- Source temperature
- 52°C
- Bathing temperature
- 34°C
- Bathing
- Indoor / Outdoor
- Established
- 2001
Aachen's sulphurous springs supplied Roman baths and later Charlemagne's imperial court. The Carolus Thermen, opened in 2001 in the Stadtgarten, is the city's contemporary expression of that tradition, built around thermal water rising at over 50°C.
Balnevia view
Why visit
A calm, well-run bath in a historic spa city: thermal pools indoors and out, an extensive sauna world, and Roman and Carolingian heritage a short walk away in the old town.
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The water
Thermal water
- Source
- Aachen thermal springs
- Mineralisation
- Sulphurous sodium chloride thermal water
- Character
- Sulphur-bearing thermal water from the hottest spring system north of the Alps, used since Roman times.
Practical information
The sauna area is textile-free and ticketed separately from the bathing halls. Quietest on weekday mornings.
Location
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