Bad Zurzach Guide Excursions, Accommodation and Adventure
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Bad Zurzach Guide Excursions, accommodation and adventure Now you can experience something. Retournez Welcome to Bad Zurzach Water has been bringing life to Bad Zurzach for 5000 years. The first settlers arrived here on the Rhine in the Neolithic period. The Celts and Romans followed. In the fourth century the river brought Saint Verena – she made Zurzach a place of pilgrimage. And in the Middle Ages the favourable location attracted European merchants to the Bad Zurzach fairs. Now you have found your way to Bad Zurzach, where the water still plays the main role. Relax in the bubbling thermal water! After being invigorated, you can go on a discovery trip in the former market town, which the locals simply call a “Flecken”. Let yourself be spoiled in Bad Zurzach with its varied historical and cultural heritage. Welcome Your team from Bad Zurzach Tourism Bad Zurzach Tourismus AG Sightseeing and photo Dr. Martin Erb-Strasse 9 CH-5330 Bad Zurzach opportunities T +41 (0)56 269 00 60 F +41 (0)56 269 00 69 • Zurich, 60 minutes by car [email protected] • Zurich Airport, 40 minutes by car www.badzurzach.info/e • Rhinefall, the largest waterfall in Europe, 40 minutes • Pilatus mountain, 90 minutes Opening hours • Black Forest, 30 minutes Monday–Friday 8.30 a.m. – 5.30 p.m. Saturday–Sunday 9.00 a.m.–1.00 p.m. 2 www.badzurzach.info/e You can find us here: Contents Page Direction Thermal Bath Zurzach and SPA 4–7 Basel/ Koblenz Accommodation 8–11 Baslerstrasse Rhine RehaClinic Key to the symbols 12 Thermal Bath Zurzach Train station Papa Moll-Land 13 Bad Zurzach Tourismus AG Kurpark Experiences in nature 14–15 P Quellenstrasse Seminars 16–17 Promenadenstrasse Bad Zurzach 18 Direction St. Gallen/ Health 19 Rekingen Layout of the Thermal Bath Zurzach 20 Hauptstrasse Direction Baden/Brugg/ Zurich Strasbourg Stuttgart Munich (201 km) (180 km) (320 km) Bad Zurzach Innsbruck Basel v Airport (300 km) (63 km) (30 minutes) Zurich (43 km) Lucerne Berne (84 km) (118 km) Geneva Lugano (267 km) (235 km) Lyon Milan (420 km) (310 km) 3 Largest outdoor thermal bath in Switzerland The Thermal Bath Zurzach and the SPA Medical Wellness Thermal Bath Zurzach Center offer a holistic and individual well-being experience Dr. Martin Erb-Strasse 11 ² 5330 Bad Zurzach with a water landscape on 2000 m . Four pools of thermal T +41 (0)56 265 28 28 water, a natural swimming pool, a Papa Moll children's [email protected] pool, an intensive saltwater pool, a hot and cold pool, www.thermalbad.ch 14 saunas and steam baths, footbaths, versatile massages, Opening hours fitness and nutritional programs and cosmetic treatments see www.thermalbad.ch form the comprehensive spa offer which is by far the most extensive in Switzerland. 4 www.badzurzach.info THERMAL BATH ZURZACH AND SPA Meditation evening in the intensive salt bath every Wednesday Our range • Medicinal massages • Wellness massages, facial and body treatments as well as cosmetic treatments • Modern fitness center with strength, endurance, gymnastic and mobility training • Nutritional advice and metabolic analysis • Personal training • Group-Fitness Lessons • Sauna area with sanarium, sauna, steam bath, infrared cabin, special effect showers and Kneipp pools All offers available at Bad Zurzach Tourismus AG · T +41 (0)56 269 00 60 · www.badzurzach.info/e 5 Romantic SPA – Hot Stone Massage Beauty day All fired up Treat yourself and your partner to a This wellness massage uses warm volcanic Experience a beauty day tailored to your romantic time-out. Candles provide a soft, stones from Hawaii. This massage is es- specific needs. Trained professionals take romantic light, relaxation music and fra- pecially suitable to release deep muscular care of you in a stylish ambiance. Your grances will help you relax. Let yourself tension and promote well-being. wellness day starts with a welcome drink, be whisked away! Including: hot stone a comprehensive facial treatment including wellness massage for two people (50 min. This massage with warm lava stones has makeup and entrance to the thermal bath each, including the entrance to the thermal stimulating and relaxing effects on the Zurzach with sauna and steam baths. On bath Zurzach), a glass of sparkling wine or muscles and the nervous system. The ther- top of that you may train at the fitness a glass of orange juice, time to cuddle, visit mal stimulus has a positive influence on center. The use of a bath robe and a towel of the sauna at the SPA and a bathrobe. the blood circulation and the