Ceremonial saunas in Bern, Switzerland
Sauna Lorrainebad
A public open-air sauna on the bank of the Aare inside the Lorrainebad, run by the non-profit Verein Sauna Lorrainebad. Two wood-fired sauna yurts sit beside reception and rest yurts; guests pour their own löyly, and Aufguss rituals with essential oils run at set times. Cooling is in the open air, under an outdoor shower or in the Aare. Nude or swimwear is the guest's choice. Winter only, late October to end of March; entry CHF 25, Monday is FINTA day, Wednesday closed.
Bernaqua
Bern's largest leisure bath, in the Westside centre at Brünnen, combining a water park, a fitness club and a textile-free sauna landscape. The mixed area has four saunas, from the 95 °C Lavaglut Finnish sauna to a salt-crystal sauna and a bio sauna, plus a steam bath, Aufguss sessions and a roof terrace; a separate ladies' area has a candle-lit bio sauna and steam bath. A Roman-Irish bath ritual is booked separately. Open daily 9 am to 10 pm; sauna CHF 36 for two hours.
Solbad & Spa Schönbühl
A natural brine bath in Schönbühl, north of Bern, with over 600 m² of 35 °C saline water indoors and out, a textile-free mixed sauna landscape and a separate salt-ritual spa. The saunas include a Finnish sauna with Aufguss sessions every two hours, a 60 °C bio sauna, a herbal steam bath and an earth-fire sauna reached through a tunnel. The spa is women-only on Thursdays. Sauna entry with the brine bath is CHF 46.
Fitnesspark Time-Out Ostermundigen
A Migros fitness park in Ostermundigen with a bathing and sauna area: a 35 °C natural brine pool, a whirlpool and a mixed sauna landscape with Finnish sauna at 80–90 °C, sanarium, crystal sauna and eucalyptus steam bath, cold plunge pool and an open-air zone. Women have a separate sauna area of their own. Sauna ceremonies are part of the programme. A CHF 39 day ticket covers gym and wellness; there is no wellness-only entry.
Sauna Lorrainebad
A public open-air sauna on the bank of the Aare inside the Lorrainebad, run by the non-profit Verein Sauna Lorrainebad. Two wood-fired sauna yurts sit beside reception and rest yurts; guests pour their own löyly, and Aufguss rituals with essential oils run at set times. Cooling is in the open air, under an outdoor shower or in the Aare. Nude or swimwear is the guest's choice. Winter only, late October to end of March; entry CHF 25, Monday is FINTA day, Wednesday closed.
Bernaqua
Bern's largest leisure bath, in the Westside centre at Brünnen, combining a water park, a fitness club and a textile-free sauna landscape. The mixed area has four saunas, from the 95 °C Lavaglut Finnish sauna to a salt-crystal sauna and a bio sauna, plus a steam bath, Aufguss sessions and a roof terrace; a separate ladies' area has a candle-lit bio sauna and steam bath. A Roman-Irish bath ritual is booked separately. Open daily 9 am to 10 pm; sauna CHF 36 for two hours.
Solbad & Spa Schönbühl
A natural brine bath in Schönbühl, north of Bern, with over 600 m² of 35 °C saline water indoors and out, a textile-free mixed sauna landscape and a separate salt-ritual spa. The saunas include a Finnish sauna with Aufguss sessions every two hours, a 60 °C bio sauna, a herbal steam bath and an earth-fire sauna reached through a tunnel. The spa is women-only on Thursdays. Sauna entry with the brine bath is CHF 46.
Fitnesspark Time-Out Ostermundigen
A Migros fitness park in Ostermundigen with a bathing and sauna area: a 35 °C natural brine pool, a whirlpool and a mixed sauna landscape with Finnish sauna at 80–90 °C, sanarium, crystal sauna and eucalyptus steam bath, cold plunge pool and an open-air zone. Women have a separate sauna area of their own. Sauna ceremonies are part of the programme. A CHF 39 day ticket covers gym and wellness; there is no wellness-only entry.