Deep in the ruggedly picturesque Tamina Gorge beats the heart of the Grand Resort Bad Ragaz: the legendary spring that has provided us with body-temperature thermal spa water for centuries.
1242
Huntsmen discover the spring
From 1350
Wooden bath houses rest on beams over the Tamina
1630
Thermal water is funnelled 450 m in wooden channels to the outlet of the gorge – Old Bad Pfäfers is formed
1704-1718
Abbott Bonifaz Tschupp and Abbott Bonifaz of Gilgen establish the bath houses which are still partially preserved today
1840
Thermal water is funnelled in wooden channels to Ragaz
1858
The first railway reaches Ragaz
1868
The „Quellenhof“ hotel in Ragaz is built
1872
Europe’s first thermal water indoor pool was created
1936
Ragaz parish becomes Bad Ragaz spa town
1970
The Valens rehabilitation clinic is opened
1983-1995
Bad Pfäfers is restored in three stages
2015
Thermal water is funnelled in a new channel to Ragaz
2019
2019 is a big year for the Grand Resort Bad Ragaz: the Grand Hotel Quellenhof celebrates its 150th anniversary and in July it emerges from a five-month renovation period completely refurbished for the occasion
1) View of the Grand Resort Bad Ragaz, with mountain scenery in the background
2) A picture of the wooden Altes Bad Pfäfers in black and white.