Petriolo spa in Tuscany Italy
The Petriolo spa was Pope Pius II’s favourite. The river Farma marks the natural boundary between the provinces of Siena and Grosseto, but it is above all a demarcation line between two situations that are historically very different: merchant civilisation on the one hand and a woodland mining economy on the other. It rises in the Metalliferous Hills then flows into the Merse and subsequently joins the course of the Ombrone. It runs through an intact natural environment in its journey downstream, meeting the warm waters of the historic Petriolo Spa.
Approximately 15-20 minutes from the farm and Borgolozzi dell'affittacamere The Cottage, between the pristine river Farma immersed in a nearly pristine natural environment there are Petriolo. The ancient Baths of Petriolo were known already in the Middle Ages (The first news on Petriolo baths date back to 1230), as evidenced by the old stone walls, ancient seat of the spa. Later were fortified by Pope Pius II for his own use. Other famous people frequented the baths were members of the Medici and Gonzaga families, cardinals, dukes, the most frequent habit was finer with certainty Pope Pius II, Enea Silvio Piccolomini conocitore the best spa because even born in Pienza in Tuscany about 60 Km from hot springs. The locals noticed the power of these waters, seeing as it emerges from Pope Pius II will come out and "treated" The popes have always known where to live. Not far from the spa, the splendid abbey of San Galgano, an imposing and impressive monastic architecture, with the next round of Montesiepi is inserted where the famous sword in the stone. To make the bathrooms there are two possibilities dive in ponds (see photo) with thermal water source output 42 degrees, or treatments in the spa near the spa (this fee) into the forest along the river Farma up You can see the hot water gushing from the rocks themselves.
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