Go naked in the Alps

AlpsĀ SpaHERE’S a travel tip for anyone heading to the Austrian Alps. You have to be naked when you go into a sauna in this neck of the woods. Same goes for the steam room. And the communal showers inside the day spa area.

Yep. Totally nude. And yes, it’s men and women together.

Now, some of you who are well travelled may already know this, and delight in the freedom of baring all among strangers. But for those who aren’t familiar with spa etiquette in Europe, listen up.

Wearing a swimsuit into the sauna is considered in Europe a tad silly and even perhaps unhygienic, since the whole purpose of perching in these hot and humid rooms is to sweat.

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