Längenfeld/Austria
Aqua Dome Tirol Therme
Sulphur-rich alpine water in bowl-shaped pools under the Ötztal peaks.
- Bathing
- Indoor / Outdoor
- Accommodation
- Hotel on site
Aqua Dome sits at 1,200 metres in the Ötztal, where three sculptural outdoor bowls hold sulphurous thermal water beneath the surrounding summits.
Balnevia view
Why visit
Bathing outdoors in snow, at altitude, in water rich enough in sulphur to smell it — this is the alpine version done properly.
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The water
Thermal water
- Source
- Längenfeld spring
- Mineralisation
- Sulphurous, calcium sulphate
- Character
- Sulphur-rich alpine water from a deep bore beneath the Ötztal valley floor.
Facilities
- Outdoor pools
- Indoor pools
- Sauna
- Spa treatments
- Hotel
History
The spring was tapped in the 1990s and the spa opened in 2004 to a design by Vienna architects.
Practical information
Evenings are the best time for the outdoor bowls. Sauna areas are textile-free.
Getting there
About an hour from Innsbruck by car; buses run from Ötztal Bahnhof.
Location
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