Wellness and health

Wellness holidays in Styria

Nine thermal spas and numerous health resorts between Bad Aussee and Bad Radkersburg offer diverse options for relaxation and recuperation.

Body, mind and soul are renewed through purging and therapeutic fasting. Sleep consultants stop counting sheep and special applications with regional products also contribute to health. One thing is certain: stress and hectic have a hard time in the Green Heart of Austria.

Wine and water simply belong together in Styria, as six of the nine Styrian thermal springs bubble up from the depths of the earth near idyllic vineyards. Yoga on a mountain pasture or vineyard jogging? A sun lounger with a view of the vineyards or a herbal sauna with a view of impressive mountain peaks? Well-being is purely a matter of preference and in the nature of things in Styria. What thrives here has special powers. In the north, fresh air, herbs, salt and Swiss stone pines invigorate and revitalise your body and soul. In the south, apple, elderberry, pumpkin and grape seeds refresh and rejuvenate your skin. Therapeutic and medical treatments provide gentle healing and mental well-being, and they will have you experience a new zest for life.

Wellness and health hotels – Styria's feel-good experts

Health hotels, spread across Styria's various regions, ensure the well-being of their guests in accordance with precisely defined quality criteria. Offers ranging from medical-therapeutic to preventive promote the health of body, mind and soul – as do Kneipping, detox or fasting retreats.

Speaking of fasting and healthy eating: Styria's culinary delicacies are bound to take your heart by storm. But it is not only their taste that will delight your senses and palate. Apple, Swiss stone pine, pumpkin and other regional products are also beneficial for your health. Important nutrients, their purity and a high quality ensure that these Styrian products taste delicious and revitalise you all around.

Tip: Exercise in nature is an essential part of good health. Fantastic locations for recreational sports are, for example, the seven nature parks and the Gesäuse National Park in the green heart of Austria.

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Wellness treatments with Styrian products

The beauty products that grow and flourish in the green heart of Austria are "g'sund und guat" ("healthy and beneficial"). Fresh, natural products from the region will enhance your feeling of well-being in multiple ways. They will relax, refresh and rejuvenate you. We would like to invite you on a journey of discovery into the world of Styrian health and beauty secrets ...

Apple

With 185,000 tons of apples on more than 5,300 hectares of cultivated land, Styrian apples account for 85 percent of Austria's total apple production. The plump and juicy fruits not only taste good, they are also healthy and will improve the appearance of your skin. More than 30 vitamins and many valuable minerals boost the immune system, cleanse the arteries and protect the skin from UV damage.

Apple blossom spa: Ballonhotel
Apple meets mare's milk: Ballonhotel
Apple strudel pack: Der Wilde Eder
Apple vitality treatment with pumpkin seed extract serum (TSM®): Heiltherme Bad Waltersdorf

Hay

Frequently used in folk medicine, hay flowers are said to strengthen the body's natural defences, relieve tension, and ease the symptoms of diseases of the respiratory and gastrointestinal tract.

Hay pack: Dorfhotel Fasching, Thermenhotel Stoiser
Hay bath & hay body wrap: Garten-Hotel Ochensberger, Gschlössl Murtal, Dorfhotel Fasching, Natur und Wellnesshotel Höflehner
Hay flower pack: Natur und Wellnesshotel Höflehner
Kraxnofn-Heusäckchen hay steam bath: Der Wilde Eder
Almenland hayflower sack/pack: Teichwirt
Hay flower massage: Natur und Wellnesshotel Höflehner

Honey

Honey consists of 200 different natural compounds, is anti-inflammatory, improves circulation and has an activating effect.

Honey massage: Spa Hotel Erzherzog Johann, Parktherme Bad Radkersburg, Dorfhotel Fasching, Seevilla Altaussee, Rogner Bad Blumau, Natur und Wellnesshotel Höflehner, Hotel Schloss Pichlarn, Retter Bio-Natur-Resort, Therme NOVA Köflach
Winter magic massage with honey (TSM®): Heiltherme Bad Waltersdorf
Honey packs: Spa Hotel Erzherzog Johann, Thermenhotel Stoiser
Eders "Honey & Larch" massage: Der Wilde Eder
Milk & Honey body treatment: Thermenhotel Stoiser
Honey peeling: Spa Hotel Erzherzog Johann
Forest honey plucking massage: Almwellness Pierer
Altaussseer Salt-Honey-Peeling: Seevilla Altaussee

Elderberry

Black elderberries are true miracle berries: They help with colds, are anti-inflammatory and soothe stressed skin. The Styrian cosmetics brand "Styria Sambucus" knows all about the beneficial effects of these berries and uses them in its herbal elderberry natural beauty products. Massages with elderberry oil improve the skin's appearance and support its regeneration.

