Loaded with major ions — the essential minerals (Ca, Mg).
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Effortless float
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Dense, salty water — you float without effort.
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Sole-Aktivbad Bad Dürkheim is the thermal and brine spa of Bad Dürkheim in Rhineland-Palatinate, the heart of the Palatinate Wine Route (Deutsche Weinstraße) where Germany's most productive wine region meets a long thermal spa tradition. The naturally chloride-rich saline spring waters, drawn from deep geological formations beneath the Palatine hills, are used in immersion pools and inhalation facilities and traditionally associated with relaxation and well-being. Bad Dürkheim is simultaneously Germany's largest wine festival venue — the annual Dürkheimer Wurstmarkt fills an enormous wine barrel auditorium each September — and a certified Heilbad with a long thermal tradition. The combination of brine bathing, world-class Riesling and Dornfelder wine culture, and the scenic Palatinate Forest natural park makes Bad Dürkheim one of Germany's most convivial spa destinations.
Insider tip — Bad Durkheim lies at the foot of the Palatinate Forest wine country, where its saline-rich brine baths have attracted health tourists since Roman times. The high sodium-chloride concentration of the local Sole (brine) is reminiscent of seawater and is particularly valued for skin and respiratory conditions. After a thermal session, explore the adjacent Pfälzerwald nature reserve vineyards where the Riesling vines grow in volcanic and sandstone soils.