The Gastein Cure
A unique health-focused vacation in the Gastein Valley
For many centuries, Gastein has utilised the Earth’s elements for healing purposes: The warmth of the curative thermal waters which rise from the depths of the mountains, the air of the Healing Galleries enriched with elevated radon levels, the ideal elevation of the Gastein Valley itself. Fire, Water, Earth and Air combine to create a truly unique form of curative energy. These beneficial springs were even employed in the days of the Romans, while the famous 16th-century Salzburg physician, Paracelsus, once described Gastein’s healing waters as “… God’s own composita”.
The Gastein Cure rests on three pillars: the use of thermal waters, vapour baths and the Healing Galleries. These treatments are available at the Gastein Thermal Health Centre as well as at the Gastein Cure and Rehabilitation Centre, where they are optimally tailored to your personal needs.
The central benefits of the Gastein Cure are the arrest of inflammation and stabilisation of the immune system. The foremost goal of all cure-related treatments is sustainable freedom from pain and thus a complete enhancement in the quality of life!
A special characteristic of the Gastein Thermal Water is its elevated radon levels, a noble gas with soothing effects on the joints and respiratory passages.
The vapour bath, in its turn, utilises the radon-enriched air from the galleries in order to successfully combat numerous respiratory ailments and optimally regenerate the body.
At the Gastein Thermal Health Centre, the healing powers of Gastein’s thermal waters, which are extracted from the shafts of 17 different springs, are harnessed under medical supervision for an array of balneo therapies. The Gastein Cure and Rehabilitation Centre has managed to combine optimally the beneficial effects of radon, water, warmth and altitude, thus achieving long-term successes in the field of sports rehabilitation.