Toskana Therme Bad Schandau, salt water with a view of the Elbe

What it is

The Toskana Therme is in Bad Schandau, on the bank of the Elbe, on Rudolf-Sendig-Straße. It is a spa of warm salt-water pools, with a separate sauna area, the Saunawelt. What sets it apart is the Liquid Sound, a concept of the chain's own: a brine pool at a controlled temperature in which music plays underwater while lights are projected, with views of the sandstone mountains. It is the best plan in the area for a rainy day and a good end after a long hike through the Schrammsteine or the Kuhstall.

Opening times and prices

Open Sunday to Friday from 10:00 to 22:00 and Saturdays from 10:00 to 23:00, also on public holidays, except 24 and 31 December. You pay by time: €22 for two hours, €29 for four hours and €38 for the day for adults; children, half (€11, €14.50 and €19). Child rates apply up to and including age 13; from 14 you pay the adult rate, and up to age 3 entry is free. The family ticket (two adults and one child) costs €47, €59 or €77, and each extra child €6.50. If you overstay you pay €2.50 for every half hour. From Monday to Friday, entering between 16:00 and 19:00, there is a happy hour: three hours for the price of two (not on Saxon public holidays or with already discounted tickets). The website does not clarify whether the Saunawelt is included in all tickets: ask at the ticket office.

Getting there

It is in Bad Schandau, by the river. If you arrive by train, the station is on the opposite bank: the ferry takes you across in about seven minutes to the Elbkai landing stage, in the centre. Guests of the Hotel Elbresidenz, on the market square, have unlimited entry included in their stay.