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Dr. von Weckbecker Klinik
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4.7 / 5.0 Excellent
152 reviews
100% would recommend
Defenetly would come back. Great benefit to your health

Angela G.

Therapeutic fasting, detox, rest, recovery and Kneipp treatments. With over 70 years of experience and exceptional medical expertise, the clinic for therapeutic fasting and naturopathic treatments also offers a welcoming atmosphere and a high level of comfort, making it a place of warmth and care — supporting a long, fulfilling life (longevity). Particularly well suited to solo travellers!

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Pool
Quiet location
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Adults Only
Ideal for solo travellers
Wellness area
Organic cuisine
In a green setting

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Dr. von Weckbecker Klinik in detail

Hotel

Dr. von Weckbecker Klinik is located in Bad Brückenau, amid the scenic Rhön region. With a tradition spanning more than 70 years, it is one of Europe’s leading specialist clinics for integrative medicine. Its extensive, holistic range of treatments combines established naturopathic therapies, including therapeutic fasting, and lifestyle-change programmes with the latest medical insights. All the clinic’s offerings are based on the four-pillar concept developed by its founder, Dr med Erich von Weckbecker (see below). Dedicated, highly qualified doctors and therapists provide attentive, compassionate care to support your physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. In a world that often feels relentlessly busy, this is a special place to feel at ease and well cared for. Here, the pleasures of a restorative stay come together in beautiful natural surroundings. The non-smoking buildings sit at the edge of the forest on a south-facing slope. From many rooms and public areas, you can enjoy panoramic views across the valley to Bad Brückenau.
The clinic also has a chapel, a library and comfortable lounges.

Location & Surroundings

The idyllic town of Bad Brückenau lies in the Rhön Biosphere Reserve and can be reached via a footpath or the access road. The Bavarian State Spa of Bad Brückenau is just around 3 km from Dr. von Weckbecker Klinik. The magnificent setting of the Baroque complex, surrounding the extensive spa gardens, is ideal for rest and recuperation. King Ludwig I of Bavaria had this royal gem created as his summer residence. The spa town’s many healing springs offer a chance to rediscover your inner balance and feel revitalised.

Food & Drink

Weckbecker Therapeutic Fasting

The packages include fasting meals consisting of juices, mineral-rich vegetable broths, freshly pressed vegetable juices and herbal teas. Therapeutic fasting has been shown to have anti-inflammatory, anti-rheumatic and anti-allergic effects, and to support psychological wellbeing. During the refeeding phase, you’ll enjoy vegetarian, alkaline organic cuisine made with fresh, carefully prepared, high-quality organic and locally sourced ingredients. Their high mineral content, including potassium, calcium and magnesium, means they are considered to have an alkalising effect. They provide the body with a rich supply of vital nutrients and secondary plant compounds, stimulate detoxification and cleansing processes, activate the metabolism and strengthen the immune system. In addition to the typical indications for fasting, Weckbecker therapeutic fasting may also help improve your quality of life in cases of low energy, lipid metabolism disorders, lack of exercise, type 2 diabetes, soft-tissue rheumatism (fibromyalgia), irritable bowel syndrome, headaches, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease.

To support lasting results, the nutrition therapists show you how to enjoy a healthier way of eating in the long term, both at home and in everyday life. This guidance is offered in the teaching and hands-on kitchen, in one-to-one consultations, through talks and during guided shopping sessions. Individual diets and organic light meals are also available, following consultation with a doctor.

Tea and water stations are available 24 hours a day in the lobby, restaurant (serving alkaline organic cuisine) and both fasting dining rooms.

During your admission consultation at the clinic, you and the doctors will decide which fasting method is best suited to you. The package price includes classic Buchinger therapeutic fasting with juice and broth. Other fasting methods, such as fasting-mimicking, intermittent fasting or alkaline organic cuisine, can be added at the clinic for an extra charge (from around €43 per day).

Health & Cures

The Naturopathic Therapy Centre features an extensive Kneipp area for upper-body washes, alternating and full-body affusions, alkaline, arm and foot baths, packs and compresses. It also houses a bright exercise room, an ergometer room and a qualified physiotherapy team. The Medical Spa offers a comprehensive range of treatments and therapies: a wide choice of massages (including classic massage, lymphatic drainage, acupuncture meridian massage, Breuss and Dorn massage, connective tissue massage, cupping, foot reflexology and Shiatsu, among others), osteopathy, craniosacral therapy, colon therapy for intestinal cleansing (colon hydrotherapy), Weckbecker therapy (a combination of small and large intestine massage, osteopathic techniques, foot reflexology and acupuncture meridian massage), electrotherapy and ultrasound therapy, homeopathy, phytotherapy, orthomolecular medicine, leech therapy and infusions. Sports, movement and relaxation therapy, as well as meditation. Comprehensive laboratory diagnostics. Therapies and treatments take place on weekdays (Monday to Saturday). A broad-based medical team offers admission and discharge consultations. Please book these in good time if needed; payment is made locally.
A Kneipp pool in House I and the large Kneipp pool with a barefoot path on the expansive sunbathing lawn are available for your use. Bathrobes are available to hire for around £9 (€10).

Beauty

A comprehensive range of cosmetic treatments is available for the face and body, for women and men, including anti-ageing and anti-cellulite treatments, as well as medical foot care.

