Ceremonial saunas in Aachen, Germany
Carolus Thermen
Thermal bath and sauna world on the edge of Aachen's Stadtgarten. The Saunawelt has nine saunas and saunaria, an oriental bath with hamam and three steam baths, plus a garden with a sauna lake, Kelo, Stollen and Backstube saunas. Aufguss ceremonies and meditations run through the day. The sauna area is nude-only, with no swimwear days. Open daily 9:00 to 23:00; thermal bath with sauna costs 40 to 52 euros.
Roetgen Therme
Sauna village in Roetgen at the edge of the Eifel, about 16 km south of Aachen, open 365 days a year. It has seven sweat rooms from a 100 °C Aufguss sauna to a 45 °C caldarium, an Eifel sweat lodge and gemstone sauna, an outdoor seawater pool at 32.5 °C, indoor pool, whirlpools and a 15 °C cold-water Aquavital centre. The whole sauna area is textile-free. A day ticket costs 29 euros, a two-hour ticket 24 euros.
Saunapark Würselen
Family-run sauna in Würselen, just north-east of Aachen, founded in 1985 and rated SaunaPremium by the German Sauna Association. It has a wood-fired Finnish log sauna, a Finnish sauna with hourly Aufguss, a bio sauna, steam bath and infrared cabin, set in a 1,800 m² garden with a natural swimming pond, plus a swimming pool and rest rooms with a salt grotto. Thursday is ladies' day. A day ticket costs 25 euros; closed Mondays.
Carolus Thermen
Thermal bath and sauna world on the edge of Aachen's Stadtgarten. The Saunawelt has nine saunas and saunaria, an oriental bath with hamam and three steam baths, plus a garden with a sauna lake, Kelo, Stollen and Backstube saunas. Aufguss ceremonies and meditations run through the day. The sauna area is nude-only, with no swimwear days. Open daily 9:00 to 23:00; thermal bath with sauna costs 40 to 52 euros.
Roetgen Therme
Sauna village in Roetgen at the edge of the Eifel, about 16 km south of Aachen, open 365 days a year. It has seven sweat rooms from a 100 °C Aufguss sauna to a 45 °C caldarium, an Eifel sweat lodge and gemstone sauna, an outdoor seawater pool at 32.5 °C, indoor pool, whirlpools and a 15 °C cold-water Aquavital centre. The whole sauna area is textile-free. A day ticket costs 29 euros, a two-hour ticket 24 euros.
Saunapark Würselen
Family-run sauna in Würselen, just north-east of Aachen, founded in 1985 and rated SaunaPremium by the German Sauna Association. It has a wood-fired Finnish log sauna, a Finnish sauna with hourly Aufguss, a bio sauna, steam bath and infrared cabin, set in a 1,800 m² garden with a natural swimming pond, plus a swimming pool and rest rooms with a salt grotto. Thursday is ladies' day. A day ticket costs 25 euros; closed Mondays.