Balnevia
Glass thermal pool building with palms and Alpine peaks in Merano

Merano/Italy

Terme Merano

Twenty-five pools in a glass cube between palms and Alpine peaks.

Bathing
Indoor / Outdoor
Accommodation
Hotel on site

Matteo Thun's glass cube sits in the middle of Merano, holding twenty-five pools of thermal and mineral water, with a park of palms and cedars outside and the Texel range above.

Balnevia view

Why visit

The contrast is the point: subtropical planting and glass architecture with snow on the mountains behind.

The water

Thermal water

Source
Monte San Vigilio spring
Mineralisation
Low-mineral radon-bearing water
Character
Soft, lightly radioactive water from Monte San Vigilio, heated for the pools.

Facilities

  • Outdoor pools
  • Indoor pools
  • Sauna
  • Spa treatments
  • Hotel

History

Merano was a Habsburg spa resort from the mid-19th century; the current baths opened in 2005 and replaced the old Kurmittelhaus.

Practical information

The sauna world is separate and textile-free. Outdoor pools stay open in winter.

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Getting there

Trains from Bolzano take forty minutes; the baths are a five-minute walk from Merano station.

Location

Merano, Italy46.6673, 11.1600View on Balnevia map

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Terme Merano day ticket

Pools, or pools plus sauna

Three-hour or full-day access to the twenty-five pools.

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Trauttmansdorff Gardens

Botanical terraces above Merano

Sub-tropical gardens a short bus ride from the baths.

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Hotels in Merano

Some with direct spa access

Stays along the Passer promenade and in Obermais.

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