Finnish saunas in Bologna, Italy
Bologna Spa & Wellness
Bologna Spa & Wellness is an independent day spa on Via del Tipografo in eastern Bologna with a Finnish sauna at 85 to 90°C, a bio-sauna and a Turkish bath, plus indoor and outdoor hydromassage pools at 34 to 36°C, a Kneipp cold-water path, themed relax rooms and a bistro. Sauna masters run Aufguss and gong or Tibetan bowl ceremonies. Entry costs €29 for 3 hours or €42 for the day, booking is required and the minimum age is 16. It opens daily from 10 AM until late.
Terme Felsinee
Terme Felsinee, open since 1992 on the Casalecchio side of Bologna, is a thermal spa, fitness and health centre run by Mare Termale Bolognese, using two recognised springs. Its wellness area has three thermal pools at 30 to 32°C, hot tubs, a Kneipp walk, a sauna at 85 to 95°C, a hammam, a jet spa and an outdoor garden. A day ticket with gym costs €30. It opens weekdays to 9:30 PM and Saturdays to 3:30 PM. Swimwear and a cap are required.
Terme San Luca - Pluricenter
Terme San Luca - Pluricenter is a thermal spa and fitness centre in Borgo Panigale, run by Mare Termale Bolognese, with a 32°C thermal pool, hot tubs, a hammam and a sauna in its Kneipp oasis. A sauna meister leads Aufguss sessions on most evenings at no extra charge, and cooling comes from a 12°C plunge pool, cold-water mist and crushed ice. A day ticket costs €30. Late openings run to midnight on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Swimwear and a cap are required.
Terme San Petronio - Antalgik
Terme San Petronio is a thermal spa in Bologna's historic centre near the station, run by Mare Termale Bolognese and fed by thermal water piped 5 km from the Alexander spring at Terme Felsinee. It has a 32°C thermal pool, 35°C salt-water lagoons, a Kneipp walk, a sauna at 85 to 95°C, a hammam and a jet spa. Entry costs €28 for three hours or €35 for the day, with evening thermal nights on Friday and Saturday. Swimwear and a cap are required.
Mitico Hotel & Natural Spa
Mitico Hotel & Natural Spa is a four-star hotel near the Bologna fairgrounds on Via Ferrarese whose BioSPA has a Starpool sauna and Turkish bath, a hydromassage tub, emotional showers and a relax area with an organic herbal tea corner. The spa runs only as a private session on booking, from €109 for two people for a two-hour circuit including robe and slippers, every day from 10 AM to 11 PM, with massages and treatments on request.
Orange Palestre Italiane Bologna Minganti
Orange Palestre Italiane Bologna Minganti is a large chain gym inside the former Officine Minganti works in the Bolognina district, with 4,000 m² that include a 1,200 m² Technogym floor and group classes. Members get free use of a spa with a sauna, a Turkish bath, a hydromassage tub and experiential showers. It opens weekdays from 6:45 AM to 11 PM and weekends from 9 AM to 7 PM.
Palestra de' Poeti
Palestra de' Poeti is a fitness club in central Bologna, a few minutes' walk from Piazza Maggiore and Piazza Cavour, open since 1996 with a weights and cardio floor, group classes, Pilates and personal training. Its small members' spa area has a sauna, a Turkish bath and an emotional shower for use after training.
Prime Exclusive Wellness Bologna Tower
Prime Exclusive Wellness Bologna Tower is a gym in the Torre Unipol complex on Via Larga, part of the Orange Palestre network, with over 4,000 m² including a 25-metre pool. Its relax area has a sauna, a Turkish bath, a hydromassage tub, emotional showers with colour therapy, a salt wall and an ice fountain, and in summer a roof garden with hot tubs. It opens weekdays from 6:45 AM to 11 PM and weekends from 9 AM to 7 PM.
Virgin Active Bologna Casalecchio
Virgin Active Bologna Casalecchio is a fitness club on Via Aldo Moro in Casalecchio di Reno, on Bologna's south-western edge, with a 25-metre indoor pool, gym floors and group classes. Its members' relax area has a sauna, a sanarium, a Turkish bath and a hydromassage tub. It opens weekdays from 6:30 AM to 11 PM and weekends from 8 AM to 8 PM.
