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Bad Ragaz has been a spa town for centuries but is now marketing itself as Heidiland. We enjoyed the Heidi experience of visiting Maienfeld( next train stop, with about 4 trains an hour) and although the Heidi Village has been created to illustrate how Heidi would have lived, I did not find it tacky, and would say to visit it, especially if you are a fan of the book. Bad Ragaz is a pretty town wth a beautiful park and nice houses with nice gardens, lots of walking and cycle paths, good train and bus links. The first weekend in May was lively with the Sculpture Festival and May Day festivities which involved all ages including families until later in the evening, during the rest of our stay in May the town was quiet, especially in the evening, when some of the restaurants seemed to closed. Most of the time we ate dinner in the Pizza restaurant near our hotel which was not too expensive but had good service, made lovely fresh food and had a nice ambiance. It is worth visiting the UNESCO site of the Tamina Gorge if you can, either by walking up to it it by taking the bus, and to see the original baths there. Although the town had its share of older retirees, there were a lot of younger couples visiting, either to walk or cycle or to sightsee.

The location in a valley at 500m, surrounded by peaks reaching 2,500m, was great. Unfortunately the Tamina hot springs up the gorge, and the gorge itself, were closed, but I did manage to catch the last day of the season at Heidiland, a charming place. The mineral springs spa is fabulous, where you can enjoy every type of pool, steam room, sauna, jacuzzi, and water massages, and, of course, it is immaculately clean and well organised. The tourist tax in Bad Ragaz is a hefty 4.60CHF per night. I found the locals rather cold and snobby. It's a nice place to go to if you like the spa. I did not eat out so cannot recommend restaurants. Sorry. The public transport, like everywhere in Switzerland, is excellent but buses only run once per hour.

Small town with all facilities. Easy access from the A13 motorway or by rail from Zurich. Access on foot to the Tamina gorge and Alt Bad Pfeffers (1h) definitely worth a visit. The nearby Giessen Park alongside the Rhine is great for exercise. Thermal baths at The Grand Hotel open to visitors (£££). Many bars and restaurants boutique shops and small supermarkets. Within walking distance of the Buendner Herrschaft wine growing villages (Heidiland)

Bad Ragaz is a lovely little town with an excellent spa. Everything very close, spas and hotels and services. Station not far from the city center with excellent and frequent public connections. This allows you to reach bad ragaz without a car and to move by public transport or on foot in the city center. I dined at the restaurant verve by Sven at the grand hotel in Bad Ragaz. Excellent restaurant with impeccable service. Had a pleasant and relaxing weekend. Definitely to be repeated.

Bad Ragaz is a small and boring Swiss village. There's nothing to do there but it could be a base for mountain trekking and visit to Heidiland. There is a big good club for those who like it, and a thermal center, nice but not worthy a trip in itself. Eating around is usually expensive and not interesting, at least for an Italian. Furthermore all places close at 22:00, which make it difficult to have dinner for those who come from southern Europe. There only one pub open til 23:00, the Thömsn's National Pub, which has some nice beers and some snacks. We had dinner at Gladys in the golf club, strangely with prices below the average but kind waitresses and genuine food.

Since I often play golf at the beautiful Bad Ragaz golf course I know the little town reasonably well. Needless to say that the beautiful hotel Grand Resort Bad Ragaz is worth to visit if nothing more a cup of coffee or tea in one of the beautiful lounges would do it.