Thermal Baths

Vals, Grisons

Peter Zumthor's quartzite thermal baths in Vals, built into the mountain, open to day visitors as well as hotel guests.

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.

Hévíz, Zala

A natural thermal lake and medical spa in Hévíz, Hungary, offering mud and weight baths, massage and physiotherapy, open daily 9:00–18:30.

Berlin

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

Furnas, Azores

Volcanic-fed thermal pool at 42°C inside Terra Nostra Garden in Furnas, open daily with a day pass for all visitors.

Bagno Vignoni, Tuscany

A 5-star hotel spa resort in Bagno Vignoni with thermal pools, open only to overnight guests staying in the Val d'Orcia countryside.

New York City, New York

Thermal bath circuit and massages in a restored 1883 Tribeca textile factory, with a skylit tepidarium and candlelit thermal pools; reservation required.

Geneva

Public lakefront baths in Geneva offering an outdoor pool, swimming access to the lake, and saunas, with affordable walk-in entry daily.

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.

Băile Felix, Bihor

Strand Apollo-Felix is a year-round thermal pool complex in Băile Felix, Romania, with indoor and outdoor pools open daily from 8am to 8pm.

Sirmione, Lombardy

Thermal baths on Lake Garda in Sirmione with hot tubs and thermal pools, open daily with a day-pass option.

Vichy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Adults-only thermal baths in Vichy using the town's mineral spring water, with a hydrotherapy circuit and thermal pool, booking required.

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.

Leukerbad, Valais

Thermal baths inside a 19th-century hotel in Leukerbad, Valais, with mineral-rich pools open daily from 9am to 8pm.

Vals, Grisons

Peter Zumthor's quartzite thermal baths in Vals, fed by a 30°C mineral spring, open to day visitors as well as hotel guests.

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.

Băile Felix, Bihor

A thermal baths complex in Băile Felix with outdoor and indoor pools, open daily with walk-in access and no membership required.

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.

Pamukkale, Denizli

A 315-room thermal resort in Karahayıt near Pamukkale with its own thermal pools, pine-shaded gardens and on-site dining, open to hotel guests only.