Bad Gastein

Bad Gastein ocupa uno de los escenarios más espectaculares de cualquier ciudad balnearia del mundo: un estrecho desfiladero alpino en el Hohe Tauern de Salzburgo, donde la cascada del Gasteiner Ache cae por el centro del pueblo y las fachadas de los grandes hoteles del siglo XIX se elevan directamente desde las paredes del acantilado. Los manantiales termales están en uso desde 1342. La temporada Belle Époque atrajo al Emperador Francisco José I, Brahms, Bruckner y Freud. El agua emerge a 44-47°C con inusual contenido de radón.

Bad Gastein occupies one of the most spectacular settings of any spa town in the world: a tight Alpine gorge in the Hohe Tauern mountain range of Salzburg Province, where the Gasteiner Ache waterfall plunges through the centre of the town and 19th-century grand hotel façades rise directly from the cliff walls. The thermal springs of the Gastein Valley have been in use since at least 1342, when historical records document the first thermal baths. By the 16th century, Bad Gastein was already an internationally famous destination attracting Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III, who visited in 1436 and 1481. The Belle Époque period — from the 1870s through 1914 — brought an extraordinary building program of grand hotels, casinos, and spa infrastructure that remains largely intact today. The water that emerged from granite fissures at 44–47°C is distinctive for its low mineralization but unusual radon content — a property that became the basis of medical treatments endorsed by Austrian health authorities for joint and respiratory conditions. The Gastein valley contains several distinct spa communities including Badgastein, Bad Hofgastein, and Dorfgastein, each with distinct character and water sources.

Bad Gasteinはオーストリア・Salzburg Province, Hohe Tauernに位置するラドン泉・温熱泉。源泉温度は47℃、標高1002mの地に湧出する。泉水は中性に近い（pH約7.1）の泉質、炭酸水素塩泉・ナトリウム泉を豊富に含む、総溶解固形物280 mg/Lが特徴だ。1342年頃に発見された。リウマチ療法・整形外科・呼吸器療法など多様な温浴療法が行われる。施設では温泉入浴・ラドン吸入（ハイルシュトレン坑道療法）・クナイプ水治療法などが体験できる。