Vita Classica Therme

The Vita Classica Therme is the thermal bath of Bad Krozingen, in the Markgräflerland of Baden-Württemberg. It pairs a mineral thermal bath with the Saunaparadies and a treatment house, the Wohlfühlhaus, in the same complex.

The water

The spring is the Nena-Quelle, struck in 1911 at 580 metres by a crew drilling for oil. The venue describes the water as a carbon-dioxide-rich mineral thermal water and it carries an official medicinal certification; the spring runs at 38.5 °C and the pools are held across a wide range, from 20 to 39 °C.

The published analysis gives 4,238 mg per litre of dissolved solids: sulphate 1,800, hydrogen carbonate 1,210, calcium 790, sodium 320 and magnesium 88 mg/l. What the bath makes most of is the carbon dioxide — 2,024 mg per litre of it, free and dissolved, which it calls one of the highest concentrations in Europe. The fine bubbles are described as working on the blood vessels and nerves and on the action of the heart, and the venue lists the water as used for circulatory conditions.

Pools

The bath counts six indoor pools and three outdoor ones.

Sauna

The Saunaparadies holds eight sauna cabins and a steam temple. It is textile-free and open from the age of 16, with two standing exceptions: a ladies' sauna on Wednesday mornings from 09:00 to 13:00, outside the holidays and the period from 24 December to 6 January, and a family day every Saturday, when all ages are admitted.

Visiting

The bath opens daily, including public holidays, from 08:30 to 22:00, and the Saunaparadies from 10:00 to 22:00. Last admission is at 20:45, the water has to be left by 21:30 and the building by 22:00. Treatments in the Wohlfühlhaus run 10:00 to 21:00 daily, with the desk open 09:00 to 17:00 on weekdays and to 13:00 on Saturdays. Parking beside the bath is free.