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Top Swiss Spas
Bad Zurzach Thermal Spa Rejuvenate your body and soul The Swiss gem Bad Zurzach offers a relaxing and rejuvenating experience for all guests; single travellers, families, and romantic couples. The state-of-the-art wellness amenities, beautiful facilities and comprehensive treatments put guests in a feel good mood in Switzerland’s largest open-air thermal spa.
roundels, flow pools with refreshing waterfalls and a Kneipp cold water treading pool are as much a part of the sensual pleasure as the professional water aerobics that take place every hour.
TEXT: ELISABETH DOEHNE | PHOTOS: BAD ZURZACH THERMAL SPA
SPA, or Salus Per Aqua, means ‘health through water’. And for 60 years, Bad Zurzach’s thermal water and spa have been a magnet for wellness and health. Whether you want to unwind, rejuvenate, find balance or indulge in a little pampering, the Swiss town is an oasis of wellness and health that is only 30 to 40 minutes away from the metropolitan Zurich. A welcoming atmosphere and the many wellness treatments characterise the relaxed and enjoyable ambiance. In 1914, hot
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spring water was discovered in Bad Zurzach by chance while drilling for salt. Today, guests can relax all year round in Switzerland's largest open-air thermal spa. Traditional Swiss thermal water The healing thermal water bubbles to the surface from the Glauber's salt spring from a depth of about 430 metres. Four open-air pools with a surface area of 2,000 square metres and temperatures between 32 and 36 degrees provide a truly unique bathing experience. Bubble benches, loungers and
Thermal water at 39.9 degrees Celsius gushes to the surface every day from the alkaline Glauber's salt spring. At Sal Aqua Natura, the new wellness complex opened in autumn 2013, guests re-energise in a natural swimming pool, non-nude saunas, crystal steam bath, a three-story sauna rig and an intensive saltwater pool. The four large outdoor pools feature massage nozzles, a flowing bath, waterfall and neck jets. Relax in style The four wellness hotels (ranging from two-star to four-star experiences) at Bad