https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A visit to a Berlin sauna for a hen party challenges a prudish Brit’s boundaries on baring all in public. https://www.thelocal.de/20180613/undressing-at-a-berlin-sauna-wasnt-the-moment-of-liberation-id-hoped-for Wed, 13 Jun 2018 18:25:49 +0200 undressing-at-a-berlin-sauna-wasnt-the-moment-of-liberation-id-hoped-for The Badewelt in southern Germany took a couple to court on Monday after they refused to pay a hefty penalty for frolicking in the changing rooms. It is the first in a series of cases involving alleged steamy activity at the wellness centre. https://www.thelocal.de/20180410/sauna-aims-to-put-end-to-frolicking-by-taking-lovers-to-court Tue, 10 Apr 2018 12:20:01 +0200 sauna-aims-to-put-end-to-frolicking-by-taking-lovers-to-court When American writer Jessica Guzik arrived in Berlin, she wanted to rid herself of her American neuroses. But was the sight of people tarring themselves in salt a step too far? https://www.thelocal.de/20170918/how-a-german-sauna-taught-a-prudish-american-to-feel Mon, 18 Sep 2017 17:10:55 +0200 how-a-german-sauna-taught-a-prudish-american-to-feel The men were each fined over €1,500 on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170322/four-elderly-men-convicted-of-group-sex-in-hamburg-public-sauna Wed, 22 Mar 2017 13:50:54 +0100 four-elderly-men-convicted-of-group-sex-in-hamburg-public-sauna A fire broke out at a sauna club in west Berlin on Sunday evening, tragically costing the lives of three men who were inside at the time. https://www.thelocal.de/20170206/three-men-die-in-fire-at-berlin-sauna Mon, 06 Feb 2017 10:24:36 +0100 three-men-die-in-fire-at-berlin-sauna When Robert B. built a sauna in his garden, he didn’t think that neighbours would complain. https://www.thelocal.de/20160705/dortmund-naked-nude-garden-sauna-trial-offbeat Tue, 05 Jul 2016 19:16:04 +0200 dortmund-naked-nude-garden-sauna-trial-offbeat Not all Europeans love to get their kit off at any given opportunity. An Italian describes her shock at using a south German bathing facility. https://www.thelocal.de/20160219/culture-shock-an-italian-tries-a-german-swimming-pool Fri, 19 Feb 2016 16:57:57 +0100 culture-shock-an-italian-tries-a-german-swimming-pool Three metal workers who died in a sauna in western Germany after a Christmas party were more than four times over the legal drink-drive limit. https://www.thelocal.de/20131223/three-sauna-deaths-linked-to-alcohol Mon, 23 Dec 2013 09:20:42 +0100 three-sauna-deaths-linked-to-alcohol Three friends were found dead in a sauna in west Germany on Sunday afternoon with police describing the deaths as a "tragic accident". https://www.thelocal.de/20131209/three-men-die-in-sauna-after-christmas-party Mon, 09 Dec 2013 09:38:00 +0100 three-men-die-in-sauna-after-christmas-party Two Hamburg men have died in a homemade sauna after apparently being poisoned by a carbon monoxide leak, police said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20091223/24143 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:01:00 +0100 24143