On the Trail of the Salt Boilermen Hike

Goiters, Syphilis, and Eye Doctor: Discover how the spa town of Bad Hall came to be and the miraculous effects of its iodine-bromine healing water on this tour.

The journey begins at the tourism office in front of the spa house. The path leads with the salt maker or the goiter bread baker down to the "cradle of the spa," the millennia-old Tassilo spring. Nobles, entrepreneurs, princes, and industrialists mingled in the spa park, deliberately avoiding the poor and scabby children who only received healing baths during the night hours. The rich villa culture, with its famous guests, is the focus of the walk through the venerable English spa park, where disreputable good-for-nothings also loitered. The spa doctor treated various ailments, including the syphilis or lues that were whispered about in hushed tones. Exceptional successes have been achieved since the fundamental research in eye treatment. The 90-minute tour concludes at the city museum Forum Hall, immersing visitors in the old bathing culture and the significant achievements of the Paracelsus Institute.