The hourlong drive from Kaiserslautern took me along the winding roads of the Palatinate Forest and the famed Weinstrasse, or German Wine Route, which runs through the spa town. The therme is ...

They do exist but on the whole, Germany opts for mixed-gender saunas. Often thermal baths will offer a 'women-only' day. Now and again, the Saunameister (sauna master) will prepare Aufguss or ...