Spas Archives ⋆ The Passenger

February 29, 2020March 2, 2020

Hallenbad Süd

The Hallenbad Süd is an indoor swimming pool at the city quarter Brückenhof of Kassel, Germany. It is existing since 1971 but it was completely refurbished in 2010 and is a very modern facility. You will find two pools – one for children and a 25 metres sports pool. Within Kassel, the Hallenbad Süd is rather remote but it is worth getting here. Only day tickets are offered and cost 3,50 Euro – the same you would pay for 1,5 hours in the Auebad (if you get a discount by getting a customer loyalty card).

February 15, 2020February 18, 2020

Sachsen-Therme

If you need some relaxation or want to do some sports at Leipzig, Germany, the Sachsen-Therme might be your choice. It is a spa in the city quarter Paunsdorf in the East of the city and therefore a little bit remote. Therefore, it has everything you need: a whirlpool, a flow channel, artificial waves, a sauna, an outdoor pool and a 25-meter sports pool. It feels a little bit like a copy of the Ostsee-Therme (Scharbeutz) and the Westfalen-Therme (Bad Lippspringe) if you’ve seen one of them.

January 27, 2020March 2, 2020

Auebad

If you want to go swimming in Kassel, Germany, then the Auebad might be your best choice. It is a combination of an indoor family spa with water slides, a sauna area, a pool for sports and an outdoor pool. The Auebad is located next to the river Fulda and the Staatspark Karlsaue. Swimming has a long tradition there as already in 1923 the mayor of Kassel, Philipp Scheidemann (yes, the one that in 1918 announced the German Republic) created a place at this location where it was safely possible to swim in the river.

December 15, 2018January 4, 2019

Kurhessentherme

If you need some relaxation at Kassel, Germany then the Kurhessentherme could be your place of choice. It is a spa and sauna built in exotic Asian style. It is located in the city quarter Wilhelmshöhe and is close to the lower end of the famous Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe.

November 3, 2018November 7, 2018

Strandhaus37

The Freibad Weende at the city quarter Weende belonging to Göttingen, Germany was the outdoor swimming pool of my childhood. Our garden was nearby, for many years I had a season ticket and went here many times. Then it came to age and had to be refurbished – and it changed its character during this process. Continue reading “Strandhaus37”

December 16, 2017June 25, 2018

Westfalen-Therme

The Westfalen-Therme is a spa and sauna with a restaurant and hotel next to it in Bad Lippspringe, Germany – close to Paderborn. It is one of these places I normally would never get to; but we received a voucher for this spa as a wedding present and therefore made our way to Westphalia. No bad idea! Continue reading “Westfalen-Therme”

October 21, 2017May 7, 2018

Relaxing at the Neptunbad

The Neptunbad in the city quarter Ehrenfeld of Köln, Germany was opened in 1912 and was by then the first public bath outside the city center. It is a wonderful building with art nouveau elements and glass domes. In 1994 it had to be closed because of too high maintenance costs and in 2002 it was reopened as a high quality spa. Continue reading “Relaxing at the Neptunbad”

October 4, 2017May 8, 2018

Therme Erding

The Therme Erding is one of the biggest spas in Europe located in Erding, Germany. It is 180.000 squaremeters large and welcomes 1.7 million visitors a year. It is divided into two sections with separate entrances: the sauna and one pool area is only for persons older than 16, another pool under palms, the vast water slides area and the artificial waves section is open to all age classes. Continue reading “Therme Erding”

July 4, 2017May 10, 2018

Swimming with penguins

The Spreewald (or Błota in Lower Sorbian) is a nice former swamp area where you can hike, ride your bycicle, do canoeing or let yourself be taken around in small traditional ships. But what if the weather is bad? In Lübbenau, Germany there is also a nice spa – the Spreewelten. It is quite a typical indoor and outdoor adventure pool – with artificial waves, a small restaurant and a lazy river. Continue reading “Swimming with penguins”

August 7, 2016June 4, 2018

Nemo

The Nemo is a spa and sauna in Magdeburg, Germany – close to the Elbauenpark. It includes indoor and outdoor pools, a slide, two restaurants, three saunas and a steam bath. It is nothing really special and it is of medium size – but I absolutely enjoyed the silence at the sauna and the chance to relax after hours of walking throughout the city. Continue reading “Nemo”