7132 Therme
Peter Zumthor's quartzite baths, a modern classic of thermal architecture in the Swiss Alps.
Balnevia
- Baignade
- Intérieur / Extérieur
- Hébergement
- Hôtel sur place
Completed in 1996 from 60,000 slabs of local Valser quartzite, Zumthor's bath is a sequence of stone chambers — fire, ice, flower, sound — lit through narrow slots, with an outdoor pool facing the valley.
Le regard Balnevia
Pourquoi y aller
This is the building that changed how thermal baths are designed. Bathing here is closer to visiting a cathedral than a leisure centre.
Recommandations
Hôtels à proximité
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L'eau
Eau thermale
- Source
- St Peter spring
- Minéralisation
- Calcium sulphate mineral water
- Caractère
- Alpine mineral water from 1,000 metres below the Valser valley
Équipements
- Thermal pools
- Outdoor pools
- Indoor pools
- Sauna
- Relaxation areas
- Hotel
Histoire
Vals' St Peter spring has been used since the eighteenth century; the 1996 bath is a listed monument, unusual for a building so young.
Informations pratiques
Access is limited and often reserved for hotel guests; day tickets sell out. Silence is enforced in the bath.
Y aller
Train to Ilanz, then postbus to Vals — around two hours from Chur.
Situation
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