--- title: "🗺️ ️Bad Schandau – oldest spa town in Saxon Switzerland" url: "https://www.saechsische-schweiz.de/en/saxonswitzerland/overview-map/places/bad-schandau" description: "Bad Schandau, the first spa town with pubs in Saxony, offers an idyllic location, hiking opportunities, and a charming town centre. ➤ Find out more!" language: "en" breadcrumb: "Root > Saxon Switzerland > REGION > OVERVIEW MAP > Explore places > Bad Schandau" --- **Bad Schandau** ================ **Oldest Spa Town in an Idyllic Setting** Bad Schandau Bad Schandau passenger lift in winter Bad Schandau: The centrally located resort and Kneipp spa town in the national park ranks among the oldest holiday destinations in the Saxon Switzerland. Since 2024, Bad Schandau holds the title of Kneipp health spa, making it the first in Saxony. Hiking, feeling good, coming back – this is the motto under which Bad Schandau welcomes its guests. Beautifully situated on the Elbe River, Bad Schandau is the most centrally located holiday resort in the Saxon Switzerland. The small town, with its typically medieval town center, invites visitors to enjoy a leisurely stroll among its cafés, restaurants, and shops. As the oldest spa resort in the Saxon Switzerland, it boasts a long-standing tradition. With classic spa facilities, complemented by modern beauty and wellness offerings, visitors will find everything they need for body and soul. For instance, Postelwitz, with its charming houses, some in the traditional regional style, closely adjoins the town center along the Elbe. Schmilka, a picturesque small mountain and shipping village with its two unique bridge houses, is also located directly on the sunny right bank of the Elbe and on the paths leading to the Saxon Switzerland and Bohemian Switzerland National Parks. Porschdorf, with its districts Prossen and Waltersdorf, was incorporated into the town of Bad Schandau in 2012 and spans with a height difference of up to 130 meters from the Elbe and Lachsbach valleys to the plateaus surrounding the striking Lilienstein. The following districts belong to Bad Schandau Bad Schandau \| Krippen \| Ostrau \| Porschdorf \| Postelwitz \| Prossen \| Schmilka \| Waltersdorf **Tourist Information:** ------------------------ **Bad Schandau Spa and Tourism Ltd.** Tourist Service Bad Schandau Market 1-11 01814 Bad Schandau Tel.: Fax: Email: Website: - - - - - - Impressions ----------- - Elbe Bad Schandau - Bad Schandau - View from Lilienstein over the Elbe - Kirnitzsch Valley Stairs - Bad Schandau - View of the Elbe at Bad Schandau at sunrise - Elbe Cycle Route Bad Schandau Guest Card Saxon Switzerland *mobil* Mobile guest card logo **As an overnight guest, one receives the guest card** ***mobil.*** Besides **great discounts** at a variety of leisure facilities, the guest card simultaneously serves as a **ticket for** the use **of public transport in all tariff zones of the Upper Elbe Transport Association (VVO) in Saxon Switzerland.** Thus, the guest card *mobil* is the ticket for all bus, train, and most ferry connections in Pirna (70), Bad Gottleuba (71), Bad Schandau (72), and Neustadt (73), as well as for **the Kirnitzschtal Railway** and **the cross-border Tisá Line 2017.** The brochure ERLEBNISSE Sächsische Schweiz provides information on special offers for guest card holders: All participating establishments are marked with the guest card logo. The brochure is provided upon arrival along with the guest card or at the Tourist Information. - - - **Excursion Destinations** Play external content Please accept all necessary cookies to watch this video. -