The popular holiday resort of Bad Kleinkirchheim has a long history as a spa town, rooted in the invigorating thermal spring in the crypt beneath St. Kathrein Church. The soothing thermal water is said to have many beneficial effects on the human body, and it also supplies the town’s two thermal spas: the Thermal Römerbad and the St. Kathrein Family & Health Spa. Both of these exceptional wellness centres promise relaxing and enjoyable holiday hours for young and old.
Thermal Römerbad
In the heart of Bad Kleinkirchheim’s picturesque mountain landscape stands the Thermal Römerbad, a superb wellness centre built in Roman style. The spa offers everything you need to feel thoroughly pampered all day long. A variety of indoor and outdoor pools, including thermal and children’s pools, invite you to combine swimming fun with relaxation in soothing thermal water. Outdoor water temperatures range from a pleasant 30 to 32 degrees Celsius, while indoor pools are between 33 and 34 degrees.
Pure relaxation also awaits in the spa’s sauna area, with 13 saunas on three levels. Unwind, for example, in the TITUS Sudatorium Roman steam bath or the CARDEA Caldarium bio-herbal sauna. If you still need more relaxation afterwards, numerous beauty and cosmetic treatments offer head-to-toe pampering. Treat yourself to a Swiss pine massage or release tension with a fascia treatment. Stylish Roman-inspired surroundings, many relaxation areas with lovely views of the mountains and excellent food complete the spa experience. A visit to the Thermal Römerbad is an ideal holiday activity for solo travellers, couples and families with children alike.
St. Kathrein Family & Health Spa
With 1,200 square metres, the St. Kathrein spa has the largest water area of any thermal spa in Carinthia. Play and fun take centre stage in facilities such as the heated outdoor thermal pool, whose highlight is the 86-metre Nockberge slide, promising fast-paced water action. The 25-metre wellness pool is much quieter, allowing you to devote yourself entirely to the healing qualities of the thermal water. Younger spa visitors can enjoy carefree water fun in a children’s pool under adult supervision.
The sauna area at St. Kathrein (for guests aged 16 and over) promises wonderful relaxation with its modern surroundings of Swiss pine and Carinthian garnet and several themed saunas at different temperatures. Enjoy the soothing fragrances of the herbal sauna, for example, or work up a proper sweat in the Finnish sauna. A wide range of massages and beauty treatments completes the spa’s wellness programme. Options include a body scrub or a body wrap. Indoor relaxation areas and the outdoor sun terrace and sunbathing lawn invite you to unwind at length or settle down with a good book between swims.
Two excellent thermal spas and wellness centres in one village: on a holiday in Bad Kleinkirchheim, choosing which one to visit is the only difficulty. The best solution is to try both. After an active day in the mountains, few things are more enjoyable than taking time to relax in a thermal spa. Afterwards, return to Nockberge Lodge, where the feeling of wellbeing continues.
