In France, 6 of the curated saunas fit this cut. See the full France country guide for every venue, or keep scrolling for just the destination saunas.
Every destination sauna in France
Aux Bains Montorgueil
€€€Paris, France
A Moroccan hammam on Rue Montorgueil in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, worked by gommeuses from a women's cooperative in Morocco. A visit begins in the eucalyptus steam room, then moves to a black-soap scrub with a kessa glove, with warm argan oil massages and oriental wraps added on. Women only, by appointment.
Hammam et Traditions
€€€Strasbourg, France
A Moroccan-style hammam near the centre of Strasbourg. Time in the steam room is booked together with a black-soap scrub, a rhassoul wrap or a massage. The week runs on women-only sessions, with mixed sessions alongside.
Hammam Medina Center
€€€Paris, France
A 700 sq m hammam near Ourcq in the 19th, open since 2001. The circuit runs from a eucalyptus steam room at 45-55°C to a dry sauna, a heated marble slab, a cold pool at 18-21°C and a scrubbing room, with a tea salon and a rest room alongside. Swimwear is required throughout.
Hammam Sultana
€€€Nice, France
A hammam on Rue Desiree Clary in the east of Nice, opened by two sisters who pair the oriental steam bath with an esthetics room. Visits are built around the steam room and a black-soap scrub, with argan oil and rhassoul used throughout and tea and pastries in the lounge afterwards. The schedule it publishes is for women.
Thermes Marins Marseille
€€€Marseille, France
A seafront thalassotherapy house on Marseille's Corniche, where heated seawater feeds a jet circuit and a cool-to-warm walk. A eucalyptus hammam and sauna, sensory showers and a quiet room sit alongside. Two hours in the spa marin can be booked on its own, without a treatment or a course.
Thermes Sextius
€€€Aix-en-Provence, France
A thermal spa in the centre of Aix-en-Provence, built over the town's Roman baths. Its Spa Sensoriel is sold as a day entry and holds saunas, hot and warm hammams, experience showers, a whirlpool and an ice fountain, with an outdoor pool in summer. Massages and body treatments are booked separately.