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Thermalhotelbad Gastein

Bad Gastein, Salzburg, Austria
Thermalhotelbad Gastein
Location
Bad Gastein, Salzburg, Austria
Water type
bicarbonate
Temperature
38 °C
pH
8

Water profile

Thermicity
Neutral
38 °C
LowHigh

Soothing — neither hot nor cold, perfect balance.

Mineralisation
Restorative
LowHigh

Loaded with major ions — the essential minerals (Ca, Mg).

Buoyancy
Standard buoyancy
LowHigh

Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.

BicarbonatesSodiumCalcium

Thermalhotelbad Gastein is located in Bad Gastein, one of Europe's most dramatically situated and historically significant thermal spa towns in the Salzburg Province of Austria, where the Gasteiner Ache waterfall plunges through the center of the town past towering Belle Époque grand hotels that cling to the steep valley walls — creating an urban landscape of startling verticality in which the rooftops of one building align with the foundations of the next, producing a resort townscape unlike any other in the Alps. Bad Gastein's thermal waters are notable not only for their warmth (emerging at up to 47°C) but for their mild natural radioactivity caused by dissolved radon, a property featured in the Gastein Healing Gallery — a converted railway tunnel where visitors take in radon-enriched air and thermal steam within a long thermal tradition. The thermalhotel here provides access to this extraordinary combination of Victorian grandeur, waterfall drama, and radon thermal bathing in one of Europe's most singular and spectacular Alpine spa settings.

Insider tip — Thermalhotelbad Gastein taps the legendary radon-bearing thermal springs that made Bad Gastein the fashionable cure destination of Habsburg emperors and European royalty in the 19th century. The bicarbonate waters cascade over granite in a high Alpine valley at 1000 metres, fed by meltwater that percolates through radioactive granite before emerging warm. The surrounding Hohe Tauern National Park offers glacier trekking and waterfall walks between thermal sessions.
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Frequently asked questions

How hot is the water?
The water is neutral here, around 38 °C — a perfect balance, neither too hot nor too cold.
What type of water is found here?
This spot features bicarbonate water.
What is the best season to visit?
The most favourable period for this spot is: Toute l'année.