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The Bains de Lavey in the Rhône valley

Lavey-les-Bains/Switzerland

Bains de Lavey

Switzerland's hottest natural spring, emerging at over 60 °C in the Rhône valley.

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Bathing
Indoor / Outdoor
Established
1831
Accommodation
Hotel on site

The Lavey spring rises on the bank of the Rhône and is the hottest natural thermal water in Switzerland. Bathing here dates from the early nineteenth century; today outdoor pools sit below steep forested valley walls.

Balnevia view

Why visit

The heat of the source and the enclosed alpine valley setting make Lavey unusually dramatic for a lowland-accessible spa.

The water

Thermal water

Source
Source de Lavey
Mineralisation
Sulphurous, fluoride-bearing
Character
The hottest natural thermal spring in Switzerland.

Practical information

A short shuttle or walk from Saint-Maurice; the outdoor pools stay open in winter.

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Location

Lavey-les-Bains, Switzerland46.1936, 7.0069View on Balnevia map

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