This area is known to many for its hot springs. They are located in the gorge of Tamina, and were discovered by Benedictine monks in 1242. The healing properties of Paracelsus knew about the healing properties of this mineral water, and he successfully used it in his practical activities.
Bad Ragaz (Switzerland) is a famous balneological resort located at an altitude of 1000 meters above sea level and an hour's drive from the city of Zurich. This place is located five kilometers from the small village of Bad Ragaz.
Short story
A few hundred years after the discovery of the sources, a resort was built in the gorge in 1716, and since 1840, local mineral water was supplied to Bad Ragaz using special wooden pipes. This contributed to the rather rapid transformation of a small settlement into a popular balneological resort, which began to attract aristocracy from all over the world (including from Russia).
And today, this famous Swiss resort offers its many guests great opportunities for healing.
Description of the area
This resort is the second (after Leukerbad) the most popular balneological resort in Switzerland. It is located at the foot of Mount Pizol in the Rhine Valley. Today it houses luxurious hotels with golf courses and thermal baths.
Tamina's deep gorge is famous for its hot healing springs (37 ° C). The main feature of this Swiss resort is fashion and prestige. Rested here, as a rule, are wealthy people who can spend time relaxing in a casino or in a first-class spa complex.
In Bad Ragaz, they treat cardiovascular and nervous diseases, as well as respiratory diseases. People suffering from excess weight and problems associated with the musculoskeletal system, as well as sleep and metabolic disorders, can also improve their health and get in shape.
SPA centers of the sanatoriums of Bad Ragaz Switzerland offer the following procedures for vacationers: therapeutic baths, massage, inhalation, ergotherapy and kinesitherapy, Chinese medicine. There is also the opportunity to adopt comprehensive programs for the development of joints and muscles. The most popular are weight loss and beauty treatments.
The restaurants serving the highest level offer a menu with dishes of any cuisine of the world (Japanese, Mediterranean, French, international, etc.). Here live music and sumptuous wine lists, and amazing dishes are prepared by the most famous chefs.
The composition and properties of mineral water
When the thermal springs of Bad Ragaz were opened in Switzerland in the 13th century, no one could have imagined that in a few hundred years one of the most prestigious healing European resorts would be here.
The spring water is rich in trace elements: fluorine, magnesium, calcium bicarbonate, etc. Until now, it has retained its healing properties and pristine purity. It is especially recommended for various diseases of the musculoskeletal system.
After a major overhaul and renovation of the complex in 2009, Bad Ragaz became one of the best resorts in Europe based on such healing thermal springs.
Services
The center of gravity of the resort of Bad Ragaz (Switzerland) are spa complexes that allow you to recover using thermal waters saturated with many useful minerals. In addition to the many spa facilities of Bad Ragaz, here you can visit the public baths, which have outdoor and indoor pools. The most popular medical institutions are Tamina, Helena Bad, Altes Bad Pfafers, Ad Fontes and the spa center of the Quellenhof hotel.
The services of the guests in the resort complex of Bad Ragaz Switzerland are provided by the services of the following institutions of the complex:
- Family SPA of 550 square meters. meters (opened in spring 2018) for patients with children.
- The pool, decorated with natural marble and filled with heated water (there is a hydromassage and cascading showers).
- Training pool (indoor).
- An outdoor pool with a steam bath and a waterfall with a counter current (there is also a restaurant).
- A grotto with a noisy cascade of waters of different temperatures.
- National baths: Russian, Finnish, Turkish hammam.
- Massage rooms, lounge areas and lounges.
- Restaurant La Merenda is very cozy, a shop and a large lobby.
- Recreation areas.
The resort has more than twenty hotels, as well as many cafes and restaurants with amazing cuisine.
Entertainment
In addition to wellness procedures, wealthy clients of resort hotels do not neglect the pleasures. In winter, activities such as skiing (cross-country and mountain-skiing) and ice skating are offered in Bad Ragaz Switzerland. Climbing the mountain takes place by cable car or funicular, which also gives great pleasure to vacationers. In summer, you can play golf and tennis, as well as go horseback riding or take part in hiking in the mountains and to the Tamin Gorge.
In addition, the following events are held here:
- participation in the annual festival (in autumn) with a tasting of Swiss cheeses and fine wines;
- visiting the city art gallery;
- excursions to the surrounding ancient castles and ancient churches;
- visit to the casino.
How to get to the resort?
It should be noted that the time difference between Russia and Switzerland is 2 hours (if we take Moscow). Arriving at the airports of Zurich or Geneva, you can take a train to Bad Ragaz.
From Geneva Railway Station, trains run to the resort hourly and travel time is about 4 hours. From Zurich, trains also run once an hour, and the journey takes about 60 minutes.