First up into the mountains, then down into the spa. In Leukerbad, it’s a short route to the most diverse winter delights.

The hike over the Gemmi is a classic. Three hours of winter hiking across a high plateau at 2,350 metres above sea level, light terrain, breathtaking mountains or, as an alternative, around Lake Dauben on cross-country skis. What more could the heart desire? And your legs will be grateful when they’re soaked in warm, still or bubbling waters in Leukerbad, Switzerland’s biggest spa town.