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Saunologist

Hallen-Freibad Gelterkinden

Gelterkinden (BL), Switzerland · from CHF 18

About

A public indoor and outdoor pool in the countryside at Gelterkinden, with a textile-free sauna area offering Finnish and bio saunas, Aufguss and a cold plunge. There is a women-only day and a men-only day each week.

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.
  • 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.
  • Rain and mood showers
    Warm showers with changing temperature, light, scent or rain patterns.

Pools and baths

  • 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.

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.

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

Getting there

Lachmattstrasse 22, 4460 Gelterkinden (BL), Switzerland

Gelterkinden, Schwimmbad · about 1 min walk (40 m)

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