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9. Spas and Health Resorts All Switzerland seems to me one bij health resort, but those who need some special medical attention maj secure from the National Tourist Office a gorgeously illustrated bookie called The Pocket Guide to the Swiss Spas. Among those of special im portance are Baden, northwest of Zurich, Ragaz, on the infant Rhine, anc the triple spa of Schuls-Tarasp-Vulpera, far east in the Lower Engadine on the banks of the young Inn, pursuing its international course to the Danube.The National Tourist Office publishes an excellent and comprehensive 32-page booklet called The Swiss Universities, A Short Guide, which may be had upon request. 8. Sports to be Witnessed or Practiced Sports to be witnessed include many fixed events, such as horse races and automobile races, lake regattas and winter sports in the Engadine and other sections. The Easter Ski Derby of Saas-Fee, a lovely resort high up in a branch valley of the Nikolaital leading to Zermatt, is a winter-in-spring event. For full listings secure the separate pamphlets called Summer Calendar and Winter Calendar distributed by the National Tourist Office.
SNCF busses—the initials stand for Society Nationale des Chemins de Per Francois, hence French National Railroads—are larger, longdistance coaches that carry you in comfort on the main tourist routes. The SNCF has a convenient Paris information office at 16 boulevard des Capu-cines, and its New York office is at 610 Fifth Avenue.
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