The best resorts in Switzerland
When choosing where to spend your holidays in the world, stop looking at Switzerland. Rest in this country will find something to surprise you in any of the seasons of the year. Winter and spring are, of course, the best resorts in Switzerland, specializing in ski holidays, and summer and autumn are exciting cycling tours, hiking and a rich excursion program around the cities of the country..
Zermatt
Zermatt, surrounded by the three highest peaks of all of Europe, is located at an altitude of 1620 meters above sea level. The visiting card of this ski resort is the Matterhorn Peak. The unusual appearance of the mountain (outwardly it looks like a slightly curved horn) has long become a symbol of the beauty and greatness of mountains for the whole world.
With mountaineering and skiing becoming popular sports, the once backwater village has become an elite ski resort. But this is all during the day, and in the evening a completely different Zermatt appears before you. Noisy night discos will not let you get bored, and delicious cuisine will be remembered for its aromas for a long time.
Verbier
This resort is famous for its superbly equipped ski slopes. This is probably why Verbier is a popular place where many celebrities like to relax..
Located between the famous Matterhorn and the delightful Mont Blanc, Verbier has become a real pilgrimage site for freeriders. The resort, generous in the sun's rays, is located in a very picturesque place: a plateau surrounded by mountain peaks. Capital «Four valleys», as this place is also called, it is considered exactly «sports» a resort, therefore it enjoys constant success among tourists who prefer to combine skiing and quality rest.
In the latter, Verbier was also very successful. Verbier's restaurants, of which there are simply a huge number, will delight even the most sophisticated gourmets. And night bars and discos will help while away the evening.
Bad Ragaz
Bad Ragaz is a world famous balneological mountain resort. There are absolutely amazing climatic conditions that are perfect for both relaxation and treatment. The healing springs of the resort were known back in the 11th century, and even then noble people chose these places for their rest..
Altes Bad Pfafers is the most visited health center in Bad Ragaz. The local, moderately warm (+37), saturated with fluoride salts, waters are used for taking medicinal baths. You will definitely be offered to undergo massage sessions, a course of mud therapy, and methods of treatment traditionally practiced by Chinese healers are also used here..
And, of course, what resort cannot do without excellent shopping and nightlife. All of this is represented in Bad Ragaz in great numbers..
