It revolves around your own well-being with the art of Aufguss
A selection of saunas where you can warm up your winter with some vapour
Aufguss is a German word, pronounced more or less like it’s spelt, meaning “infusion”. However, in a sauna context the word takes on a rather different meaning, made up of harmonious gestures with which the sauna-meister, using deft flicks and waves of a towel or fan, circulates the hot air and vapour over those seated. These ritual and ancient gestures help to distend and relax muscle fibres, maybe contracted by the cold or sporting activities, and therefore intensify the benefits of the whole sauna experience.
Furthermore, to raise humidity levels, snow or ice blended with balsam scents and essential oils is left to melt on the hot coals: this is how this ritual has held on to the original sense of the word “infusion” and also marks the starting point for this silent, stimulating ceremony.
If you too feel the need to treat yourself to a unique and healthy break, to relax both mind and body, all you have to do is choose which Aufguss sauna to visit among those we’ve selected.
ACQUAin Wellness
The water park in the heart of the Dolomites is many things. Swimming pools and fun with a view of the Brenta Dolomites, but also wellness offers for very young guests, and an entire area dedicated to adults. Nordic saunas with personalized services, hay and relaxing-sound baths and regenerating Aufguss programmes, also followed by mini-treatments. Ready for the ritual gong?
Garda Thermae
Lights, colours, essences and pampering. An oasis of peace a stone’s throw from the lake. Here everything has been designed to make you feel at ease and to ensure that the spaces are kept clean at all times. An intimate and cozy setting with a large relaxation room, saunas, Turkish bath, whirlpool and personalised services. Aufguss masters alternate the benefits of this ancient practice with projections and background music that will amaze you.
The pools in Fiera di Primiero
The pools in Fiera di Primiero have a beautiful wellness centre with Turkish baths, heated outdoor whirlpool tubs, saunas and various treatments, including the Aufguss ritual. A pleasant sensory experience that can be followed by a dip in the pool.
In hotel
In some hotels in Trentino, the Aufguss (Sauna) is a pleasant break that is not to be missed. There are several proposals in a number of valleys in Trentino, where you can relax amid jets of steam and hot air under the watchful eye of the master of the sauna, the Aufgussmeister.