Fitness & Sports

House I has an indoor pool (7x14m, open from 07:00 to 20:00) and a sauna area (open until 21:00) with a Finnish sauna, bio sauna, infrared sauna and steam room. There are experience showers, a relaxation room and an outdoor fresh-air area with loungers. There is also a separate sauna for women. A light therapy shower and an infrared cabin offer further ways to unwind.
The fitness room has cardio equipment and a Milon cardio circuit, which you can use after an individual induction and once you have received a chip card (approx. £25 [€29]). The spacious exercise studio has a wall of windows overlooking the garden, making it possible to exercise outdoors too.

Weckbecker TuRuh programme

The holistic “Weckbecker TuRuh programme” is always included. It offers a wide and changing weekly selection of sports and relaxation activities to support your health and help you make lifestyle changes. Options include aqua fitness, morning exercise, Body Fit full-body training, yoga, Nordic walking, therapeutically supervised dew walking, forest bathing, fascia training, Flexibar, resistance-band exercises, training with reactive dumbbells, guided walks, Qi Gong, progressive muscle relaxation, autogenic training, meditation, life counselling, creative classes, spiritual activities, and nutrition and medical talks on fasting, nutrition and much more. The programme changes weekly, and places are limited for some activities.

Pool area

Integrative medicine combines modern conventional medicine and scientific diagnostics with recognised naturopathic methods. This modern approach is ideal for treating chronic conditions and risk factors, as well as helping to prevent them.

Dr Erich von Weckbecker (1920–2005), the clinic’s founder and namesake, turned to naturopathy after becoming seriously ill. Through this, he experienced the powerful interplay of different therapies that help the body, mind and soul to recover and regenerate. His recovery inspired him to develop his four-pillar concept, which reflects his own path to health and vitality and forms the basis of all the clinic’s programmes.

The four-pillar concept

1st pillar: therapeutic fasting, nutrition & dietetics - By voluntarily abstaining from solid food, your body switches to “internal nourishment” during the fast. Therapeutic fasting has anti-inflammatory, anti-rheumatic and anti-allergic effects and can help stabilise mental wellbeing. Weight loss is a welcome side effect in most cases.
2nd pillar: exercise & relaxation, osteopathy, physiotherapy - A balance between activity and relaxation is essential for maintaining good health. That is why both are central to the extensive TuRuh programme. Using precise techniques, osteopathy addresses interactions and imbalances between the muscles, internal organs, spine and joints.
3rd pillar: Kneipp water therapy, Weckbecker intestinal bath (colon therapy) - Contrast baths, water pours and compresses stimulate the metabolism, circulation and lymphatic system, with lasting benefits for the cardiovascular and autonomic nervous systems. The intestinal bath therapy developed by Dr Erich von Weckbecker is a particularly effective complement to therapeutic fasting.
4th pillar: spirituality, life coaching & mindfulness - Fasting often heightens sensitivity. Stepping away from everyday life and enjoying a peaceful atmosphere gives you the chance to focus on yourself without feeling rushed. The clinic’s pastoral care and psychotherapy team is there to support you.

Fasting in silence
During a fasting stay in a Comfort room (House II), meals can be served directly in your room if arranged in advance. In your own private retreat, you can take your time and eat mindfully in peace — an important aspect of the Weckbecker fasting programme. Short texts for reflection and further thought, together with insights from pastoral care and psychology, accompany you.

Leisure

Walking and Nordic walking routes start directly from the clinic grounds. The cycle routes begin in the town centre. A golf driving range, bicycle hire and tennis facilities are all nearby. Fulda and Maria Bildhausen Monastery are around 30 km from the clinic and well worth a visit.

Arrival

Additional information

Hotel rooms at a glance

Dr. von Weckbecker Klinik has 112 comfortable rooms, most of them Single Rooms (around 16 or 25 sqm), along with a number of Double Rooms (around 20 or 25 sqm) and Apartments (around 45 sqm). The rooms are spread across two buildings: Standard rooms are in House I, while Comfort rooms and the Apartments are in House II. All rooms have an en-suite bathroom, hairdryer, telephone, satellite TV, safe and Wi-Fi. Rooms suitable for guests with allergies or reduced mobility are also available. All rooms can be reached by lift. Please note that the images show examples of rooms.

Customer reviews for Dr. von Weckbecker Klinik

152 verified reviews by travellersOnly customers who have travelled with us are allowed to leave a review

4.7 Excellent  

100% recommend this hotel

4.4
Hotel
4.9
Service
4.8
Treatments
4.6
Food
4.4
Wellness area
152 results
meets all my expectations

CHRISTINE D.

October 2026

Travelling alone | 60–69 | 12–16 days

if getting there wasn’t so complicated (2 days by train), I’d go back every year

I can highly recommend this clinic!

Martina K.

September 2026

Travelling alone | 60–69 | 4–8 days

A relaxing holiday in tasteful, well-kept surroundings with friendly staff.

A thoroughly enjoyable stay.

Thomas M.

September 2026

Travelling alone | 60–69 | 4–8 days

The stay fully met all my expectations, both in terms of atmosphere and from a medical and treatment perspective. I felt very comfortable.

Location

Dr. von Weckbecker Klinik
Germany, Rhön, Bad Brückenau
Frankfurt am Main International Airport (FRA)
approx. 134 km / 91 min
Fulda station
approx. 34 km / 28 min

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