7132 Therme
Peter Zumthor's quartzite baths, a modern classic of thermal architecture in the Swiss Alps.
Balnevia
- Balneazione
- Vasca interna / Vasca esterna
- Alloggio
- Hotel in loco
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.
Lo sguardo di Balnevia
Perché visitarlo
This is the building that changed how thermal baths are designed. Bathing here is closer to visiting a cathedral than a leisure centre.
Raccomandazioni
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L'acqua
Acqua termale
- Sorgente
- St Peter spring
- Mineralizzazione
- Calcium sulphate mineral water
- Carattere
- Alpine mineral water from 1,000 metres below the Valser valley
Servizi
- Thermal pools
- Outdoor pools
- Indoor pools
- Sauna
- Relaxation areas
- Hotel
Storia
Vals' St Peter spring has been used since the eighteenth century; the 1996 bath is a listed monument, unusual for a building so young.
Informazioni pratiche
Access is limited and often reserved for hotel guests; day tickets sell out. Silence is enforced in the bath.
Come arrivare
Train to Ilanz, then postbus to Vals — around two hours from Chur.
Posizione
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