![Its creators say the ice sauna is a special kind of pleasant: Visitors can enjoy the warmth of heated natural cedar, clean water, icy air and untouched nature all at once. The temperature in the sauna can reach 266 degrees Fahrenheit.](http://en.rian.ru/images/18004/00/180040096.jpg)
Its creators say the ice sauna is a special kind of pleasant: Visitors can enjoy the warmth of heated natural cedar, clean water, icy air and untouched nature all at once. The temperature in the sauna can reach 266 degrees Fahrenheit.
![Entrance to the premises is through a “gateway of love,” decorated with hearts. Visitors say the gateway has already brought luck to some tourists: a man proposed to a girl and she agreed, while a couple from Vladivostok had their dream of having a baby come true.](http://en.rian.ru/images/18004/01/180040108.jpg)
Entrance to the premises is through a “gateway of love,” decorated with hearts. Visitors say the gateway has already brought luck to some tourists: a man proposed to a girl and she agreed, while a couple from Vladivostok had their dream of having a baby come true.
![The ice sauna is surrounded by a carved wall. The gateway into the pool is shaped like a seashell. There is another wall around the ice hole, and there are steps leading to the water.](http://en.rian.ru/images/18004/01/180040120.jpg)
The ice sauna is surrounded by a carved wall. The gateway into the pool is shaped like a seashell. There is another wall around the ice hole, and there are steps leading to the water.
![The ice sauna (banya) in Baikalsk.](http://en.rian.ru/images/18004/01/180040133.jpg)
The ice sauna (banya) in Baikalsk.
![A rose frozen in ice was an unusual present Baikal craftsmen prepared for women ahead of International Women’s Day.](http://en.rian.ru/images/18004/01/180040144.jpg)
A rose frozen in ice was an unusual present Baikal craftsmen prepared for women ahead of International Women’s Day.
![With time, the fame of the sauna, a local attraction, spread far beyond the country’s borders.](http://en.rian.ru/images/18004/00/180040086.jpg)
With time, the fame of the sauna, a local attraction, spread far beyond the country’s borders.