Bathing has taken place on the Rigi for 600 years - it has always been a place of peace and relaxation in the midst of a dreamlike mountain world.
Bathing has taken place on the Rigi for 600 years - it has always been a place of peace and relaxation in the midst of a dreamlike mountain world.
Rigi Kaltbad has been known as a place of pilgrimage for 600 years, and the first bathing chapel was built in 1545. However, as the name "Kaltbad" suggests, people bathed in cold water back then. Mario Botta has taken up this tradition with his design and is reviving the old bathing culture.