STYRIA SAMBUCUS massage and body oil: Parktherme Bad Radkersburg
Elderberry cream packs: Parktherme Bad Radkersburg
Elderflower oil massage: Parktherme Bad Radkersburg

Herbs

"There's a herb for everything", as they say. Herbs can stimulate the metabolism – and not just as a seasoning in food or prepared as an herbal infusion! For a long time, medicinal herbs and plants were the only things people used to treat illnesses, wounds and injuries. They were an essential part of people's medicine cabinet for millennia.

Herbal stamp massage with local herbs: Heiltherme Bad Waltersdorf, Thermenresort Loipersdorf, Rogner Bad Blumau, Spa Hotel Erzherzog Johann, Spa Resort Styria Bad Waltersdorf, Die Wasnerin, Gschlössl Murtal, Garten-Hotel Ochensberger, Hotel Schütterhof, Natur und Wellnesshotel Höflehner, Hotel Schwaigerhof, Retter Bio-Natur-Resort
Gentian Nature Alpine Bath with brine: Spa Hotel Erzherzog Johann
Wild herbs massage: Der Wilde Eder
Alpine herbs massage: Almwellness Pierer, Therme NOVA Köflach
Almenland-Sheep's wool glove massage: Der Wilde Eder
Soapstone massage with herbal oil (TSM®): Heiltherme Bad Waltersdorf
Almyurveda: Spa Hotel Erzherzog Johann
Herbal scrub: Der Wilde Eder, Gschlössl Murtal, Der Wilde Eder, Almwellness Pierer, Dorfhotel Fasching, Hotel Schütterhof, Naturhotel Bauernhofer
Aromatic oil massage with herbal essential oils: Hotel Schütterhof, Heiltherme Bad Waltersdorf
Herbal hay bath: Gschlössl Murtal
Herbal bath: Kurhaus Bad Gleichenberg
Herbal algae pack: Dorfhotel Fasching

Pumpkin

Styria's "green gold" not only tastes delicious, but also promotes resilience and vitality. It can be applied as a mask, pack or scrub.

"Magic 8" massage with pumpkin seed oil (TSM®): Heiltherme Bad Waltersdorf
Apple vitality treatment with pumpkin seed extract serum (TSM®): Heiltherme Bad Waltersdorf
Grape meets pumpkin seed: Hotel im Park
Pumpkin seed treatment: Hotel im Park
Styrian pumpkin pack: Gschlössl Murtal

Milk and yoghurt

Milk proteins have a moisturising effect, and they give the skin a healthy glow as well as a unique feeling of freshness.

Goat milk & honey pack: Spa Hotel Erzherzog Johann
Mare milk bath and massage: Garten-Hotel Ochensberger
Whey bath in a floating bed: Garten-Hotel Ochensberger
Mare's milk face and body treatment: Ballonhotel
Exfoliation and Empress Sisi bath with mare's milk and corn grits: Der Steirerhof
Milk-Honey-Bath: Gschlössl Murtal
Goat butter pack: Hotel Schütterhof, Almwellness Pierer

Mud and fango

Paracelsus already recommended mud as a remedy for various illnesses. The great thermal capacity of mud ensures an even and gentle heat transfer to the body. Heat from healing mud penetrates deep into the tissues and exerts a gentle warming effect on the treated areas.

Mud pack: Thermenhotel Stoiser, Thermenresort Loipersdorf, Heilmoorbad Schwanberg, Dorfhotel Fasching, Kurhaus Bad Gleichenberg, Spa Hotel Erzherzog Johann, Seevilla Altaussee, Spa Resort Styria Bad Waltersdorf, Parktherme Bad Radkersburg, Der Steirerhof, Hotel im Park, Hotel Schwaigerhof, Hotel Kowald
Mud baths and mud packs with Garanaser Hochmoor mud: Heiltherme Bad Waltersdorf, Heilmoorbad Schwanberg
Gossendorf fango: Thermenresort Loipersdorf, Vulkanlandhotel Legenstein
Treatments with green clay: Heiltherme Bad Waltersdorf
Suspended solids mud bath: Heiltherme Bad Waltersdorf, Kurhaus Bad Gleichenberg, Parktherme Bad Radkersburg
Full moor bath: Kurhaus Bad Gleichenberg
Well cushioned on moor/Moor cushion: Natur und Wellnesshotel Höflehner
Hochmaartorf tub bath: Kurhaus Bad Gleichenberg
Parafango pack: Kurhaus Bad Gleichenberg
Nature fango pack: Der Steirerhof

Salt

Salt has been mined in Altaussee since 1147. Natural brine is used to detoxify the body and strengthen the immune system. Brine is an absolute all-round talent. It helps with skin and respiratory complaints. People with joint problems benefit from a bath in which they – quite literally – float.

