At a later stage, the Swiss architect, Bernard Simon, gained full ownership of Ragas and was authorized to use the hot spring water for 100 years, but was obliged under the contract to build other lodges to accommodate visitors, and had to build a public bath, a requirement for him to be Bathing in healthy water is open to everyone, not just rich visitors.
This was the beginning of the story of the upscale resort of Bad Ragaz, which was completely restored at 100 million Swiss francs and reopened in the summer of 2009. Today it has become a world-class health destination.
Entertainment and treatment
Switzerland is famous for different types of tourism, especially medical tourism, and this type of tourism attracts a lot of visitors, especially with the spread of places of health stays that combine entertainment and treatment, perhaps the most prominent of these places included in the «Bad Ragaz» which combines the characteristics of hotels High-end and huge hospitals, it is divided into three different buildings in terms of form and services it offers. In 2009, the newest part of the venue, a 5000 square meter health center, was inaugurated, and a new building was built in the form of a hospital specializing in the rehabilitation of patients after heart attacks (heart attacks, transplants, prosthetics).
Comfort and rehabilitation
This destination receives many sick tourists from the Arab region, and patients come to the project to rest in the first place, and to follow special rehabilitation programs, and there are many other programs for those who need to lose weight, a team of dietitians supervises each visitor, and a special program is developed, Including the diet in coordination with the kitchens available restaurants and chefs, and on the food regulations in all restaurants available what is known as «balanced kitchen», which highlights the number of calories per dish and the proportion of fat in it. The resort also provides an opportunity for most of the family accompanying the patient to do the necessary tests and benefit from staying in a sophisticated place equipped with a health club and a sports center and swimming pools come to the hot groundwater, which is reduced to about 30 degrees Celsius, directly from the mountain, and there are several sports -A full team of doctors who watches over the patient or visitor comfort.
Sports and Activities
There are 18 golf holes in the resort and a new nine-hole course. The resort also offers daily morning programs for water sports, through lessons with specialists called 'Water Gym'. There is also a special place for bowling and a ballroom. Table and billiards for the youngest.
The resort offers free bicycles to visit the adjacent forest beside the river, and the small village of Bad Ragaz can be identified with boutiques that open at certain times of the day. Swimming is the most important thing you can do at the resort, so you can relax in an indoor heated pool near a huge wellness center. Ski lovers can head to the nearest slope, about 10 minutes from the resort, and if you are not a fan of skiing, simply head up the mountain via an electric lift for lunch in the mountain restaurant overlooking the most beautiful scenery.
Health center
There is a sauna, steam and massage rooms in the health center, and a full team specialized in the necessary treatments, and the specialist known as (Zandi) Kurdish origin, may be one of the most important specialists at all, it is specialized in neck pain, back and convulsions, medical treatment according to the patient needs. There is a system that allows you to follow your own program for the duration of your stay. The most important machine you find in the center is a small room for one person, you have to sit in it and carry the temperature gradually up to 40 degrees Celsius, to see the sweat It is poured from all parts of the body, and this machine was developed by AD Mm Swiss German, is in my opinion the most important machines that help weight loss because it is very effective.
«Ragazer» for slimming
This system is what makes the Bad Ragaz resort an important haven for overweight tourists. Through this six-night program, a medical team examines the patient upon arrival, assesses his weight and health, and provides him with the necessary advice with an average check-up. During the stay, a special team in the kitchen prepares its own food, which suits the patient's condition and size, is given 2 liters of hot groundwater for drinking (because it has been scientifically proven to help lose weight), and a sports trainer with a daily ration of 50 Accurate with the patient, in addition to sports a Other recommended by the specialist. (The price is € 2833 excluding the accommodation price).
In addition to this program there are many other programs such as «Ragazer Detox» Ragazer Detox and Nutrition and Training and this program helps to improve one's metabolism, through the use of the laboratory. For those looking for fresh skin, the resort offers special programs to combat wrinkles and aging, called the program Ragazer Anti - Aging, and it is noteworthy that the resort includes the first boutique special products «La Prairie»
After a major rehabilitation, the hotel was reopened in 2009 with the result of a 5,500-square-meter spa with nine upscale massage rooms, where a number of specialists offer countless types of international massages, including Indian. The Finnish-style sauna rooms are also popular in Ayurvedic, and the Sanarium is based on a different heat system. The spa is unique in offering a relaxation in a bed designed specifically for the resort in the form of a cuff or spacecraft. «Knapp Shell», dedicated to relaxing and listening to quiet music with ceilings T. Is where the colors constantly. The real pleasure is limited to bathing in the swimming pool, which uses hot spring water without adding any material or modification, and there is also an outdoor swimming pool open to visitors in the month of May and until the end of the summer, including the most beautiful views overlooking the foot of the picturesque Alps. In addition to the pool, Helena is a steam bath decorated with high temperature resistant Swarovski stones. In the center of the spa is the world-renowned Sona World, a significantly lowered water pond with waterfalls hanging over it. Seasonal rains give the place additional charm aesthetically, but in terms of health, this method is adopted in the most famous health centers, and is recommended after sitting in the sauna or steam rooms directly because it is useful for the freshness of the skin.
The story began in 1242 when a group of fishermen monks wandered in the region of Bad Ragaz, which lies in the far east of Switzerland, and caught their attention fumes, hot water and steam columns rising from the rocks, and soon spread its news in this region, and soon turned Since then it has been a popular destination for high and wealthy people, sitting on roped seats and being lowered into hot mineral springs.
In the 14th century, interest in this area increased after the discovery of the therapeutic power of this water, but remained a monopoly of the wealthy and nobility.
The situation continued until the 18th century, precisely in 1840, when water was withdrawn and connected four kilometers to the village of Bad Ragaz. The area attracted wealthy tourists and nobles, and a large palace was built to receive visitors from far away. To a five-star hotel today called «Grand Hotel Hof Ragaz».
Integrated city
The resort is like a complete city, when you stay there you will not feel the need to leave to spend your needs, because it has everything you need from shops, sports and restaurants, it includes many restaurants, including the restaurant «Aptestib» specializes in serving traditional Swiss cuisine in a rural setting Beautiful, and «Belair» restaurant, which serves international cuisine and devoted some evenings to Japanese cuisine, attended by Japanese chef Tadashi Oki, who has 15 points «Gault Millo» for excellence. Mediterranean lovers are advised to go to Olive d'Or, while Nanum is a 13-point goulette restaurant offering Asian cuisine. There are many cafes in the hotel in a very refined atmosphere and on the piano tunes that ring in the corners of the place.
Valley «Tamina and Bad Pfavers» old
A narrow valley is pierced by only a few beams of sunlight in the middle of the day, a giant whose transit has been transformed into a highly diverse artistic journey. The cave was discovered by accident in 1240. It also leads to a number of ponds and therapeutic magical waters, but the most surprising is the distinctive visual display that tells the history of the region, in addition to the charming color visual formations. Private cars are allowed to walk along the path of this cave, given its narrowness and being on the edge of a very dangerous slope.