Thermal Baths

Bad Wörishofen, Bavaria

Adults-only thermal baths in Bad Wörishofen with palm-house pools, mineral pools and saunas; day passes available, minimum age 16.

Taupo, Waikato

Adults-only geothermal pool complex in Taupo with five heated pools and a cold plunge, open daily noon to 9pm, no time limit.

Chaves, Norte

Thermal baths complex in Chaves, Portugal, built around natural hot springs, with hydrotherapy, sauna, steam room and massage on a day-pass basis.

Merano, Trentino-South Tyrol

Central thermal bath complex in Merano with 25 pools, a sauna world, thermal park and medical spa area, open daily year-round with walk-in day passes.

Portorož, Coastal-Karst

Thermal baths and seawater pools in Portorož, open daily 7am–9pm with walk-in day passes and a large sauna park.

Tuscany

A five-star resort in the Tuscan countryside built around a natural thermal spring, with day passes from €39 for outdoor thermal pools, hydromassage circuits

Hot Springs, Arkansas

Historic 1924 thermal bathhouse inside the Arlington Hotel in Hot Springs, offering mineral baths, sauna and massage, with walk-ins welcome.

Spa, Liège

Thermal baths in the town of Spa, Belgium, fed by natural mineral water, with saunas, hammams and separate textile and naturist relaxation areas.

Dax, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Family-run thermal hotel in Dax with a supervised pool, sauna, hammam and a 20-treatment mini-cure over five days, plus day-pass access to the spa.

Bad Gastein, Salzburg

Open-air thermal baths in Bad Gastein using the town's mineral-rich Gesundwasser, with pools, saunas and a fitness center at 1,100 meters in the Hohe Tauern.

Budapest

A large thermal bath complex in Budapest's City Park with indoor and outdoor pools, saunas, and day passes for walk-in visitors.

Berlin

A saltwater thermal pool under a concrete dome near Berlin's Tempelhofer Feld, with sauna, steam room and occasional DJ nights.

Băile Herculane, Caraș-Severin

Hotel-based thermal spa in Băile Herculane with sulfur mineral baths, indoor and outdoor pools, jacuzzi and sauna, open to hotel guests.

Băile Herculane, Caraș-Severin

A 4-star hotel in central Băile Herculane with thermal pools, saunas, balneo and physiotherapy treatments, open to overnight guests.

Bad Ischl, Upper Austria

A salt-and-brine thermal bath complex in Bad Ischl with indoor/outdoor pools, a sauna world, and a rooftop wellness deck at the attached hotel.

Baden bei Wien, Lower Austria

A thermal bath in Bad Vöslau with four mineral-water pools fed by the original Vöslauer spring, plus sauna and steam room.

Bad Reichenhall, Bavaria

Bavarian State Spa authority operating Bad Reichenhall's thermal bath, with a thermal pool, sauna area and separate family pool, open on a day-pass basis.

Bük, Vas

A medicinal thermal bath complex in Bükfürdő with pools, a sauna area and on-site accommodation, open daily on a day-pass basis.

Bad Ragaz, St. Gallen

Hotel resort spa in Bad Ragaz built around the valley's 36.5°C thermal water, with saunas, pools and treatments open to overnight guests.

Dead Sea, Balqa

Resort spa on the Dead Sea shore with 40 treatments, thermal pools, sauna and steam, open to day guests aged 16 and up.

Bad Ragaz, St. Gallen

A resort thermal spa in Bad Ragaz with indoor and outdoor thermal pools and sauna, open daily 7:30am–8pm, reservation required for day passes.