The Local Austria https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Austria investigating possible super-spreader event at nudist club Authorities have made a public appeal to anyone who attended a nudist club in Tyrol over the weekend to “monitor their health” after an attendee tested positive for coronavirus. https://www.thelocal.at/20201106/coronavirus-austria-investigating-possible-super-spreader-event-at-nudist-club Fri, 06 Nov 2020 15:37:22 +0100 coronavirus-austria-investigating-possible-super-spreader-event-at-nudist-club Sheriff stops steamy sauna shenanigans Things have been heating up a little too much in Austria's Linz Parkbad sauna during the past few weeks, with several complaints of frisky naked couples getting intimate in the steam room. https://www.thelocal.at/20141204/steamy-sauna-shenanigans-summon-sheriff Thu, 04 Dec 2014 12:25:00 +0100 steamy-sauna-shenanigans-summon-sheriff Frisky Slovak lashes out after sauna ejection A 30-year-old Slovak man was arrested for assault after lashing out at a sauna employee when he was being ejected from the sauna where he had been canoodling with his 26-year-old girlfriend. https://www.thelocal.at/20141020/frisky-slovak-lashes-out-after-sauna-ejection Mon, 20 Oct 2014 11:56:00 +0200 frisky-slovak-lashes-out-after-sauna-ejection Spa hotel pools 'often unhygienic' A survey of swimming pools at spa and wellness hotels in Austria and Germany has shown that two thirds of hotel pools do not meet hygiene standards. https://www.thelocal.at/20141010/spa-hotel-pools-often-unhygienic Fri, 10 Oct 2014 13:54:39 +0200 spa-hotel-pools-often-unhygienic Austria’s award winning spas Austria has some of the best spa and wellness hotels in Europe - and many scored highly in the recent European Health and Spa awards. https://www.thelocal.at/20140715/austrias-award-winning-spas Tue, 15 Jul 2014 18:21:00 +0200 austrias-award-winning-spas An American experiences Austrian sauna culture An open-minded journalist from Arizona shares his first impressions of Austria's naked co-ed sauna culture. [Video] https://www.thelocal.at/20140609/an-american-experiences-austrian-sauna-culture Mon, 09 Jun 2014 14:03:00 +0200 an-american-experiences-austrian-sauna-culture