Outdoor saunas in Essen, Germany
Gesundheitspark Nienhausen
The sauna and brine complex of Revierpark Nienhausen, on the Gelsenkirchen side of the Essen border. Nine saunas include a Waldsauna with a fireplace and twice-daily Wenik ceremonies, an herbal garden sauna, bio saunas, a steam bath and separate women's and men's saunas, with plunge pools indoors and out, a salinarium and a 34 °C outdoor brine pool. Nudity is required everywhere from 2 PM at weekends and on holidays. 2-hour entry from 20.50 €.
Niederrhein-Therme
A brine and sauna complex in Revierpark Mattlerbusch in Duisburg-Hamborn, on the western edge of the Ruhr. It has 14 saunas and a steam bath, among them an event sauna for up to 110 people at the graduation tower, a rock sauna against a waterfall wall, a fireplace log sauna and the Ritterrunde with Wenik ceremonies, plus a cold plunge, crushed ice and a salt grotto. Nudity is required on Wednesday and Friday evenings and Sunday from 5 PM. 2-hour ticket 19 €.
Revierpark Vonderort
The sauna landscape of Revierpark Vonderort in Oberhausen, near the Bottrop border. Its 3,000 m² garden holds an earth sauna at 95 °C, a log sauna with a fireplace and singing-bowl ceremonies, and a heated 8 × 12 m outdoor pool; indoors are a Finnish sauna, a steam bath, a Valo bio bath and separate women's and men's areas. Cooling is a cold pool and a crushed-ice fountain. The brine bath itself is closed. Closed Mondays; 3-hour ticket 16 €.
Gesundheitspark Nienhausen
The sauna and brine complex of Revierpark Nienhausen, on the Gelsenkirchen side of the Essen border. Nine saunas include a Waldsauna with a fireplace and twice-daily Wenik ceremonies, an herbal garden sauna, bio saunas, a steam bath and separate women's and men's saunas, with plunge pools indoors and out, a salinarium and a 34 °C outdoor brine pool. Nudity is required everywhere from 2 PM at weekends and on holidays. 2-hour entry from 20.50 €.
Niederrhein-Therme
A brine and sauna complex in Revierpark Mattlerbusch in Duisburg-Hamborn, on the western edge of the Ruhr. It has 14 saunas and a steam bath, among them an event sauna for up to 110 people at the graduation tower, a rock sauna against a waterfall wall, a fireplace log sauna and the Ritterrunde with Wenik ceremonies, plus a cold plunge, crushed ice and a salt grotto. Nudity is required on Wednesday and Friday evenings and Sunday from 5 PM. 2-hour ticket 19 €.
Revierpark Vonderort
The sauna landscape of Revierpark Vonderort in Oberhausen, near the Bottrop border. Its 3,000 m² garden holds an earth sauna at 95 °C, a log sauna with a fireplace and singing-bowl ceremonies, and a heated 8 × 12 m outdoor pool; indoors are a Finnish sauna, a steam bath, a Valo bio bath and separate women's and men's areas. Cooling is a cold pool and a crushed-ice fountain. The brine bath itself is closed. Closed Mondays; 3-hour ticket 16 €.