Infrared saunas in Essen, Germany
Grugapark-Therme
A thermal bath and sauna landscape set inside Essen's Grugapark, with a 32 °C brine pool outdoors, a 34 °C whirlpool and an indoor pool. Eight sauna stations run from a 50 °C Shinto steam bath through colour-light, Shoji and Himalayan salt saunas to the 95 °C Japan-Haus for ritual Aufguss, plus an infrared lounge and a Japanese-style garden with a cold plunge. The saunas are textile-free. Mondays are women only. Entry from 26 € for 2 hours.
Stadtbad Kupferdreh
A 1971 neighbourhood swimming bath in Essen-Kupferdreh, run since 1997 by the IG Stadtbad Kupferdreh association on behalf of the city. Around its 25 m pool are a sauna area with a Finnish sauna, an infrared heat cabin, a solarium, a rest room and an outdoor area. Pool entry is 4 €; the pool opens on weekday mornings, Thursday and Friday evenings and Saturday mornings and is closed on Sundays. Check sauna times with the bath.
Grugapark-Therme
A thermal bath and sauna landscape set inside Essen's Grugapark, with a 32 °C brine pool outdoors, a 34 °C whirlpool and an indoor pool. Eight sauna stations run from a 50 °C Shinto steam bath through colour-light, Shoji and Himalayan salt saunas to the 95 °C Japan-Haus for ritual Aufguss, plus an infrared lounge and a Japanese-style garden with a cold plunge. The saunas are textile-free. Mondays are women only. Entry from 26 € for 2 hours.
Stadtbad Kupferdreh
A 1971 neighbourhood swimming bath in Essen-Kupferdreh, run since 1997 by the IG Stadtbad Kupferdreh association on behalf of the city. Around its 25 m pool are a sauna area with a Finnish sauna, an infrared heat cabin, a solarium, a rest room and an outdoor area. Pool entry is 4 €; the pool opens on weekday mornings, Thursday and Friday evenings and Saturday mornings and is closed on Sundays. Check sauna times with the bath.