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Terme di Saturnia in Tuscany. Photo by Terme di Saturnia.
Terme di Saturnia in Tuscany. Photo by Terme di Saturnia
Veneto Abano Terme – This beautiful town boasts 78 thermal hotels, 120 pools, 50 tennis courts, parks and gardens, and services of the highest quality in the field of thermal cures. It combines these resources with aesthetic cures and fitness to regenerate the body in all of its aspects.
Tuscany Terme di Saturnia – Saturnia stands high up on a plateau in the Albegna valley, from where it dominates the magical tufa-dotted landscape inland from Grosseto. Rich in bicarbonate and sulfates, the sulfuric water of this region has health-stimulating Italy Now 2008
properties that are effective for the skin and the respiratory system.
Campania Ischia The miraculous therapeutic properties of Ischia’s hot spring waters have been known since ancient Roman times and are mentioned in Homer’s Iliad, Virgil’s Aeneid and by Pliny and Strabo. In fact, these waters are especially indicated for the treatment of painful degenerative diseases of the spine, joints, tendons, muscles and ligaments as well as for problems of motion and circulation after wounds and injuries.
Rich in thermal and mineral waters, Italy has long been a favored spa destination. Photo by BAWH
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