Brandenburg: The 10 Best Spas

The cold winter months are ideal for planning another visit to the spa. You don't have to go far for that-there are many spas and sauna worlds in the region inviting you to relax.

In beautiful Fläming, you can relax wonderfully in the Bad Belziger Steintherme. Visitors are greeted with a variety of pampering areas and a particularly natural remedy: the iodine-rich thermal brine. The Steintherme is Germany's newest thermal brine health resort. The iodine-rich brine has a salt content of about 20 percent-almost like the Dead Sea. It bubbles up at a temperature of 86°F (30°C) from a depth of 2,542 feet (775 meters) and is prepared in a diluted form for the pools.

Steintherme | Am Kurpark 15, 14806 Bad Belzig | Hours: Monday to Thursday and Sunday from 10 AM to 9 PM, Friday and Saturday 10 AM to 10 PM | Admission prices: Day pass for the bathing area costs adults €15, children (ages 3-15) €5; the day pass for the bathing and sauna world costs €26 for adults, €13 for children.

Floating in certified healing water, swaying on Germany's largest floating lake sauna, and then cooling off directly in the Ruppiner Lake: all this is only possible at the Fontane Therme in Neuruppin. With four water surfaces, eight themed saunas, two shower streets with light effects, and an ice grotto, all wellness dreams come true. By the way, the lake sauna, with a total area of 4,306 square feet (400 square meters), is the largest of its kind in Germany.

Fontane Therme | An der Seepromenade 21, 16816 Neuruppin | Hours: Daily from 10 AM to 10 PM | Admission prices: Monday to Friday costs adults €35, on Saturday and Sundays and holidays €45; children (ages 3-14) pay €20 every day.

In the Spreewald-Therme, a thermal brine bath, the thermal water is drawn from a depth of 4,429 feet (1,350 meters)-the source is directly on the premises. With 240 grams of salt content per liter, the water is one of the richest brines in the entire region. The Spreewald wooden bathtubs shaped like boats are unique, as is the salt inhalation offered in large pickle barrels.

Spreewald-Therme | Ringchaussee 152, 03096 Burg (Spreewald) | Hours: Saturday to Thursday from 9 AM to 10 PM, Friday 9 AM to midnight | Admission prices: Adults pay €24 for a day pass, children (ages 1-12) €12; tickets are also available for spans of two, three, or four hours.

The Saarow Therme in Bad Saarow offers a holistic wellness and health experience with the largest contiguous thermal brine area in Central and Northern Germany. A beautiful view of the spa park and Lake Scharmützel quickly helps melt away everyday stress. Particularly exclusive: the original Bad Saarower natural moor. It is rich in valuable minerals and nutrients and is only found in the Saarow Therme.

Therme Bad Saarow | Am Kurpark 1, 15526 Bad Saarow | Hours: Monday to Thursday and Sunday from 9 AM to 9 PM, Friday and Saturday 9 AM to 11 PM | Admission prices: Day pass for the thermal bath costs adults €20, children (ages 1-15) €15; a whole day in the sauna costs adults €25, children €20; a combo ticket for thermal bath and sauna costs adults €30, children €25.

Alongside an adventure pool with a Caribbean wave pool and a slide tower, the Lausitztherme in Bad Liebenwerda also offers a mineral forum with Kneipp pools and a Roman steam bath. The wellness area, styled in an oriental design, is also well executed.

Lausitztherme Wonnemar | Am Kurzentrum 1, 04924 Bad Liebenwerda | Hours: Monday to Sunday from 10 AM to 10 PM | Admission prices: A day pass for the adventure and sports pool costs adults €13.90, children (ages 5-15) €12.50, and the day pass for the Wonnemar adventure pool costs families €39.90. Four-hour tickets are also available.

The thermal brine bath offers a vast experience world over approximately 107,000 square feet with an extensive bathing landscape, numerous attractions, a creatively designed sauna area, and a modern wellness and therapy center. Water lovers, sauna enthusiasts, and all health-conscious guests can find their personal freedom here.

Naturtherme | Dargersdorfer Straße 121, 17268 Templin | Hours: Daily from 9 AM to 9 PM | Admission prices: For the brine bath day pass, adults pay €19 and children (ages 4-16) €13.50, the day pass for brine bath and sauna costs adults €23, children €17.50.

In the textile-free sauna spa, real palm trees, banana, and lemon trees, along with azure blue water, convey a vacation feeling like Southern Europe. A pool bar in the middle of the thermal brine pool also offers a wide selection of delicious cocktails and soft drinks.

Kristall-Saunatherme | Fichtestraße, 14974 Ludwigsfelde | Hours: Monday to Thursday and Sunday from 9 AM to 10 PM, Friday and Saturday 9 AM to 11 PM | Admission prices: The day pass for the sauna spa (textile-free only) costs adults €33, children (ages 6-15) €20.60; on Wednesdays bathing with clothes is allowed, the day pass costs adults €28, children €15.50.

Three indoor pools, some equipped with massage jets, bubbling seating benches, and water curtain showers-with brine concentrations ranging from one and a half to five percent-invite you to regenerate in the Bad Wilsnacker Therme. Unique in Brandenburg is the salt lake with a 24 percent brine content, where you can float effortlessly on the water.

Kristall Kur- und Gradier-Therme | Am Kähling 1, 19336 Bad Wilsnack | Hours: Monday to Thursday and Sunday from 9 AM to 10 PM, Friday and Saturday 9 AM to 11 PM | Admission prices: The day pass for the spa and sauna costs adults €28, children (up to age 5) €6, children and teenagers (ages 6-15) €16.80.

Whether you're a dedicated swimmer, a leisure-oriented family, or a relaxation-seeking guest, the Fläming-Therme has something for every visitor. Also unique: the Fläming-Therme is home to Germany's only Carpathian sauna made from rustic wood and special sauna atmosphere: at 176°F (80°C) there are birch whisk infusions with original branches from the Carpathians.

Fläming-Therme | Weinberge 40, 14943 Luckenwalde | Hours: Monday to Sunday from 10 AM to 10 PM | Admission prices: The day pass for the complete program - sauna, sports and leisure pool - costs adults €19.50, children up to age 15 €12.30. Children under one meter tall pay €2 flat rate admission.

Not a spa, but one of the most romantic sauna facilities in Brandenburg, and therefore part of this list, is the Sauna Village van Almsick in Leuthen. It is located near the Spreewald and is surrounded by vast fields and charming woods. Its fairy-tale-like park was established in 1995 on former farmland and consists of 4,000 plants. The operator is Jutta van Almsick, the mother of the swimming world champion Franziska van Almsick.

Saunadorf van Almsick | Weinbergstraße 1, 03116 Leuthen | Hours: Monday to Friday from 2 PM to 10 PM, Saturday and Sunday from 11 AM to 10 PM | Admission prices: A day pass to the sauna village costs €27. There are also three- and four-hour tickets available.

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