Here, body and soul breathe a sigh of relief: the latest wellness and a good pinch of Wachau make the Panorama SPA of the Gartenhotel Pfeffel in Dürnstein an oasis of well-being between vineyards and the Danube river.

The palm leaves sway gently in the evening breeze that sweeps up from the Danube, dense vine leaves shield the view and the sky over the Wachau invites you to count sheep: the penthouse spa in the Gartenhotel Pfeffel is a fountain of youth for body and soul. On the fifth floor of 1,200 m² you will find everything a first-class wellness area needs – and a little more. A bio sauna and a Finnish sauna, both with a view of the Danube, a brine grotto that is particularly beneficial for the skin and respiratory tract, and an emerald steam bath can be experienced here. The heart, however – after all, you are in the middle of the Wachau – is the infrared wine barrel sauna, a comfortably spacious giant barrel that relaxes muscles and strengthens the immune system with the deep warmth of the infrared rays.

The applications in the beauty area are also a treat for the nose, but also for the skin. The five treatment cabins on the fourth floor are bright and friendly, the high-tech loungers, chairs for pedicures and manicures as well as the accessories. The products, on the other hand, only have nature in them: Vinoble and Styx are among Austria’s highest quality cosmetic brands. Styx, for example, works with fine herbs, rose essences and of course the region’s favorite, apricot. Vinoble specializes in the precious ingredients of grapes. And just in time for spring, the beauty experts have come up with a light, fruity motto for everything to do with beauty: goat’s milk and apricot, two traditional yet highly innovative ingredients for radiantly fresh and youthful skin and a velvety complexion – just like a delicate Wachau apricot.