Mountain saunas

Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria

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Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria

Bad Kleinkirchheim's Roman-themed thermal bath spreads over three levels in the Carinthian Nockberge.

Kingussie, United Kingdom

A lakeside Finnish sauna on the shores of Loch Alvie, in the Cairngorms.

Kingussie, United Kingdom

A Finnish sauna on the shores of Loch Insh, in the Cairngorms.

Leukerbad, Switzerland

The Walliser Alpentherme stands on Leukerbad's village square, fed by the valley's thermal springs.

Leukerbad, Switzerland

Leukerbad Therme is the largest thermal bath in the Alps, fed by springs that surface at 51 degrees.

Midway, United States

Wasatch Mountain Sauna is a sauna cabin behind the visitor centre in Wasatch Mountain State Park, near Midway.

Midway, United States

A Japanese-style bathing house at Soldier Hollow in Midway, opened with a partner who ran onsens in Japan.

Szaflary, Poland

Termy Gorący Potok in Szaflary is a thermal complex of outdoor pools filled with natural sulphur water.

Szaflary, Poland

Termy Szaflary is a thermal-pool complex in Podhale, filled with geothermal water from a local borehole.

Zakopane, Poland

The Saunarium belongs to Helan Family & SPA, a family hotel in Zakopane.

Zakopane, Poland

Termy Zakopiańskie is a thermal-pool complex in Zakopane with views of Giewont.

Acharacle, United Kingdom

Arisaig Sauna is a wood-fired Finnish sauna set in the Scottish Highlands near Acharacle.

Altenmarkt im Pongau, Austria

Erlebnis-Therme Amadé is a family thermal bath in Altenmarkt im Pongau with a separate sauna landscape.

Åre, Sweden

A wood-fired sauna raft on Åresjön, winched out from Åre Strand to a mooring buoy offshore.

Arrochar, United Kingdom

Eir Sauna is a wood-fired Finnish sauna in the Arrochar area, offering outdoor sessions in a natural setting.

Ashbourne, United Kingdom

A wood-fired sauna with two cold plunges on an organic family farm in the Peak District, near Ashbourne.

Aviemore, United Kingdom

A wood-fired sauna on the shore of Loch Alvie in the Cairngorms National Park, run by the Yoga Cairngorms crew.

Bad Gastein, Austria

A thermal bath built deep into the rock above Bad Gastein, at 1,100 metres in the Hohe Tauern.

Bad Hofgastein, Austria

Gastein's thermal water feeds this bathing complex in Bad Hofgastein, where the Sauna World holds twelve chambers and its own thermal lake.

Bad Mitterndorf, Austria

A thermal bath in the Ausseerland with water drawn from a bore more than two kilometres deep.

Bad Vigaun, Austria

A thermal bath in the Salzburg Tennengau, part of a medical centre that also runs a clinic and a hotel.

Ballachulish, United Kingdom

A wood-fired sauna in the Highlands near Glencoe, surrounded by open landscape.

Ballater, United Kingdom

A wood-fired dry sauna on Royal Deeside near Balmoral, booked for set sessions or hired out as a mobile unit for events.

Balquhidder, United Kingdom

A wood-fired riverside sauna on the grounds of Monachyle Mhor Hotel in the Scottish Highlands.

Beckenried, Switzerland

Schwitzchaschtä is a sauna wagon on the shore of the Vierwaldstättersee, heated with beech wood.

Bex, Switzerland

Riversong sits in the Vallon de Nant above Bex, where salt water from the Rippaz spring feeds open-air baths.

Białka Tatrzańska, Poland

Terma Bania is a thermal-water complex in Białka Tatrzańska, with pools and slides below the Tatra peaks.

Buena Vista, United States

TerraForm is a wood-fired sauna on the banks of the Arkansas River in Buena Vista, by the lawn park off South Main Street.

Bukowina Tatrzańska, Poland

Termy Bukovina is a thermal-pool complex in Bukowina Tatrzańska, fed by mineral water drawn from 2,400 metres down.

Cardrona, New Zealand

A wood-fired cedar barrel sauna on a working high-country farm in the Cardrona Valley.

Chochołów, Poland

Chochołowskie Termy is a thermal-pool complex in Chochołów, below the Tatras.

Cradle Mountain, Australia

A sauna at Cradle Mountain Wilderness Village, on the road into the national park in Tasmania's north-west, open to anyone rather than only to village guests.

Daigo, Japan

Daigo Sauna is a stone-built sauna at a whole-building old-folk-house rental in Daigo, Ibaraki, overlooking the surrounding countryside.

Dinner Plain, Australia

A Japanese-inspired bathing house at 1,590 m in Victoria's High Country, open through the ski season beside Mount Hotham.

Dronfield, United Kingdom

ScandiBox is a mobile wood-fired sauna that travels to locations throughout the Peak District.

Fohnsdorf, Austria

A thermal bath in Fohnsdorf whose VitaDome sauna world is ticketed apart from the family pools.

Fraser, United States

Howling Moon is a wood-fired cedar sauna on wheels, parked at a basecamp on the rodeo grounds in Fraser, 8,500 feet up.

Fügen, Austria

The adults-only spa at Therme Zillertal in Fügen is textile-free across 1,670 square metres.

Göstling, Austria

A brine bath in the Ybbstal with five sauna cabins.

