We've been there on Sunday evening for 2 hours in the sauna. The closet area was clean with a lot…read morespace. At the bar we had two cocktails after sweating. This spa offers a lot - like the salt peeling. And the team was super friendly. Unfortunately we lost our black towel at the pool. I guess someone's mistake. But after all it was a nice stay.

Once upon a time, the sauna area at Bad Worishöfen was tiny in comparison to its big sister, Therme…read moreErding. So the management decided to make Saturday nights special and open the entire complex to nudist bathing - adults only. This worked for a decade or so - during which time, the sauna area was expanded, until the management decided it was time to restrict the nudist area to the "vitality spa" (they have some funny names for stuff). So it's no longer possible to let it all swing on a Saturday night in Bad Wörishofen - hardly a party town in any case. And that means if you're making a special journey, go to Erding instead.

Germany's weather has multiple personalities. A sunny summer day can be overtaken by a rumbling…read morethunderstorm in mere moments...a freak warm day can surprise even the most tuned out local if it happens in early spring or late fall. I've been to Wonnemar on both of these kinds of days...and, left happy and relaxed both times. Part kid water park, part adult spa, Wonnemar itself has multiple personalities. And, multiple locations...seven to be exact. This one is in Ingolstadt. For the young (or young at heart), there are indoor and outdoor pools (with lots of lounge chairs and umbrellas) and water slides. If you'd rather not be splashed, you can segregate yourself in the adult spa area and soak in one of the heated pools, cook in the sauna, or breathe deep in the salt room. (If you've never tried a salt room, this is reason enough to come here.) Bring a towel, a bathing suit, flip flops, the price of admission, your own snacks and relax for awhile.

NEVER GO HERE!!! I paid for 4 hours. In the first half hour I went down a very dangerous slide. I…read morewas flung out at the end and slid across the sand paper floor several feet. I cut open my elbows, butt, back and legs. They only gave me half my money back after arguing that it was my fault. Then they made me fill out a form so they would be protected.

Ah, thermal baths. Why, oh, why aren't there more of them in the United States?…read more Limes-Thermen has a nice selection of swimming and soaking opportunities. There are several hot spring pools with a variety of massaging jets and fountains. There's also a cold plunge, which only adds to the experience. The spa also features a lot of massage and therapeutic programs, a sauna, and a restaurant. There are also plenty of nearby hiking paths after you've finished your soak. If you're a guest in the hotel next door, rates are by duration spent in the baths, the minimum charge being €5.10 for up to 90 minutes. If not, entry fees start at €9.00. Either way there's an extra charge to use the sauna, which has slightly more limited hours than the baths themselves. There's no nudity à la a Korean bathhouse, and the patrons are mostly the retired and elderly (at least during daytime bathing hours). All in all, a worthwhile diversion.

This is really two pool facilities in one…read more Outdoors there is the Fribbe pool, which is a canalized part of one of the many streams that run through Augsburg. The water is cold (they told me 18 C), but it's fun to float down in the relatively strong current and then try to swim back up (basically making for stationary swimming, unless you are a very strong swimmer). There are two other sections to the canal, where the water isn't moving much and seems to be warmer (I didn't really go in those parts). Indoors there is the Spickelbad pool, which is a nice, clean 25 m pool. It wasn't very crowded the couple times I went. The temperature is warm but not super warm (maybe 80 F). The life guards were super friendly, saying hello and goodbye as I came and went. Apparently, most of the year there are two different entry fees for the two pools, even though they connect and really are one facility. When I was there in the summer, entrance to one pool got you into both, during the week (not on the weekends). That was nice because you could swim in the river until you were too cold and then go in the indoor pool. Perhaps the rest of the year there is still some deal that would let you do this. If they just close and lock the door from the indoor pool to the outdoor area and river, that would be too bad.