The biggest center thermal delle Alpi is located in Leukerbad, in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. A resort at 1400 meters above sea level, a spa village surrounded by meadows, woods and splendid mountains that recall the Dolomites. With un very hot water that flows at 51 ° rich in beneficial minerals for all types of rheumatic pains. Thus, thanks to this ‘secret’ Leukerbad has become one of the most beautiful spa towns in Europe, a wellness-themed holiday destination but also suitable for walks in the valley and excursions to the plateaus of the surrounding peaks, at 2500 meters.
A destination loved by writers such as Mark Twain and Goethe, close to Italy (about 3 hours from Milan) and suitable for a relaxing weekend in both summer and winter (you can ski starting from lifts that leave directly from the center).
Leukerbad thermal baths, thermal water at 51 degrees and mountains around
Thermal water is
their by Leukerbad ed
it is special, here they consider it ‘mystical’: it flows from different sources around the city and
it sinks to travel underground canals for 40 years, enriching itself with minerals from
beneficial properties, to then re-emerge at 51 ° and give life to the spas of the town.
Among these, there are
private ones connected to hotel facilities, but above all there is
the public one, the Leukerbad Therme. After a winter skiing or a
walk
summer around the
very beautifull
lago of
step
Gemmi (after the cable car that takes you to 2400 meters it takes 2 hours on foot between easy ups and downs for everyone), you can relax in the swimming pools with a view of the Dolomite amphitheater formed by the Gemmi wall.
Sports, excursions and natural treatments
The 65 hot springs produce every day
3.9 million liters of boiling water which is also used to heat public facilities.
The 10 pools of the Leukerbad Therme are of different temperatures and sizes, with hydromassage areas and thermal showers, massages, wellness areas and natural treatments. To try the cave in which the water
comes out at maximum temperature (just under 51 °), to then immerse yourself in the
puddle of frozen water, for a regenerating and intoxicating effect.
You can even swim in
large
swimming pool or have fun with children on
slides ending in surprisingly warm water.
Don’t miss the
walk along the path of the springs, with breathtaking passages through the gorges carved by the Dala river.
How to get to Leukerbad
The best means is
the car. Gives
Milano follow the E62 along Lake Maggiore and Domodossola, entering Switzerland and continuing for
Argument, then the state road n.9 to Leuk and finally the
20 minute climb leading to Leukerbad. From the Central Station
the train leaves which follows more or less the same road: you change to brig or Visp with a local for Leuk and from there there are
buses every 30 minutes going up to the spa town.
Gives
Torino better head to
Aosta and then go up to the
Gran San Bernardo Pass and then continue to Martigny and Sion.
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