Grossererbadet

About

Grossererbadet is the wellness floor of Badeanstalten Spanien, the 1933 municipal bathhouse in central Aarhus. It holds a sauna, two steam baths, a cold water bucket and the original merchants' cabins, some with light therapy. A weekly saunagus with scrub runs in the same room.

Good to know

• Runs aufguss sessions: a guided löyly ritual where an attendant fans the steam around the room on a schedule.
• Cold plunge available on site: use it between rounds for the classic contrast cycle.
• A historic sauna with heritage worth the trip on its own, whether the building, the tradition, or both.
• Pool on site: works alongside the sauna for swim-and-sauna sessions or a longer cool-down between rounds.
• Pairs the sauna with spa services like massage or a scrub, so a session can sit inside a wider visit.
• Urban venue: it sits inside the city rather than at a coast or lake. A session fits into a day in town.
• Women-only sauna: the venue has a women's side or room, or runs set women-only sessions.
• Swimwear sauna: some or all sessions are taken in swimwear, so pack it.

Monday

8:30am–11:30am, 1:30pm–7:30pm

Tuesday

8:30am–11:30am, 1:30pm–7:30pm

Wednesday

8:30am–11:30am, 1:30pm–7:30pm

Thursday

8:30am–11:30am, 1:30pm–5:55pm

Friday

8:30am–11:30am, 12:30pm–3:30pm

Saturday

8:30am–11:30am, 12:30pm–3:30pm

Sunday

8:30am–11:30am, 12:30pm–3:30pm

Grossererbadet's own booked time slots, which are separate from the swimming hall's hours and have to be reserved because space is limited. Tuesday and Thursday are 15+ only. Thursday evening is given over to the Torsdagsgus programme, which is booked and paid separately.