Bad Sulza and the "Tuscany of the East"
Bad Sulza is an idyllic spa and wine town in the heart of Germany’s “Tuscany of the East”. Salt extraction from the underground saline reservoirs began over 1000 years ago, and today vineyards flourish on the sunlit slopes of the surrounding hills.
Bad Sulza’s spa facilities were founded on Goethe’s recommendation and spa guests ever since have partaken of salty airs, promenaded through the spa gardens and wandered the verdant valleys and rolling hills. Bad Sulza’s historic “graduation house”, originally built as part of the salt extraction works, is still in operation today and is used for partaking of ‘sea airs’ inland.
www.bad-sulza.de
www.toskana-des-ostens.de
Liquid Sound and the Toskana Therme
In 1999, Bad Sulza’s spa facilities were given a new dimension with the opening of the Toskana Therme thermal baths. Incorporating the world-famous Liquid Sound, it uses specially developed multimedia technology to provide an extra-ordinary experience: hearing under water.
The installation itself may be high-tech, but the experience is based on an archaic need: to connect with water. The effect is relaxing, reviving and fills the senses—a unique and harmonious blend of healing and relaxation.
It can also be enlivening: musical and aural events, coupled with natural (full moon) and artificial light installations, regularly transform the thermal baths into an aquatic concert hall.
The Toskana Therme is recognised by the BISA with 5 Waves of Excellence.
www.toskana-therme.com
www.liquid-sound.com
Accommodation
Located directly adjacent to the Toskana Therme and Conference Center, the Hotel an der Therme offers accommodation in a variety of different price categories and can cater for special needs such as those of allergy-sufferers or the disabled.
Reaching us
Bad Sulza lies in the centre of Germany, mid-way between Frankfurt/Main and Berlin. The nearest airports are Leipzig-Halle and Altenburg-Leipzig, both about an hour’s drive from Bad Sulza. Regular train connections are available from the international airports in Berlin and Frankfurt. For visitors coming by car, Bad Sulza lies near intersection of the north-south A9 motorway and the west-east A4 motorway.
Weather and Attire
Average outdoor temperatures for November and early December are usually around 5°C but can occasionally drop lower. You are advised to bring warm clothes and a jacket with you, particularly if you are taking part in the salt tours.
Informal clothing is fine for the salt tour and workshops, smart clothing for the welcome evening and reception but you do not have to wear a tie.
If you wish to bathe in the Toskana Therme you should bring your swimming costume with you. The water is always near body-temperature even if swimming in the outdoor pools.
For a one-off sum of 10 Euro (per person) you receive a bathrobe and additional towels for the duration of your stay.