Born from the Mountain
In 1928, master masons began chiseling a swimming basin directly into the Gastein bedrock, honoring a regional bathing tradition that dates back centuries. The stone walls still echo that first strike of the hammer.
Each grain of granite, each hand-cut ledge, reflects an era when builders listened to the mountain before shaping it. The result is architecture that feels grown, not built.
Read the Full Story →Our Values
Stewardship of Stone
We preserve the original rock-hewn basin, treating the mountain as collaborator, not canvas.
Waters of Place
Thermal springs unique to Gastein fill our pools, mineral-rich and naturally warmed by the earth.
Quiet Excellence
No crowds, no spectacle, only considered design and the soft sound of alpine water.
To swim here is to be held by the mountain itself, surrounded by stone that has witnessed a thousand seasons.
Between Valley and Summit
Set in Bad Gastein at 1,000 meters altitude, Felsenbad rests where the river bends and the cliffs narrow. Pine forests climb the slopes; glacier-fed air cools the water's surface.
The town of Bad Gastein, famed for its Belle Époque villas and thermal legacy, frames the bath like a postcard left open on a stone table.
Discover the Location →By The Numbers
Step into stone-carved stillness
Visit Felsenbad Gastein and experience alpine swimming shaped by mountain, memory, and mineral water.
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