There is a reason our lake stories are among the most read: hardly any backdrop relaxes as reliably as wide, still water. Wellness by the lake combines the best of two worlds — the finely designed spa indoors and living natural water outdoors. This topic special leads through the most beautiful lake landscapes for a spa holiday and collects our most popular lake stories in one place.
Why the lake relaxes
Water demonstrably calms — the wide view across a smooth lake surface lowers pulse and the pace of thought, with no esotericism required. Then there is the swimming itself: where the indoor pool is chlorinated, the natural bathing lake carries soft, living water, and the plunge into the cool lake after a sauna round is the most original cold stimulus a spa can offer. Wellness by the lake means: spa comfort with the door open to nature.
The most beautiful spa lakes
- Upper Bavaria's pre-Alpine lakes — Chiemsee (the “Bavarian Sea”), Lake Starnberg, Tegernsee, Walchensee: mountain panorama meets lakeside bathing.
- Mecklenburg Lake District — more than 1,000 lakes around Müritz and Fleesensee: freshwater wellness in quiet expanses.
- Swiss lakes — Lake Thun with Spiez Castle and the Alpine backdrop as the example of grand lake romance.
- Health-climate lakes — smaller mountain lakes and natural bathing lakes right by the hotel, for instance in the Bavarian Forest.
Best time to travel
The lake is a summer pleasure: May to September for swimming, sailing and shoreline walks, with high summer as the main season. Those seeking quiet travel in the shoulder seasons — the lakes are often at their most beautiful then, and a cool September day can be enjoyed in the warm hotel spa. Spring-fed natural bathing lakes remain an experience all year round, at the latest as the ice-cold counterpart to the sauna.