Grône, Switzerland

A wooden sauna set on the shore of Lac de la Corne, with a panoramic window facing the Valais mountains.

Hérémence, Switzerland

Les Grands Bains d'Hérémence is a bathing house above the Val d'Hérens, with indoor and outdoor pools facing the Valais peaks.

Hunter, United States

Liga Svikss leads traditional Latvian pirts rituals at Rota Lodge in Elka Park, in the Catskills.

Invergarry, United Kingdom

A wood-fired horsebox sauna at the Bridge of Oich, along the Caledonian Canal near Invergarry.

Inverie, United Kingdom

Knoydart Sauna is a wood-fired Finnish sauna in the Scottish Highlands near Mallaig, set within natural surroundings.

Ischgl, Austria

Ischgl's thermal bath sits below the Pardatschgrat, with a sauna floor of its own.

Kaprun, Austria

TAUERN SPA Zell am See-Kaprun pairs a water world with a textile-free sauna world in the Salzburg alps.

Lake Hāwea, New Zealand

Two wood-fired cedar barrel saunas sit on the shore of Lake Hāwea at The Camp, twenty minutes from Wānaka.

Längenfeld, Austria

AQUA DOME sits in Tirol's Ötztal, where sulphurous thermal water fills twelve indoor and outdoor pools.

Lavey-Morcles, Switzerland

Les Bains de Lavey draws on the hottest thermal spring in Switzerland, which surfaces at 65 degrees.

Leura, Australia

A European-style public sauna in Leura, in the Blue Mountains, open since 2022.

Megalong Valley, Australia

Sauna/Bastu is a wood-fired Swedish-style mobile sauna, parked in the Megalong Valley, in the Blue Mountains.

Millstatt am See, Austria

A lakeside bathhouse on the Millstätter See, built in 2012 after the 19th-century Kärntner bathing houses.

Mörel, Switzerland

The Salina Maris bathing and wellness centre sits above Mörel at Breiten, built around a nationally recognised brine spring.

Nasushiobara, Japan

Mori no Tenku Sauna & Roten Buro is a private, wood-fired Finnish sauna in forest above Nasushiobara.

North Conway, United States

A restored 1890s barn on the Local Grocer campus just outside North Conway, with two Finnish saunas and cold plunges.

Nußdorf-Debant, Austria

Saunaerlebnis Osttirol is a sauna house in Nußdorf-Debant, just outside Lienz, with a Finnish sauna, a sanarium, a steam room and infrared cabins.

Oak Creek, United States

Lakeside Sauna Club runs wood-fired cedar saunas on the beach by the marina at Stagecoach Reservoir, south of Steamboat Springs.

Ovronnaz, Switzerland

Les Bains d'Ovronnaz sits at 1,342 metres in the Valais Alps.

Pagosa Springs, United States

The Springs Resort runs geothermal soaking pools on the bank of the San Juan River in Pagosa Springs.

Queenstown, New Zealand

An eight-person wood-fired barrel sauna on the banks of the Kawarau River outside Queenstown, run as a small community since 2020.

Reutte, Austria

A Tyrolean sauna world in Reutte, with cabins for Aufguss, salt and brine steam indoors and three more on the terrace.

Salobre, Spain

A spa working the bicarbonate and sulphate springs at Reolid, in the Sierra de Alcaraz, open since the late 19th century.

Scuol, Switzerland

Bogn Engiadina Scuol is a mineral-water bath house in the Lower Engadine.

Serneus, Switzerland

Hotel Bad Serneus has drawn on the Serneus sulphur spring since the 19th century, in a wooded valley near Klosters.

Shizuoka, Japan

Umegashima Drive-In & Sauna Villa occupies a former roadside diner's site beside a waterfall in the mountains above Shizuoka.

Sigriswil, Switzerland

Solbadhotel Sigriswil sits above the Thunersee, with a brine pool at the centre of its wellness floor.

Silver Plume, United States

Plume Sauna Club runs a wood-fired sauna and cold plunge on a cedar deck in Silver Plume, at 9,200 feet just off I-70.

Squamish, Canada

A 14-person wood-fired mobile sauna at Cheekye Ranch in Squamish, with a glacier-fed river for plunging between rounds.

St. Moritz, Switzerland

The Alpine Spa belongs to the Grand Hotel des Bains, built over the mineral springs that made the town a resort.

Stallion Springs, United States

M Ranch Sauna is a cedar-lined Finnish sauna built behind the owners' home on a ranch in Stallion Springs.

Tujetsch, Switzerland

Bogn Sedrun is the municipal bath at Sedrun, near the source of the Rhine, with a wellness floor kept apart from the pool hall.

Val-de-Charmey, Switzerland

A thermal leisure centre at 900 metres above the village of Charmey, fed by mineral water from the Creux du Loup spring.

Wānaka, New Zealand

A wood-fired sauna on the Lake Wānaka shore at the Outlet, a short drive from town, with the lake for cold immersion between rounds.

Winterberg, Germany

A 1,400 square metre sauna landscape at the Brabander hotel in Winterberg, open to visitors who are not staying there.

Yamanakako, Japan

Shizuku is a ryokan on the shore of Lake Yamanaka.

Żywiec, Poland

A garden sauna cabin on the slopes above Żywiec, with a fourteen-person sauna, a twelve-person thermal hot tub and a cold plunge tank.