Bad Hofgastein is a resort town widely known for its thermal springs and ski services. One of the most famous European resorts, located in the center of the Alpine Park, not far from Salzburg, in the heart of the Gasteiner Tal at an altitude of 858 m. A hospitable, elegant town with a homely atmosphere, reminiscent of a village with wooden houses, the balconies of which are covered with ivy. The central part of the resort town is a pedestrian zone with restaurants, hotels and boutiques, where the Alpine Park with the Alpentherme Gastein health and medical thermal complex is located. You can get healthy in seven thermal outdoor pools and twenty-five indoor ones, visit radon tunnels, ice rinks, and animation programs for children. Bad Hofgastein is a wonderful, sunniest, ski resort with gentle slopes for beginners and intermediate athletes. The skiing area is quite large and includes Angertal, Dorfgastein, Bad Gastein, Sportgastein, Bad Hofgastein. In the summer, you can enjoy exciting cycling, mountaineering, fishing in crystal clear mountain rivers of the Alps, swimming in thermal springs. Unforgettable mountain landscapes, healing air and healing springs attract tourists.
Hotels
The resort’s hotels impress with their atmosphere and hospitality, as well as excellent cuisine.
Norica Terme is one of the best places in the region for health and relaxation. It is located in the immediate vicinity of the resort center, has an underground passage with a local thermal-mineral spa center. Cozy rooms with all amenities will help you relax after a busy active day and taking spa treatments.
Hotel Astoria Bad Hofgastein 4 * is located in the central part of the resort next to the sights, near the lifts. The hotel is proud of its excellent international service and modern amenities. It has excellent conditions for recreation with children, the opportunity to relax in the thermal complex, and for active people there is an opportunity to book excursions at the travel agency, as well as use the services of the casino.
Klammer Kaernten is a cozy, hospitable hotel, the interior of which is made in the tradition of Tyrolean architecture. Service is at the highest level, and the pricing policy is one of the most democratic. This is a wonderful place for both romantic couples and family vacations.
A tour to the Austrian resort will give you an unforgettable powerful energy of the mountains if you want to enjoy incredibly beautiful landscapes, a stunning mountain climate and rejuvenating healing springs at any time of the year. Come on vacation and you will plunge into a fairy tale. Without a doubt, having felt the taste of the Austrian Alps, you will want to return here again and again.
Bad Hofgastein Thermal Springs
Bad Hofgastein Resort is located in the center of the Gasteinertal Valley, at an altitude of 857 m. This is a great place to relax for the whole family, even for those who do not know how to ski. Bad Hofgastein is famous not only for its beautiful slopes, magnificent panoramas and sports opportunities of the region. Since the 13th century, people have come here to bathe in the hot springs.
17 springs are fed by Alpine thermal springs, famous all over the world. Bad Hofgastein is home to the largest health resort in the Alps, the Alpen Therme. In the center of the city is the Alpine Resort Park with a picturesque system of ponds.
The Institute of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Center and the Center for Intensive Sports Medicine Kurzentrum Bad Hofgastein are located in the center of the resort and are connected by a walkway to the Alpentherme thermal center and the Norica and Oesterreichischer Hof hotels.
Radon treatment is successfully used in several places in Europe. However, nowhere else in the world is there such a variety of radon treatment options as in Gastein.
This diverse effect on the body fights chronic inflammation and allergies and contributes to long-term pain relief. The long-lasting heat, for example in the Gastein healing galleries, leads to a mild therapeutic heat with an additional healing effect. The high-altitude Alpine location of Gastein also contributes to the positive effect.
Due to the interaction of all components, the Gastein treatment is a very effective natural therapy for the treatment of a number of diseases.
Thermal water, steam baths and the Gastein healing galleries are the three treatments used in this therapy. Depending on the severity and type of disease, as well as the health status of the spa guest, an individual therapeutic program is drawn up.
Radon therapy is particularly effective in the treatment of chronic diseases of the musculoskeletal system, respiratory tract and skin. In addition, radon therapy is an excellent immune prophylaxis.
The noble gas radon enters the body through the skin and lungs, and its daughter products settle on the skin. This releases soft alpha radiation. This stimulates the body’s self-healing abilities on several levels:
- The regenerative work of cells is activated
- The number of aggressive free radicals is reduced
- The mediator TGF-Beta1 is activated, which promotes healing and reduces inflammatory processes
- The effect of the pain mediator Substance P is reduced
- The amount of beta-endorphin increases and a positive effect on serotonin metabolism is observed
The dose of radon entering the body is an indicator that is fundamentally important for treatment. In thermal water, as well as in therapeutic galleries (adits), its dose is extremely small and therefore has an exceptionally positive effect on the body.
The number of visits to underground galleries depends on the specific disease and the stage of its development. An extract from the medical history can be provided by the treating therapist or doctors directly from the sanatorium. Radon has the same rules of use as other drugs – careful dosage in each specific case.
High levels of radiation are dangerous for the body, and low doses of radon, on the contrary, are useful. At low doses of radon, the cell repair system is strengthened, chromosome damage is reduced, and the body’s immune status is improved.
The unique climate inside the Gastein tunnels activates the repair work of cells. Anti-inflammatory mediators are released that promote recovery. Immunological balance is established. In addition to relieving pain, this therapy is also an excellent means of maintaining health and immunoprophylaxis.
Bad Hofgastein – a mountain resort
BAD-Hofgastein is a truly heavenly place where nature and man exist in harmony. The hotel buildings form several tiers and fit perfectly into the surrounding mountain landscapes.
The most un-Austrian of all Austrian ski resorts, with an aristocratic clientele, Bad Hogstein / Bad Gastein has earned the reputation of the “Monte Carlo of the Alps”.
A ski paradise with 200 km of perfectly prepared slopes. Pristine slopes and comfortable slopes for family skiing. 44 modern lifts, including the new Goldbergbahn (with unlimited capacity).
A large area for difficult skiing. Skiing in Bad Hofgastein, Bad Gastein and Sportgastein is for advanced skiers: you need to be very careful when you first go out on the slopes. Free skiing is recommended only after careful study of the slopes (unexpected bald spots, rocks, ice are possible).
The ski season here lasts from December to the end of April.
The valley has 2 snow parks, 3 halfpipes, a border cross track, 2 freeride zones.
The fastest descent is the “Nordabfahrt” – the northern track, which leads down to the valley at the speed of light.
Caution! This is the most avalanche-prone part of the mountain!
The longest slope in the region is the Angertalabfahrt (11 km, medium difficulty slope) – 8 km, drop 1136 m. The most difficult slope is the Tiefschneeabfahrt (B 6, length 2.2 km), which crosses the FIS Rennstrecke slope (2 km); total drop – 650 m. Virgin land can be found on the northern slope in Sportgastein and on Graukogel. For winter recreation, in addition to excellent ski slopes, there are 2 ice rinks, 3 toboggan runs, 6 indoor tennis courts, a riding arena, cross-country ski runs, 10 cozy restaurants on the mountain, 80 km of well-groomed hiking trails.
