Ceremonial saunas in Salzburg, Austria
Paracelsus Bad & Kurhaus
The Paracelsus Bad & Kurhaus is the city of Salzburg's public bath and spa house beside the Mirabell gardens. Its rooftop sauna floor has a Festungsblick sauna, a bio sauna, the 90 °C Kurgarten and Aufguss saunas, a steam bath and a seven-person infrared cabin, with a cold plunge and a 33 °C brine infinity pool looking over the old town. Aufguss sessions run hourly from 11 am to 8 pm. The sauna is a nude area for ages 16 and up, open daily 10 am to 9 pm; a 4-hour ticket costs €25.
Genussdorf Gmachl
Genussdorf Gmachl in Bergheim, on Salzburg's northern edge, sells weekday day-spa packages for its 5,000 m² Dorf Spa. It spreads over three areas: a roof spa with a 90 °C panorama sauna facing the fortress, brine steam bath, infrared sauna, ice plunge and infinity pool; a garden spa with a pine sauna, family sauna, pools and a natural bathing pond; and a hillside spa with a pond sauna, outdoor sauna and peeling steam bath. Day-spa slots must be booked online and run 10 am to 9 pm.
Laschenskyhof
The Laschenskyhof is a four-star superior family hotel in Wals-Viehhausen, west of Salzburg below the Untersberg, whose spa sells day passes to outside guests. The sauna area has a 90 °C view sauna, a Finnish panorama sauna, a 60 °C pine-herb sauna, a steam bath and a salt grotto with infrared loungers, alongside a brine pool, natural swimming pond and cool-down pool. Sauna masters run themed Aufguss sessions daily. Saunas and pools open 10 am to 9 pm; day spa from €98, evening spa from €49.
Paracelsus Bad & Kurhaus
The Paracelsus Bad & Kurhaus is the city of Salzburg's public bath and spa house beside the Mirabell gardens. Its rooftop sauna floor has a Festungsblick sauna, a bio sauna, the 90 °C Kurgarten and Aufguss saunas, a steam bath and a seven-person infrared cabin, with a cold plunge and a 33 °C brine infinity pool looking over the old town. Aufguss sessions run hourly from 11 am to 8 pm. The sauna is a nude area for ages 16 and up, open daily 10 am to 9 pm; a 4-hour ticket costs €25.
Genussdorf Gmachl
Genussdorf Gmachl in Bergheim, on Salzburg's northern edge, sells weekday day-spa packages for its 5,000 m² Dorf Spa. It spreads over three areas: a roof spa with a 90 °C panorama sauna facing the fortress, brine steam bath, infrared sauna, ice plunge and infinity pool; a garden spa with a pine sauna, family sauna, pools and a natural bathing pond; and a hillside spa with a pond sauna, outdoor sauna and peeling steam bath. Day-spa slots must be booked online and run 10 am to 9 pm.
Laschenskyhof
The Laschenskyhof is a four-star superior family hotel in Wals-Viehhausen, west of Salzburg below the Untersberg, whose spa sells day passes to outside guests. The sauna area has a 90 °C view sauna, a Finnish panorama sauna, a 60 °C pine-herb sauna, a steam bath and a salt grotto with infrared loungers, alongside a brine pool, natural swimming pond and cool-down pool. Sauna masters run themed Aufguss sessions daily. Saunas and pools open 10 am to 9 pm; day spa from €98, evening spa from €49.