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Saunologist

Paracelsus Bad & Kurhaus

Salzburg, Austria · from EUR 22

About

Modern city pool next to the Kurgarten in Salzburg, with a textile-free rooftop sauna area: four saunas, steam bath, infrared cabin, cold plunge and a warm saltwater infinity pool. Sauna and pool EUR 25 for 4 hours; women-only sauna on Tuesdays and Thursdays; hourly Aufguss.

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.

Pools and baths

  • Brine pool (Sole)
    A pool with salty brine water (Sole).
  • 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.
  • Pool for swimming lengths
    A pool with lanes, usually 25 or 50 m long, indoors or outdoors.
  • 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.

Treatments and fitness

  • 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
Great views · City
Type of place
Public pool or lido

Getting there

Auerspergstraße 2, 5020 Salzburg, Austria

Salzburg, Kongresshaus · about 3 min walk (150 m)

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