The Countess, the Count, and wasn't there a murder too? The Grand Hotel Wildbad in Innichen / Cleared out, plundered, weathered and angels dancing on the ceiling. Memories of the demise of a landmark / It did not even shy away from comparison with Montreux: the Grand Hôtel des Salines au Parc in Rheinfelden / Inside, everything will change: the last pictures before the renovation / A thank you to the mother and Varlin's pictures, taken in the Grand Hôtel des Salines / Film goddesses, filmmakers, film fanatics, foot soldiers and a screen in the park. The Grand Hotel Locarno and the splendour of the past / In the dishwasher, world famous and doomed? The Murano chandelier in the Grand Hotel Locarno. People met for a summer holiday and were happy when too much sun did not endanger their noble pallor. Even the Emperor was there, in the Wildbad, the luxury hotel in Innichen in South Tyrol. "You'll be eating with the pigs if you carry on like this." But the countess and owner of the hotel did not listen to her father. Two proud towers and exposed brick: the landmarks of the Grand Hôtel des Salines au Parc in Rheinfelden. Here the allure of luxury, health-promoting salt baths and spa treatments in the relaxing peace of the park beckoned. And here the Swiss artist Varlin painted two of his most touching and intimate pictures, the portraits of his terminally ill mother. From 5-star to 3-star, or from the reduction of the stars to closure. The world-famous Murano chandelier, the spacious corridors, the stairs to the deserted park, the blue mosaic stones in the empty pool; witnesses to a time when the Grand Hotel Locarno still presented itself as sophisticated for stars and festivals. Subscribe to NZZ Format: https://goo.gl/Fy28as *** Links to the program: The homepage of the Palazzo Salis in Soglio www.palazzosalis.ch/ The Swiss Hotel Archive preserves and maintains Swiss cultural assets in the area of ​​hotels and tourism. Pictures and historical photos of various hotels can be found under the link picture gallery. www.hotelarchiv.ch/ A report on Locarno with many references to the Grand Hotel. The article gave rise to discussions. http://dasmagazin.ch/index.php/citta-... The classic hotel - a dying model? Background to the demise of hotels, shown using the example of the Grand Hotel Locarno. Article by Andreas Deuber, published on May 18, 2006, in the NZZ www.nzz.ch/2006/05/05/il/articleE35ZY.html htr Hotelrevue. - The online portal of the Swiss trade newspaper for tourism. The link provided leads directly to the history of the Grand Hotel Locarno. From there, links to other hotels are listed. www.htr.ch/artikel_14206.html Photos of the Wildbad Innichen www.flickr.com/photos/24596950@N04/ Brief outline of the history of the Rheinfelden saltwater spa www.kurzentrum.ch/geschichte.html The homepage of the former Grand Hôtel des Salines today www.kurzentrum.ch/parkhotel.html An article from the BAZ from May 15, 2010: Rheinfelden. The Hôtel des Salines is about to be renovated www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=55303553 Magazine for the alpine way of life: Forgotten palaces www.monte-welt.com/alpen-archiv/archiv-geschichten-ueber-berge/die-vergessenen-palaeste.html Industrial ruins and abandoned places. Various categories, great photos. www.sperrzone.net/web/sperrzone/Sperrzone.nsf/ The direct link to the Grand Hôtel des Salines au Parc in Rheinfelden: www.sperrzone.net/web/sperrzone/Sperrzone.nsf/all/9E397ED6670686FFC1256FA8006EE140?OpenDocument The museum in the beautiful town of Rheinfelden, very close to the Hôtel des Salines au Parc. www.fricktaler-museum.ch/