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The thermal baths, which were already popular in the Roman Empire, are still very popular today. The bathhouses, which have become modern again, are equipped in a variety of ways and, apart from the healing thermal water, often have other beneficial amenities such as saunas, steam baths or brine baths. Often located in the middle of the city, they become a retreat for stressed city dwellers and those seeking relaxation.
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Thermal baths with stay: beneficial therapy or relaxing spa weekend
The warm bath offers a lot of tranquility and lets thermal bath visitors immerse themselves in the magical and healing powers of water. Learn all about spas and their beneficial thermal water here!
Definition: What is a spa or thermal bath?
The term thermal bath originally refers to a basin filled with thermal water in which bathing was possible. Even the Romans recognized what a benefit the thermal water was for body and soul. Over time, people have tried to facilitate access to healing water and make bathing in it more comfortable. Today, therefore, the term thermal bath often no longer means the bath itself, but the entire complex including the sauna area and co. These so-called bathing establishments are true wellness temples and sometimes very large areas with healing clinics, thermal bath hotels and the associated infrastructure (saunas, steam baths, indoor and outdoor pools, sensorial baths, etc..).
So a Therme designates today a public bathing establishment with different basins, which serve with their warm and mineral-rich water not only the relaxation, but also the health promotion. The water used should thereby with a natural water temperature of at least 20°C of a thermal spring of the region spring. Only bathing facilities that use groundwater with at least this outlet temperature may also officially call themselves "Therme" according to the German Spas Association.
What is a thermal therapy?
A stay in a thermal bath promises recovery for body and mind, on the one hand thanks to bathing in thermal water with its healing properties, and on the other because thermal baths nowadays have extensive wellness offerings such as saunas, massages and cosmetic treatments that do all-round good. Retreats in which thermal water is at the center of the treatments are called thermal therapy. However, these days include much more than just bathing in water. With inhalations, mineral water therapy, healing mud treatments and massages, the program has been expanded and perfected over the years.
About the mode of action of thermal water
Thermal water is according to definition first groundwater, which emerges with at least 20°C at a regional source. A thermal treatment can be useful for very many problems. First of all, the gentle warmth of the healing water plays a role. Consequently, this results in the areas of treatment: cardiovascular problems and back pain, such as muscle tension. The moreover smaller gravity provides for joint relaxation in the whole body.
Then there is the hydrostatic pressure, with which the water pressure acting from all sides on the body is meant. Several bodily functions are positively influenced by hydrostasis, for example, tissue drainage, metabolism and venous function, i.e. the pumping of blood back to the heart.
Another important factor in the effect of thermal water is made up of the minerals and salts it contains, which provide relief from joint diseases, rheumatism, arthrosis, arthritis, osteoporosis and gout. Other treatments added due to the minerals and salts are neurodermatitis or allergies. For respiratory diseases, the thermal water can even be inhaled and in the form of a mineral water therapy, the minerals can work wonders for diseases of the digestive tract. This healing effect of the water varies depending on the mineral composition, which is why certain thermal baths have specific healing indications.
What awaits me on my thermal vacation?
A thermal bath holiday is an unforgettable experience for young and old. As a guest you dive - no matter whether for a few days of a few hours - into a magic world, which lets you forget the small worries of the everyday life immediately.
During your vacation you live and sleep in your comfortable thermal bath hotel, which spoils you from the moment you get up in the morning with a wonderful breakfast. So you start the day relaxed and full of energy. Then enjoy all the amenities of the wellness area of your hotel. This usually includes its own bathing world, various saunas, steam baths, a fitness area, etc.
If you choose accommodation near one of the popular, large thermal baths, it is likely that your hotel is connected to this via a bathrobe walk, or the thermal bath can be reached in a few minutes on foot. Often, our packages then already include entry to the thermal baths. Enjoy your day in the sauna area, take relaxing baths, treat yourself to a soothing massage or a professional beauty treatment. Immerse yourself in a world of relaxation and feel the energy of the water.
Where are the best thermal baths?
Most of all Italy is known for its traditional thermal baths and therefore especially suitable for your upcoming recreational vacation. How about, for example, a thermal hotel in the fabulous Tuscany? But not only in the warm south, but also in the east of Germany you can make excellent thermal vacation. For example, in Czech Republic, where the popular Bohemian spa triangle awaits you, or in Hungary, where you can combine your wellness break with a city trip to enchanted Budapest.
But also in Germany you will find many wellness temples that will pamper you by every trick in the book. Whether in one of the many thermal baths in Bavaria, in Baden-Württemberg or in Rhineland-Palatinate - we will find a thermal bath hotel for you, which is perfectly tailored to your needs.
For whatever country you may decide, it is certain that our hotels and partners will make your long-awaited wellness vacation a reality. Whether it's a thermal bath weekend or a longer thermal therapy, your wellness spa is already waiting for your visit!
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FAQ - All about thermal baths with overnight stay
A break at a thermal bath is a treat for body and soul all year round. But especially in the somewhat colder months, such a wellness break does twice as much good. Imagine sitting in the warm thermal pool while it's storming and snowing outside. At this time of year, a stay in a thermal bathcan also be ideally combined with a city trip. If, on the other hand, you are traveling in the summer, a spa in the middle of nature is a good choice, so you can go on great hiking and biking tours.
You can book a stay at the hotel with thermal bath at SpaDreams already from favorable $238.
If you just want to forget about everyday life, even a short break at the spa hotel is worth it. Enjoy the relaxing treatments in the wellness area and recharge your batteries. However, if you want to effectively treat a specific health problem, for example with the help of a mineral water therapy or regular baths in mineral-rich thermal water, you should stay for at least a week.
The stay includes first of all a rich breakfast in your hotel, so that you start the day strengthened. The use of the wellness and spa area of your hotel is of course also included in the booking. If your wellness hotel does not have its own thermal bathwith sauna and co., most packages include admission to the adjacent spa and bathing world. Often, dinner is also included, but always inform yourself in this regard before booking to avoid misunderstandings.
In no case should you forget comfortable swimwear, sports clothes and possibly hiking boots.
Most thermal baths specify a minimum age of 16 for the sauna area. However, this only applies to the use of the sauna and not the other pools and treatments.
That's no problem. Just find out in advance which of our hotels with a thermal bath are particularly family or child friendly. Often there is professional childcare in the house, so you can spend relaxing hours in the spa and not have to worry about anything.
Some thermal baths are handicapped accessible, which means they can also be used by wheelchair users, for example. Inform yourself here in advance as well, in order to find the best possible offer for your individual needs.
If you have picked out a particular destination, you should book as early as possible so that you do not miss the early bird discount, in the best case so 3-4 months before. But if the destination is relatively indifferent to you, then you can also browse our offers at short notice and grab one or the other snapper quite spontaneously!