The outdoor pool closes for cleaning from 3 to 7 November. The indoor pools stay open.

The baths

Four pools and a steam room.

Cut into one bed of stone at 1,250 metres. Use them in order, and rest on the stone between them.

Clear water pouring through a gap between large pale rocks

36°C

The Spring Pool

1.4 m

Fed straight from the spring at 85 litres a minute. The whole pool is replaced every six hours.

Water running fast through a narrow channel of grey granite

42°C

The Fire Pool

1.1 m

The hottest water in the house. Stay ten minutes, then get out and sit on the stone.

Ice melting over dark rounded stones in a shallow stream

14°C

The Cold Pool

1.6 m

Snowmelt from the upper valley, filtered through gravel. Thirty seconds is enough.

Thick steam rising between rocks on bare ground

48°C

The Steam Room

Three tiers

Spring water poured over hot stone every twenty minutes. No oils and no scents.

How to use them

The order matters.

Two rounds is enough for most people. Drink water between them; there is a fountain by every pool.

01

01

The Spring Pool, 15 minutes

Start here, at 36°C. Let the body warm through before anything hotter.

02

02

The Fire Pool, 10 minutes

At 42°C, ten minutes is the limit. Get out before you feel you must.

03

03

The Cold Pool, 30 seconds

Walk in to the shoulders, breathe out slowly, and get out.

04

04

Rest on the stone

As long as you were in the hot water. The benches stay at 31°C.

05

05

Repeat, then the Steam Room

A second round, and finish at 48°C in the steam.

Before you come

The rules of the house.

Speech in the changing rooms and on the terrace only.

Phones stay in the lockers. There is no music anywhere.

Guests from 16 years.

Towels, robes and sandals are provided.

If you have a heart condition or high blood pressure, skip the Cold Pool and tell the front desk.

Two hours in the water.

Six sessions a day. See what is still free today.

Sassalda

Via della Fonte 3, Vallorsca

47.3350° N, 10.5200° E

1,250 m

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