Spa country

Other thermal resorts in the immediate vicinity (less than 30 minutes' drive away)

How about a two-week spa break? 

Our top 10 in spa country.

1. Friedrichsbad, Baden-Baden: a Roman-Irish bath since 1877. The Roman bathing culture, combined with Irish hot-air baths, unfolds its full effect. You experience and enjoy this exclusive bathing pleasure on a special tour with 17 different stations. Men and women are almost completely separated and only meet again at the end in the pool under the large dome.

2. Palais Thermal, Bad Wildbad, the most beautiful thermal baths in Bad Wildbad with a long tradition, which you can experience in the royal baths and Moorish hall. The large, modern sauna area on several levels also inspires with a great view of the city.

3. Vierordtbad, Karlsruhe, can be reached directly by tram from Villa Sophie without changing. This beautiful, historic pool in the heart of the city of Karlsruhe not only offers the largest sauna facility in the city, but also a perfect interplay of water, warmth and well-being with its bathhouse and historic swimming pool.

4. Albtherme, Waldbronn, in the Karlsruhe district, is the only five-star thermal spa with a sauna area that was newly renovated in 2018 and a well-known excellent cuisine in Schwitzers' Bistro.

5. Caracalla Spa, Baden-Baden, with more than 4000 m² of space, the Caracalla Spa offers plenty of room for soothing relaxation and extensive bathing pleasure in the hot thermal water and is very popular with the French and Russians. The bathing area with its varied water surfaces and the Roman sauna area with an outdoor area in the picturesque castle garden invite you to feel good.

6. Europabad, Karlsruhe, actually an adventure swimming pool with great slides and the most beautiful toddler pool in the region, but it also offers a great sauna area with a slightly different program and a young audience.

7. Rotherma, Bad Rotenfels: Total relaxation awaits you at Rotherma in Gaggenau. Particularly noteworthy is the salt world, and the unique rock sauna and ice grotto in the sauna park. There is plenty of space for sunbathing outside. 

8. Albgaubad, Ettlingen: This is actually a swimming pool with a great outdoor pool and a beautiful indoor pool for children, but it also offers an appealing sauna landscape.

9. Vital Therme, Bad Wildbad: the other thermal baths in Bad Wildbad are focused entirely on fitness and massages and, in addition to water treatments, also offer a nice sauna area.

10. Paracelsus Therme, Bad Liebenzell: the completely renovated Paracelsus-Therme with Sauna Pinea is the furthest away from Villa Sophie at 35 minutes by car and offers a varied bathing landscape. The Saunaparadies attracts visitors with its unique panorama sauna offering a view of Liebenzell Castle, saunas at different temperatures, a steam bath, plunge pool, and a beautiful outdoor area and large open-air terraces.