Bologna Spa & Wellness
Bologna Spa & Wellness is an independent day spa on Via del Tipografo in eastern Bologna with a Finnish sauna at 85 to 90°C, a bio-sauna and a Turkish bath, plus indoor and outdoor hydromassage pools at 34 to 36°C, a Kneipp cold-water path, themed relax rooms and a bistro. Sauna masters run Aufguss and gong or Tibetan bowl ceremonies. Entry costs €29 for 3 hours or €42 for the day, booking is required and the minimum age is 16. It opens daily from 10 AM until late.
Terme Felsinee
Terme Felsinee, open since 1992 on the Casalecchio side of Bologna, is a thermal spa, fitness and health centre run by Mare Termale Bolognese, using two recognised springs. Its wellness area has three thermal pools at 30 to 32°C, hot tubs, a Kneipp walk, a sauna at 85 to 95°C, a hammam, a jet spa and an outdoor garden. A day ticket with gym costs €30. It opens weekdays to 9:30 PM and Saturdays to 3:30 PM. Swimwear and a cap are required.
Terme San Luca - Pluricenter
Terme San Luca - Pluricenter is a thermal spa and fitness centre in Borgo Panigale, run by Mare Termale Bolognese, with a 32°C thermal pool, hot tubs, a hammam and a sauna in its Kneipp oasis. A sauna meister leads Aufguss sessions on most evenings at no extra charge, and cooling comes from a 12°C plunge pool, cold-water mist and crushed ice. A day ticket costs €30. Late openings run to midnight on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Swimwear and a cap are required.
Terme San Petronio - Antalgik
Terme San Petronio is a thermal spa in Bologna's historic centre near the station, run by Mare Termale Bolognese and fed by thermal water piped 5 km from the Alexander spring at Terme Felsinee. It has a 32°C thermal pool, 35°C salt-water lagoons, a Kneipp walk, a sauna at 85 to 95°C, a hammam and a jet spa. Entry costs €28 for three hours or €35 for the day, with evening thermal nights on Friday and Saturday. Swimwear and a cap are required.
Mitico Hotel & Natural Spa
Mitico Hotel & Natural Spa is a four-star hotel near the Bologna fairgrounds on Via Ferrarese whose BioSPA has a Starpool sauna and Turkish bath, a hydromassage tub, emotional showers and a relax area with an organic herbal tea corner. The spa runs only as a private session on booking, from €109 for two people for a two-hour circuit including robe and slippers, every day from 10 AM to 11 PM, with massages and treatments on request.
Orange Palestre Italiane Bologna Minganti
Orange Palestre Italiane Bologna Minganti is a large chain gym inside the former Officine Minganti works in the Bolognina district, with 4,000 m² that include a 1,200 m² Technogym floor and group classes. Members get free use of a spa with a sauna, a Turkish bath, a hydromassage tub and experiential showers. It opens weekdays from 6:45 AM to 11 PM and weekends from 9 AM to 7 PM.
Palestra de' Poeti
Palestra de' Poeti is a fitness club in central Bologna, a few minutes' walk from Piazza Maggiore and Piazza Cavour, open since 1996 with a weights and cardio floor, group classes, Pilates and personal training. Its small members' spa area has a sauna, a Turkish bath and an emotional shower for use after training.
Prime Exclusive Wellness Bologna Tower
Prime Exclusive Wellness Bologna Tower is a gym in the Torre Unipol complex on Via Larga, part of the Orange Palestre network, with over 4,000 m² including a 25-metre pool. Its relax area has a sauna, a Turkish bath, a hydromassage tub, emotional showers with colour therapy, a salt wall and an ice fountain, and in summer a roof garden with hot tubs. It opens weekdays from 6:45 AM to 11 PM and weekends from 9 AM to 7 PM.
Virgin Active Bologna Casalecchio
Virgin Active Bologna Casalecchio is a fitness club on Via Aldo Moro in Casalecchio di Reno, on Bologna's south-western edge, with a 25-metre indoor pool, gym floors and group classes. Its members' relax area has a sauna, a sanarium, a Turkish bath and a hydromassage tub. It opens weekdays from 6:30 AM to 11 PM and weekends from 8 AM to 8 PM.