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Leukerbad: Winter sports,
thermal spas, and wellness
You will find everything your heart desires in winter in Leukerbad.
It does not matter you are sports mad, a wellness fan, in
search of peace
and quiet , or more family oriented. The largest thermal spa
and wellness
resort in the Alps offers a wide range of relaxation options
and activity
programs amidst fascinating Valais mountains at 1411 metres
above sea level.
Thermal bath experience
 The
history of thermal springs in Leukerbad dates back to the
Roman Helvetian times. Already centuries ago people were aware
of the therapeutic effect of the thermal water and undertook
the ardous journey to relax and recuperate in the thermal
baths of Leukerbad. And still today 3.9 million litres of
thermal water (up to 51 degrees) flow from the springs and
feed 30 thermal pools. At Burgerbad, the largest thermal spa
resort in the Alps, guests can look forward to various water
attractions, which make for an unforgettable bathing pleasure.
For Children there are wadding and kiddy pools with play equipments
like slides, little houses, water toys and 120 m , 100 m slides
etc. Today, classical balneology is often spa-specific on
account of the natural, locally occurring Cures such as medicinal
water, gases, and peloids (therapeutic mud, moor, fango and
silt) Balneology differentiates between various active components
i.e. mechanical, thermal, chemical and non-specific simulation
effects.
Mountain Adventure
 From
Leukerbad it only takes a few minutes for you to soar up to
the Gemmi Pass or Torrent at over 2300m above sea level and
enjoy breathtaking panoramic view of the 4000 metre peaks
comprising the Valais Alps. The Torrent features an Aplpine
skiing area with 50 kms of slopes ranging from blue pistes
for beginners to challenging black pistes for experts. This
is the perfect place for sun and nature lovers to enjoy splendid
all-round views of the 4000 m summits of the Valais Alps.
On the panoramic winter hiking trail, you can cast your gaze
from the Rinderhutte to the cable middle station over the
expanses of the Rhone valley.
Culture
The Roman Trail indicates that Leukerbad was already a human
settlement back in Roman-Helvetian times. This claim is supported
by numerous finds dating back to the Ancient World. The actual
history of bathing tourism in Leukerbad begin in 1501 , when
Roman Catholic cardinal Mathaeus Schiner acquires the rights
to the thermal springs,invests in the local infracture, and
promotes Leukerbad as a spa or health resort on his travels.
Right up today, many famous visitors have come to the Alpine
spa village -including Johan Wolfgang von Goethe, Guy de Maupassnt,
Mark Twain, and Pablo Picasso.Alpine parades,mountain festivals
and cheese making for everyone to see are just some of the
traditions that have been preserved up to the present day.
To see video clip of Leukerbad, click below
Ski
Weekend in Leukerbad Switzerland 2009
To see photos of Leukerbad , click below
ski
weekend leukerbad
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