Coffee house sauna
The love of the Saxons for the bitter and delicious “Scheelchen Heeßen” is proverbial. In the 18th/19th century, coffee — along with tea and chocolate — was introduced by the electors as part of the baroque lifestyle. Even the mockery of others, when it was said that the Saxons were incapable of fighting “without coffee” during wars, never let this affection cool down. On the contrary, without the Saxons the coffee culture in Europe today would be different. After European porcelain had been invented in Meissen, serving in crockery first became established at the Dresden court. The “coffee drinking” in the afternoon later established itself in the middle-class living rooms. When Melitta Benz invented filter papers in Dresden in 1908, preparation was also simplified. The unmistakable aroma has remained to this day. In the coffee house sauna, the aroma of fresh beans rises to the nose of sauna guests at around 80 degrees Celsius. On a table in the elaborately designed cabin, much of what is needed to enjoy the brown gold is lovingly placed.