Kaleena Carr vividly remembers her first visit to a German spa. It was a romantic getaway with her husband at a wellness hotel in Trier.
Carr said. Carr, wearing a swim suit and a towel wrap, found herself facing a man in his birthday suit, drying his head. As Mrs.
Carr found out, visiting a German spa or wellness establishment may bear some surprises for Americans. The relaxed, European attitude toward nudity is obvious in those places.
Massage therapists are often present in the room while their clients undress, and the therapist may not worry so much about elaborate draping techniques. When Mrs. Once you get over your anxiety and relax, however, a spa visit in Germany can be just as soothing as one in the States.
Those cities usually offer a variety of wellness providers and activities. Rheinland-Palatinate has 21 officially-recognized spa resorts. In addition to those health resorts, Germany also has a host of beauty farms and wellness hotels like the Eurener Hof, the hotel where the Carrs spent their weekend getaway. More and more indoor pools, such as Cascade in Bitburg or the Monte Mare in Kaiserslautern, also offer massages, saunas, steam baths or hot tubs. Mineral springs supply the water for the Emser Therme, which also features a sauna world.
