Healing springs and mountain adventures in Terme di Brennero, where the springs were first documented in 1400 AD
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Just south of the Passo del Brennero, on the way to Italy, lies Terme di Brennero (Brennerbad). Only a few buildings nestle here along the meadows lining the road. The village has been known since antiquity for its healing springs, first documented in 1400. Even Sigismund, Archduke of Austria, travelled here in 1460 with his wife, Eleanor of Scotland.
The water, rich in carbonic acid, sulphur, and calcium, was believed to have healing powers from early on. The Brennero Thermal Baths experienced a further boom in the 19th century. Famous personalities like Henrik Ibsen, Franz Lehár, and Richard Strauss came to the locality to bathe in the warm springs of South Tyrol or to undergo drinking and inhalation cures. A Grand Hotel opened, and the village gained its own railway station along the Brennero line.
At that time, this small village ranked just behind Merano in the list of Tyrol's most important spa towns. Several years ago, the Fonti Terme di Brennero Ltd took over the historic bathhouse and its spring. Here, respiratory and urinary tract illnesses, skin ailments, as well as rheumatic diseases are treated. Today Terme di Brennero is also an ideal starting point for hikes and ski tours.
From here, you can reach the Genziana Zirago Mountain Hut in the former Zirago Skiing Area or the Cima Vallaccia in the Zillertal Alps. You can also explore the Zirago Hut in winter and then toboggan down into the valley on the Zirago run, one of the toboggan runs in the Valle Isarco.
