The Atlas — Experiences
Experiences
The things you do, not just see — cooking classes, food tours, thermal baths, festivals, and the routes that make a trip active rather than passive.
4 entries
Thermal Bath · Toscana
Saturnia Thermal Baths
The most famous wild hot springs in Italy — sulfurous water at 37°C, tumbling into limestone pools, for free, in the open. Worth a stop if you're in the Maremma; go at dawn or night to avoid the crowds.
Thermal Bath · Toscana
Montecatini Terme
The most elegant of the Italian spa towns — the art-nouveau bathhouses, the parks, and the funicular to Montecatini Alto. Worth a day if you love Belle Époque; a night for the full resort.
Thermal Bath · Veneto
Abano Terme
The largest thermal resort in Europe — the hot mud (fango) baths, the Euganean Hills, and the medical-spa tradition. Worth a stop for spa-goers and mud-cure pilgrims, between Venice and Padua.
Thermal Bath · Lombardia
Bormio Terme
The thermal baths of the high Alps — the Bagni Vecchi (the Roman baths, carved in the rock, with the views) and the Bagni Nuovi (the grand spa). Worth a day for the Roman baths and the alpine setting, between Stelvio and Lake Como.