • Massages
    Massages you can book, usually at extra cost.
  • Beauty treatments
    Facials, manicures and other beauty treatments, usually at extra cost.
  • Gym
    A gym with equipment for training.
  • Solarium
    Sunbeds for tanning.

Food and extras

  • Free tea or fruit
    Tea or fresh fruit included in the entry price.
  • Restaurant or bistro
    Somewhere to eat or have a drink, often one you can visit in your bathrobe.

The place

Setting
Great views · Mountains
Type of place
Thermal bath or wellness park
Parking
Free parking

Getting there

Gros-Plan 30, 1637 Charmey (FR), Switzerland

Charmey (Gruyère), Corbettaz · about 4 min walk (210 m)

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