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Herzogenbuchsee (BE), Switzerland · from CHF 29

About

A public pool and wellness centre in Herzogenbuchsee, in the countryside of canton Bern. Sauna-goers will find Aufguss sessions, a Russian-style banya, separate women's and men's areas alongside the mixed one, and an outdoor pool heated all year.

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.
Banya sauna
A Russian-style steam sauna, often with whisking using birch or oak branches.
Aufguss (sauna ritual)
A sauna master pours scented water on the hot stones and fans the heat through the room.

Cooling down

Cold plunge (under 20 °C)
A small pool of cold water, below 20 °C, to dip into after the heat.
Cold bucket shower or waterfall
A gush of cold water from above, or a bucket you tip over yourself.
Rain and mood showers
Warm showers with changing temperature, light, scent or rain patterns.

Pools and baths

Whirlpool or jacuzzi
A warm pool with jets of air and water bubbling around you, usually for several people.
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.
Outdoor pool (seasonal)
An outdoor pool open in the warmer months only.
Pool for swimming lengths
A pool with lanes, usually 25 or 50 m long, indoors or outdoors.
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.
Water slides
Slides that end in a pool.

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.
Foot baths
Basins of warm, or hot and cold, water for your feet, often used between sauna rounds.

Treatments and fitness

Massages
Massages you can book, usually at extra cost.
Beauty treatments
Facials, manicures and other beauty treatments, usually at extra cost.
Spa day packages (with treatment or meal)
A day package that adds a treatment, a meal or both to your entry, at a higher price.
Aqua gym
Exercise classes in the water.

Food and extras

Restaurant or bistro
Somewhere to eat or have a drink, often one you can visit in your bathrobe.

The place

Setting: Countryside
Type of place: Public pool or lido
Practical: No time limit
Parking: Free parking

Getting there

Eigenweg 10, 3360 Herzogenbuchsee (BE), Switzerland

Herzogenbuchsee, Sonnenplatz · about 14 min walk (810 m)

Also nearby

Wellness-Kneipp-Park
Obersteckholz · 8.4 km away
Saunadörfli Linde Roggwil
Roggwil · 9.7 km away
Romantik Hotel Bären Dürrenroth – Bären Wellness
Dürrenroth · 12 km away

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