History

The original source of good health and vitality since 1242.

In 1242, hunters from the Pfäfers monastery discovered a 36.5° C spring in the Tamina gorge. According to tradition, the monks of the nearby Benedictine monastery soon recognized the healing effects of the water. And so began the long history of Bad Pfäfers and, later, the Grand Resort Bad Ragaz.

1242
Hunters discover the spring

Ab 1350
Wooden bathhouses rest on beams over the Tamina

1630
Thermal water is routed to the gorge entrance across 450 metres of wooden channels. Altes Bad Pfäfers is established

1704 - 1718
The abbots Bonifaz Tschupp and Bonifaz zur Gilgen oversee the construction of the bathhouses, part of which still stands today

1840
The thermal water is routed in wooden pipelines to Ragaz

1858
The last spa guests leave Bad Pfäfers

1868
Hotel Quellenhof is built in Ragaz

1872
The Tamina Therme becomes the first thermal-water indoor pool in Europe. This lays the foundation for the municipalityʼs worldwide reputation as a spa and health resort

1936
The municipality Ragaz becomes the spa resort Ragaz

1970
The rehabilitation clinic in Valens opens

1983 - 1995
Bad Pfäfers is restored in three stages

2008–2009
The thermal spa closes on 2 March. It is demolished and rebuilt from the ground up. On 12 June 2009, the new Tamina Therme opens on an area of 7,300 square metres. It now has a sauna area and offers beauty and massage treatments

2015
A new thermal-water pipeline opens in time for the 175th anniversary. The new four-and-a-half-kilometre pipeline ensures the continued supply of water to the population and guests of the Heidiland holiday region and the Grand Resort Bad Ragaz

2019
The Grand Hotel Quellenhof celebrates its 150th anniversary and reopens after five months of renovations. Following expansion works, the Tamina Therme opens in February with a larger swimming and sauna area. It now offers an additional 1,300 square metres of wellness facilities and Switzerland’s largest infusion sauna