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| Alpentherme Spa Facility-Bad Hofgastein, Austria |
These are the views of Alpentherme , the present day avatar of the Hot Spring Clinic built in the valley by piping the Hot Springs Water from Bad Gastein to Bad Hof Gastein.
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| Reception Hall Alpentherme Spa,Bad Hofgastein, Austria |
The climb from the plains to the hills of Bad Gastein is very steep. We were panting and huffing most of the time when the walk/climb was up hill. Now if one was suffering from Arthritis or Rheumatism the climb on foot/horse/carriage into the mountains with the hot springs would have been excruciatingly painful.
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| Alpentherme-Water Treatment, Bad Hofgastein, Austria |
The Duke of Venice realised this on his very first visit ,and along with the Archbishop of Salzburg planned and constructed a pipeline from Bad Gastein to Bad Hofgastein in the valley ,such that the temperature and Radon Gas percentage of the Hot Springs water was strictly maintained.
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| Sauna-Alpentherme, Bad Hofgastein, Austria |
Do you know the percentage of Radon in the air shoots just before an earthquake, and the Richter scale reading of the earthquake is directly proportional to the percentage of radon gas in the air. In fact earthquakes are predicted by measuring the Radon percentage in the air.
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| River in the Gasteiner Valley, Austria |
The valley is a typical Alpine Valley with Pine Covered Hills on both sides and a river flowing down the middle. There was a school with about 200 students and a Pizzeria where a Mother daughter team cooked up an excellent lunch for us of Pizzas of various combinations.
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| Meadows ith Cows in Gasteiner Valley |
Hofgastein is a village in the eastern Alps and no chance of anybody speaking English. But sign language, the earliest form of communication humans ever used, still works wonders and we got exactly what we asked without any mistake. The Pizzas were better than Pizza Hut or Dominos, all ingredients being local and fresh.
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| Facilities At Alpentherme, Bad Hofgastein, Austria |
The Alpentherme facility with the original Hot Spring water with Radon Gas has become a top destination for people looking to enjoy a top of the class spa experience and is a special attraction for skiers after spending the whole day in the snow skiing down the alpine slopes.
