Saturnia thermal baths in Tuscany between farmhouse b&b

Another beautiful jewel of the great treasures of the Tuscany Maremma and Saturnia Spa  ...

The Terme di Saturnia are known worldwide for its hot sulphurous boric source at 37 ° C, the undeniable healing properties. The hot springs were already known at the time of the Etruscans who had identified the hot springs under miracolose.Nel 280 BC the Romans were to draw additional benefit of building real buildings for the use of therapeutic sorgente.Le Roman baths were public buildings, facilities odierni.Questi precursors were one of the main meeting points of ancient Rome. Spas There are two main classes, a poor use in the mob, and instead allocated to the rich, who were the true monuments and towns within the same city. The first baths were born in places where it was possible to exploit the natural springs of hot water with special healing qualities. They are numerous and still see the many exhibits to the testimony of the Roman past from here.

The scope of the source is about 800 liters per second, which ensures an optimal water exchange. Saturnia Spa area has a large area accessible for free (hot spring of the mill), and instead of paying an area where there is the famous and luxurious spa of Terme di Saturnia Spa where in addition to treatments, creams and perfumes are also produced for the welfare of the body.
Saturnia with its thermal baths is one of the most beautiful villages of the Tuscan Maremma. The country has very ancient origins are lost in history, in fact, many findings show how the territory was inhabited even before the arrival of the Etruscans.
Of particular interest is the Holy Bath, once the sacred, which is located a few km from Saturnia, where there are still the remains of temples and places of worship. Most probably the sacredness of this place drove the Etruscans to build near the original settlement of Saturnia. The Maremma village went through a period of great development under the domination of the Roman people who, taking advantage of the proximity of the Via Clodia crossed daily by travelers and pilgrims, built some sulfur bath in the country. During the medieval period the town through a moment of weakness and strong negativity as the sulphurous water that flowed from the ground with thick steam were the stuff of legend that attributed negative source. Of the Middle Ages did not have much news, we know that the domain on Saturn was taken by the family of Aldobrandeschi, then by the Lords already Conti Orsini of Pitigliano, the Republic of Siena and finally by the Medici dynasty of Florence, who managed to attach to Saturnia possessions of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. The visit to Saturnia is certainly interesting and challenging, in fact the country is home to monuments and buildings of particular beauty, with their presence and witness the ancient rulers and the history of this place within the town is the Church of Santa Maremma Mary Magdalene, which was built during the Middle Ages on the ruins of an ancient Roman religious temple and restored a few centuries later and Panciatichi-Ximeses Palace, residence of the governors of the town. Leaving from Saturnia and through the countryside of the Maremma, one can see the structure of Castellum aquarum, an ancient complex of Roman origin used to collect water to be allocated to the population of interest is also the Archaeological Museum, which is exposed within a rich collection of artifacts, tools and objects found in the necropolis near the city, especially from the Pian di Palma and the center donated by the family Ciacci.