Switzerland's thermal spas have a century-old tradition both for wellness and medical treatment. While the curative effect of thermal and mineral springs has been put into the foreground during the 19th and early 20th centuries with professional medical staff developing sophisticated therapies for a large number of diseases, the the focus is back on general wellness and wellbeing since the 1980's. Though you may still get specialized high-level medical assistance in all Swiss thermal and mineral spas, the majority of Swiss and foreign guests using them are just going there to feel good. This is particularly true for some alpine spas where you may relax from hiking, biking, mountaineering or skiing and have a look at the alpine scenery right from the pool.
Wellness spas are strewn all over the Swiss Alps. Southeastern Switzerland destinations are famous for holistic spa and wellness therapies. Check out specially tailored nature therapies at the wellness spas in Apenzellerland that have the ability to cure several disabilities and ailments such as aches, pains, arthritis etc.
The spa experience of western Switzerland varies from the lake-side spa towns of Montreux and Yverdon-les-Bains in the Lake Geneva region to the resort towns surrounded by unspoiled landscapes such as Gstaad in the Bernese-Oberland region.
The resort and spa towns of these regions offer guests a variety of choice in treatments varying from lymphatic massages to reflexology. Bad Ragaz of eastern Switzerland is a major spa destination near Tamina Springs, whose waters are 93 degrees year round and are said to have been used medicinally for more than 600 years.
The most popular Switzerland's thermal spas:
Baden – water temperature 47 C, medical indications - rheumatism, gout, neuritis, mechanical injuries.
Bad Ragaz / Valens - water temperature 37 C, medical indications - rheumatism, gout, neuritis, mechanical injurie.
Leukerbad / Loeche-Les-Bains - water temperature 42 to51C, medical indications - rheumatism, gout, neuritis, mechanical injuries.
Schinznach Bad - water temperature 45 C, medical indications - rheumatism, gout, neuritis, mechanical injuries, skin diseases.
Vals - water temperature 25 C, medical indications - rheumatism, gout, neuritis, mechanical injuries.
Zurzach - water temperature 40 C, medical indications - rheumatism, gout, neuritis, mechanical injuries.
