SATAMA Sauna Resort & Spa

About

A lakeside sauna resort on the Scharmützelsee in Brandenburg, built around the sauna rather than the pool — nine of them, including a theatre sauna staged for show-Aufguss. It has hosted the Aufguss World Championships more than once and runs a programme of choreographed infusions, with direct access to the lake for cooling between rounds. An hour from Berlin, and German sauna culture at full volume.

Good to know

• Runs aufguss sessions — a guided löyly ritual where an attendant fans the steam around the room on a schedule.
• Direct lake access — most visitors plunge straight into the water between sauna rounds.
• Set up outdoors — weather is part of the experience, so dress for the walk between cabin and water.
• Restaurant on site — long sessions are the design; food is part of the visit rather than a stop on the way home.
• Bar on premises — drinks alongside (or after) the session; the venue isn't dry like most outdoor sauna setups.
• Pairs the sauna with spa services — massage, scrub, or other treatments — so a session can sit inside a wider visit.

Hours

• Daily from 10am — check website for current hours