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Saunologist

Drautalperle

Spittal an der Drau, Austria · from EUR 21

About

Indoor pool complex in Spittal an der Drau with Finnish, herbal and steam saunas, a salt grotto, cold plunge and whirlpool. Sauna is textile-free; women only on Tuesdays from 17:00. Day ticket EUR 30.50 with the pools.

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.
  • Infrared sauna
    Infrared heaters warm the body directly while the air stays cooler.
  • 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.
  • Ice fountain
    Crushed ice to rub on your skin after the sauna.

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 (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 slides
    Slides that end in a pool.

Relaxing

  • Indoor rest area
    A quiet room with loungers to rest between sauna rounds.
  • Salt or brine inhalation room
    A room with salt walls or salty air, for breathing and resting.

Treatments and fitness

  • Massages
    Massages you can book, usually at extra cost.
  • Solarium
    Sunbeds for tanning.

Food and extras

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

The place

Setting
Town or village
Type of place
Public pool or lido

Getting there

Am Bahndamm 14, 9800 Spittal an der Drau, Austria

Spittal/Drau Drautalperle · about 3 min walk (170 m)

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