A healing retreat in the Swiss mountains

Come away from Switzerland's Bad Ragaz feeling relaxed and ready to face the world again, says Natasha Langan.

Switzerland's Bad Ragaz is the best medi-spa' in the world, according to Cond Nast's 2013 global spa round-up. But don't let the term medi-spa' put you off. Bad Ragaz isn't all about strict diets and stricter treatments as I found on my visit, the aim is to help visitors achieve a state of wellness' without any accompanying pain.

Situated in the foothills of the Alps in Heidiland in eastern Switzerland, it's a one-hour trip by train or car from Zurich or for those who favour a more luxurious approach, the helipad is five minutes away. Surrounded by breathtaking peaks, you'll be feeling healthier from the minute you start to breathe in the clean, crisp mountain air. The spa itself is centred around the natural hot Tamina spring, which feeds down from the mountain gorge into the resort.

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Natasha read politics at Sussex University. She then spent a decade in social care, before completing a postgraduate course in Health Promotion at Brighton University. She went on to be a freelance health researcher and sexual health trainer for both the local council and Terrence Higgins Trust.

In 2000 Natasha began working as a freelance journalist for both the Daily Express and the Daily Mail; then as a freelance writer for MoneyWeek magazine when it was first set up, writing the property pages and the “Spending It” section. She eventually rose to become the magazine’s picture editor, although she continues to write the property pages and the occasional travel article.