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Frauenbad Stadthausquai
Art Nouveau on the Limmat
Women-only Art Nouveau baths on the Limmat, facing the Grossmünster and the Old Town.
Photo Credit
In the area: The pavilion of the Chinese Garden in Zurich reflected in its pond. Image courtesy of © JoachimKohler-HB · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Frauenbad Stadthausquai
The Art Nouveau baths at Stadthausquai are still for women only by day, with views of the Grossmünster, the Wasserkirche and the Old Town. The water, flowing from the lake into the Limmat a few steps away, is very clean; there are two pools over 30 metres long, for swimmers and non-swimmers, a small library and a kiosk. The city’s first public bathing house for women was built by the Bauschänzli in 1837 and renovated in Art Nouveau style, with a cupola and four turrets, in 1888. Three evenings a week it becomes the Barfussbar.
Our take
- Women only by day
- Old Town views
- Address
- Stadthausquai 12, 8001 Zürich
Altstadt, Zurich - Website
- stadt-zuerich.ch
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Frauenbad Stadthausquai before you go.
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