Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For two centuries now, people have been coming to German spas famed for peat baths. This 19th century spa trend promises ...

Submerged in a mucky peat brine, it occurs to me that this must be the strangest bath I have ever taken. I'm in the well-preserved Czech spa town of Třeboň. I've decided to supplement my intense time ...

After the dousing in hot brown peat muck and a massage, it’s off to the bar to drink excellent Czech beer. Submerged in a mucky peat brine, it occurs to me that this must be the strangest bath I have ...

Markus Koch starts up the conveyor belt system, and it roars into life, separating black lumps of peat from larger pieces. Then, with a deafening noise, rotating blades transform the lumps into a ...