Ceremonial saunas in Wiesbaden, Germany
Kelosauna Schlangenbad
Kelosauna Schlangenbad is an independent sauna in a roughly 200 m² log building of original Finnish kelo wood in the spa village of Schlangenbad, about 10 km west of Wiesbaden. It has a 90°C Finnish sauna, a 65°C bio sauna and a steam bath, with Aufguss infusions every hour, an outdoor area with pool and whirlpool, and a bar. The sauna is textile-free and opens daily from noon to midnight; Tuesday until 18:30 is ladies' day. A day ticket costs €16.
Kaiser-Friedrich-Therme
The Kaiser-Friedrich-Therme is Wiesbaden's historic Irish-Roman bath, a columned palace built on the foundations of a Roman sweat bath. Its 1,450 m² sauna area runs from tepidarium and sudatorium to a Russian steam bath, a stone steam bath, a sanarium and a Finnish Aufguss sauna, with a cold plunge, ice rain and thermal pools at 37°C and 39°C. It is textile-free except on Thursdays (textile day); Tuesday is ladies' day. Entry from age 16, from €15 for two hours.
Saunaanlage Schwitzkasten
The Schwitzkasten in Budenheim, between Wiesbaden and Mainz, is an independent sauna complex that has run for over 25 years. It has five Finnish saunas from 75°C to 95°C, including a panorama Aufguss sauna for up to 100 people in a garden of about 10,000 m², plus a steam bath, a salt grotto, an indoor pool, a covered whirlpool and a cool outdoor pool. It opens Wednesday to Sunday (closed Monday and Tuesday); a day ticket costs €29.
Thermalbad Aukammtal
Thermalbad Aukammtal is Wiesbaden's municipal thermal bath in the Aukamm valley park, with an indoor pool and a year-round outdoor thermal pool at about 32°C joined by a swim-through channel. Its 3,000 m² sauna area has four indoor saunas, including a Finnish sauna and steam bath, and three outdoor saunas, including a fire sauna with an open hearth, with hourly Aufguss, an ice fountain, a cold outdoor pool and a whirlpool. Monday is ladies' day in the sauna. Sauna entry costs €25 on weekdays.
Tournesol Idstein
Tournesol in Idstein, about 15 km north of Wiesbaden, is a leisure pool with a separate sauna area. It has a Finnish sauna, a tropical sauna, a desert sauna at 85°C, a gentle laconium, an aroma steam bath, a salarium and infrared cabins, plus a sauna garden with a 90°C panorama sauna, a natural cooling pond, a bubble pool and a snow shower. The sauna is textile-free from age 16. Sauna tickets cost €24 for two hours or €30 for a day.
Freizeitbad Mainzer Straße
Freizeitbad Mainzer Straße is a municipal leisure pool in Wiesbaden with 50 m lanes, a diving tower and a sauna area of over 400 m². It has two log saunas indoors, the larger at about 95°C with hourly Aufguss, and an outdoor log sauna in a garden of reeds and bamboo, with three plunge pools and cold showers. Sauna entry costs €10 including the pool, with no time limit. It is closed on Mondays and Thursday is ladies' day.
Kelosauna Schlangenbad
Kelosauna Schlangenbad is an independent sauna in a roughly 200 m² log building of original Finnish kelo wood in the spa village of Schlangenbad, about 10 km west of Wiesbaden. It has a 90°C Finnish sauna, a 65°C bio sauna and a steam bath, with Aufguss infusions every hour, an outdoor area with pool and whirlpool, and a bar. The sauna is textile-free and opens daily from noon to midnight; Tuesday until 18:30 is ladies' day. A day ticket costs €16.
Kaiser-Friedrich-Therme
The Kaiser-Friedrich-Therme is Wiesbaden's historic Irish-Roman bath, a columned palace built on the foundations of a Roman sweat bath. Its 1,450 m² sauna area runs from tepidarium and sudatorium to a Russian steam bath, a stone steam bath, a sanarium and a Finnish Aufguss sauna, with a cold plunge, ice rain and thermal pools at 37°C and 39°C. It is textile-free except on Thursdays (textile day); Tuesday is ladies' day. Entry from age 16, from €15 for two hours.
Saunaanlage Schwitzkasten
The Schwitzkasten in Budenheim, between Wiesbaden and Mainz, is an independent sauna complex that has run for over 25 years. It has five Finnish saunas from 75°C to 95°C, including a panorama Aufguss sauna for up to 100 people in a garden of about 10,000 m², plus a steam bath, a salt grotto, an indoor pool, a covered whirlpool and a cool outdoor pool. It opens Wednesday to Sunday (closed Monday and Tuesday); a day ticket costs €29.
Thermalbad Aukammtal
Thermalbad Aukammtal is Wiesbaden's municipal thermal bath in the Aukamm valley park, with an indoor pool and a year-round outdoor thermal pool at about 32°C joined by a swim-through channel. Its 3,000 m² sauna area has four indoor saunas, including a Finnish sauna and steam bath, and three outdoor saunas, including a fire sauna with an open hearth, with hourly Aufguss, an ice fountain, a cold outdoor pool and a whirlpool. Monday is ladies' day in the sauna. Sauna entry costs €25 on weekdays.
Tournesol Idstein
Tournesol in Idstein, about 15 km north of Wiesbaden, is a leisure pool with a separate sauna area. It has a Finnish sauna, a tropical sauna, a desert sauna at 85°C, a gentle laconium, an aroma steam bath, a salarium and infrared cabins, plus a sauna garden with a 90°C panorama sauna, a natural cooling pond, a bubble pool and a snow shower. The sauna is textile-free from age 16. Sauna tickets cost €24 for two hours or €30 for a day.
Freizeitbad Mainzer Straße
Freizeitbad Mainzer Straße is a municipal leisure pool in Wiesbaden with 50 m lanes, a diving tower and a sauna area of over 400 m². It has two log saunas indoors, the larger at about 95°C with hourly Aufguss, and an outdoor log sauna in a garden of reeds and bamboo, with three plunge pools and cold showers. Sauna entry costs €10 including the pool, with no time limit. It is closed on Mondays and Thursday is ladies' day.