Free Walking Tour: Bad Ragaz

Learn historical background information about the world health resort of Bad Ragaz.
How it all began...
Description: Rainer Maria Rilke already wrote a book about Bad Ragaz. The title of our beautiful region: "Being here is wonderful!"
And believe me, he wasn't wrong.

On the tour we meet at the town hall square of Bad Ragaz.
First, you will learn general information about Bad Ragaz, Sarganserland and Switzerland.

Then we start the tour, go to the Catholic Church, to the Zurich War Memorial, to the small fire brigade museum (former fire station) and to the place where ice from Lake Giessen used to be stored in winter. Afterwards you will see the first generation of the thermal water pipe from the spring in the Tamina gorge to Bad Ragaz. Then the former valley station of the funicular railway from Bad Ragaz to the Wartenstein.

After an outline of the spa and health history, the tour ends at the monument to Bruno P. Zehnder, the world-famous penguin photographer.

Of course, you will also receive a lot of tips about the beautiful holiday region Heidiland.