Banja Funicular, Finland
From series “Most Extraordinary Thermaes, Baths and Saunas in the World”
Those who are not afraid of heights, will surely like an original cable car bath. It was opened in the most ordinary cabin of the gondola lift, which, among the others, is distinguished only by a beautiful finish made of light wood. The "extreme sauna" in located the famous La Jolla ski resort. The cabin of the lift, in which it was equipped, rises to a height of 500 meters in 40 minutes and descends back, visitors of the sauna will have an opportunity to enjoy incredibly beautiful landscapes of snow-capped mountains during the rest.
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Useful staff nearby
ATM bankomat: 'Handelsbanken' located in 53 km (
check the route on the map).
Car rental office: 'Europcar Autovuokraamo Kittilä lentoasema' is located in 30 km (
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