7132 Therme (Vals)

The 7132 thermal baths in Vals were designed by Peter Zumthor and opened in 1996. Around 60,000 slabs of local Vals quartzite form spaces that appear to have been carved directly out of the rock. Just two years after its completion, the spa was listed as a protected monument; in 2026, it will celebrate its 30th anniversary.

The spa is fed by the highly mineralised water from the St. Peters spring, which flows at a temperature of around 30 °C directly beneath the pools. Instead of a traditional sauna area, one tranquil bathing room follows another: from the 42 °C ‘fire bath’ to the 14 °C ‘ice bath’, and on to the spring grotto and the ‘sound stone’. You can sweat in the ‘Steam Stone’ whilst wearing swimwear and in the ‘Sweat Stone’ where clothing is optional; spring water is available at the ‘Drinking Stone’.

External guests book their time slot online in advance and may then stay until closing time with no time limit. Bath towels are included; bathrobes are available at an extra charge (included in the admission price from Wednesday to Sunday). According to Procap, the entrance, cloakroom, toilets and showers are wheelchair-accessible, but the pools can only be reached via stairs.