Altaussee salt and honey scrub: Seevilla Altaussee
Salt scrub: Spa Hotel Erzherzog Johann, Der Wilde Eder, Almwellness Hotel Pierer, Vulkanlandhotel Legenstein, Dorfhotel Fasching, Spa Resort Styria Bad Waltersdorf
Brine inhalation therapy in Gröbming, Altaussee and Feistritztal/Fieberbründl
Brine steam bath: Die Wasnerin
Algae sea salt pack: Spa Hotel Erzherzog Johann
Salanarium: Heiltherme Bad Waltersdorf
Massage "Power of salt": Hotel Schwaigerhof
Salt grape seed peeling: Hotel Schloss Pichlarn

Grapes

Grape seed oil is a popular edible oil. It has also been used for the production of beauty products since the Middle Ages. It is an excellent treatment for inflammation, and a facial treatment with grapes tones and detoxifies the skin. OPC grape seed extract helps with cell renewal and thus counteracts the aging process.

Grape seed sea salt scrub: Garten-Hotel Ochensberger, Der Wilde Eder
Mountain salt grape seed scrub: Das Kappel
Grape seed peeling: Gschlössl Murtal
Grape pack: Gschlössl Murtal
Grape seed oil massage: Almwellness Hotel Pierer, Hotel Schloss Pichlarn
Wine bath & peeling: Das Kappel
Red and white wine treatments: Das Kappel
Massage with grape bag heat: Das Kappel
Wine-Treatments: Loisium Südsteiermark
Grape meets pumpkin seed: Hotel im Park
Massage with grape seed oil and sea buckthorn: Ratscher Landhaus, Falkensteiner Schladming
Salt grape seed peeling: Hotel Schloss Pichlarn

Water

72 per cent of the earth's surface is covered with water. Water is the source of all life, water purifies, and water heals. A total of nine thermal spas in Styria provide relaxation, healing and well-being. The geographical "epicentre" of Styria's thermal springs is located 65 kilometres south-east of the capital Graz – in the Thermen- & Vulkanland region. This is also where Styria's golden age of spas began in the summer of 1972.

Thermal water: Parktherme Radkersburg, Heiltherme Bad Waltersdorf, Kurhaus Bad Gleichenberg, Thermenresort Loipersdorf, H2O Hotel-Therme-Resort, Rogner Bad Blumau, Therme NOVA Köflach, Therme Aqualux Fohnsdorf, Grimming Therme
Schaffelbad (big wooden tub): Thermenresort Loipersdorf, Tonnerhütte
Volcanic rock mineral pack with Vulkania healing water: Rogner Bad Blumau

Another tip: Kneipping. 6 communities in the Feistritz Valley in East Styria joined forces and created a Kneipp Active Park together with the artist couple Anne and Peter Knoll. The park's illustrious array of health gems consists of a barefoot trail in the shape of a foot, a rainbow trail, a Kneipp movement tower and a meditation circle – just to name a few.

Thermal spas & wellness resorts

Swiss stone pine

The wood of the "Queen of the Alps" is both pest- and bacteria-inhibiting. In folk medicine, Swiss stone pine is considered calming, heart-healthy and antibacterial. It is also said to promote circulation and improve breathing.

Massage with Swiss stone pine stamps: Seehotel Jägerwirt, Seevilla Altaussee
Swiss stone pine pack: Dorfhotel Fasching
Swiss stone pine compress: Gschlössl Murtal
Zirbenölbad: Gschlössl Murtal
Swiss stone pine oil bath: Gschlössl Murtal, Almwellness Hotel Pierer, Vulkanlandhotel Legenstein, Hotel Berghof
Anti-stress massage with Swiss stone pine oil: Natur und Wellnesshotel Höflehner
Swiss stone pine wrap with Swiss stone pine curls: Gschlössl Murtal
Swiss stone pine oil peeling: Spa Hotel Erzherzog Johann
Swiss stone pine salt scrub: Naturhotel Bauernhofer
Swiss stone pine bath: Spa Hotel Erzherzog Johann, Tonnerhütte
Swiss stone pine and honey milk bath: Hotel Schwaigerhof
Seevilla Swiss stone pine scrub: Seevilla Altaussee
Swiss stone pine infrared and outdoor sauna: Die Wasnerin
Zirbelle® treatments: Seehotel Jägerwirt
Swiss stone pine massage: Natur und Wellnesshotel Höflehner

Perfectly coordinated offers

WELLNESS AND HEALTH OFFERS IN STYRIA

Travel planning is the be-all and end-all, but it also takes up valuable time. Unless you opt for one of the ready-made vacation packages in Styria. Wellness and health hotels have come up with some special offers for you.