metabolism. are included in this offer. Prices on www.badzurzach.info/e 6 www.badzurzach.info/e THERMAL BATH ZURZACH AND SPA Static level of thermal water -3.80 m 0.00 m -56 m -92 m -207 m -403.60 m Mottled sandstone Two-mica granite Boring tube Inside diameter 144 mm Inflows of thermal water -407.25 m Main tributary of thermal water -429.60 m The healthy thermal water The history of the spa resort of Bad Zurzach began in 1914, Indications: when hot spring water was accidentally discovered during a • Rheumatoid conditions, in particular, salt drilling. Because of the First World War and lack of finan- signs of wear of the spine, joints and soft cial resources, the source was closed again after a few weeks. tissue However, Dr. Martin Erb, who led a doctor's surgery in Zurzach, was convinced of the curative effect of water. Financial resour- • Movement and circulatory problems as ces for a further drilling could be found and on 5 September a result of injuries and accidents, and 1955 it was ready: The 39.9 °C warm water emerged from the of residual paralysis of the central and bedrock out of a depth of 429.6 meters. The transformation of peripheral nervous system the former market town to today's wellness destination began. • Arterial and venal circulation problems • Suitable for drinking cures for bile, The source: alkaline healing salt baths, chemical: sodium liver and stomach disorders, stomach sulphate hydrogencarbonate chloride, thermal spring tempe- acidification, constipation rature: 39.9 °C, spring : pure artesian, 2 sources, 460 l/min. 7 Including entry to the thermal bath Park-Hotel Relax with pleasure. Park-Hotel **** l This 4-star hotel in a quiet location is surrounded by a large Badstrasse 44 5330 Bad Zurzach park with a biotope and a pavilion lounge. A special feature T +41 (0)56 269 88 11 is the exclusive use of the hotel's own indoor saline water F +41 (0)56 249 38 08 swimming pool. The neighboring thermal bath and the [email protected] www.park-hotel-zurzach.ch SPA Medical Wellness Center can be reached comfortably by a direct connection on the ground floor from the hotel. We K J é v w ö ( 4 } @ do everything for you to enjoy your valuable time away L y ü # P U ∩ è ¡ z from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Be very welcome 78 rooms and feel superbly cared for at the Park-Hotel Bad Zurzach. The prices are on a separate price list. The prices are per room and night incl. breakfast buffet, unrestricted access to the thermal bath and SPA Medical Wellness Center during the duration of the stay, hotel's own 34 °C saline pool, steam bath, sauna, VAT, plus visitor’s tax and local tax. 8 ACCOMMODATION Including entry to the thermal bath Thermalquellen Resort A lot of space and time to enjoy. Hotel Tenedo*** Garni A wellness world awaits you in Switzerland in and around the l Thermalquellen Resort, which promises a successful break from K J é w ö 4 } @ everyday life. Enjoy the vitalizing thermal water, warmth in y ü # P ∩ K ¡ z various forms or soothing treatments at the SPA Medical Well- 69 rooms ness Center. You can stay in one of the three hotels “Tenedo *** Hotel zur Therme*** Garni”, “Therme ***” or “Zurzacherhof *** S”, all with balcony, l shower / WC, flat screen TV, free WiFi, safe, minibar and tele- K J é v w ö ( 4 } @ phone. The hotels Tenedo and Therme have direct access to the L y ü # P ∩ K D ¡ z Thermal Bath Zurzach. The Hotel Zurzacherhof *** S offers you 66 rooms delightful Papa Moll family rooms with connecting doors. The Hotel Zurzacherhof***S entrance to the thermal bath is included (on the arrival day and l until 4 p.m. on the departure day). K J é v w ö ( 4 } @ L y ü # P K è D ¡ z Quellenstrasse 30/31 48 rooms 5330 Bad Zurzach T +41 (0)56 265 22 22 [email protected] The prices are on a separate price list. F +41 (0)56 265 22 00 www.thermalquelle.ch All offers available at Bad Zurzach Tourismus AG · T +41 (0)56 269 00 60 · www.badzurzach.info/e 9 Gasthof zur Waag Hauptstrasse 25, 5330 Bad Zurzach T +41 (0)56 249 33 22 F +41 (0)56 249 33 54 [email protected] www.gasthof-zur-waag.ch J w @ L y ü U z 21 rooms The prices are on a separate price list. HOTEL ZUR WAAG The Gasthof zur Waag offers 21 lovingly furnished rooms with friendly charm and atmosphere within its historical walls. It is an ideal starting point for walks and extensive hikes or bicycle tours along the picturesque Rhine River, over the gentle Jura heights or the nearby Black Forest. Relax your tired limbs after an exciting day in the invigorating thermal water of Bad Zurzach. The famous and popular thermal bath is just a 5-minute walk from the hotel.