2007-06-19 07:55:38 · 5 answers · asked by fizzywo 4 in Travel ➔ Italy ➔ Florence
im from the states, living in florence since 2002. ive never heard of free thermal spa's. if i did, id be going there often.
ok first of all, i want to WARN you to NOT go to the Saturnia one..OMG..i do not understand how italians can SURVIVE breathing that smell!!! its a nice hotel, it has various pools, different temperatures, in a nice area..BUT it carries the most UNpleasant, UNdistinguishable smelllllllll......im seriously not joking... i know that its a completley natural smell, but STINKS like sh*t...and belive it or not..there are billions of italians there that go to enjoy they're stay at that well known hotel..but me, being a foreigner cannot stand that smell..and im sure anyone else who is not use it does either.
i definetly do NOT recommend you to even go there unless you know what your going to get.
the only placei DO recommend you is the Grotta Giusti Spa..its pretty expensive, but its a real nice place, about 1 1/2 from florence in Montecattini Terme. and yes, you need a car for that, no buses, no trains.
good luck!
2007-06-22 05:17:15 · answer #1 · answered by sueet2b 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are just a few free thermal spas in Italy and all of them must be really hardly searched since they're always located (and hided....!!) close to on payment spa's buildings!!.
However those ones I know are rather far from Florence, not exactly in its neighbors...!! You need for a car since they're not connected with Florence,either by train or bus.
Basically I can suggest 2 locations :
One is Terme di Petriolo situated just in the between of Siena and Grosseto, alongside the national route, aka the
'superstrada'.You'll find a better description on the below website.
The other one is Terme di Saturnia , south to Grosseto and close to Manciano. At a 2 kms far from the main center of the spa there is a place named "Cascate del Mulino" (Mill's falls) where thermal bathing is free.
Here below 2 links for more info on both spas.
http://www.casinadirosa.it/en/terme.html
http://www.tuttomaremma.com/en/saturniaspa.htm
2007-06-21 21:06:14 · answer #2 · answered by martox45 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you like to dive in hot termal water you can do it in Saturnia (about 100 km in the south of Florence) close to the spa centre there are rivers with free access, but forget a FREE spa!!!
sorry for my english...
2007-06-19 09:39:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
no free spas I am afraid. Just after siena, follow signs for grosseto there is terme di petriolo - signs will be along the highway which is also a free thermal bath
2007-06-20 05:21:04 · answer #4 · answered by hollimel99 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
there is an airport in Florence, it quite is referred to as A. Vespucci. yet there is not any longer an instantaneous flight from Glasgow,yet there is going to pisa with ryanair or british airlines. Then Pisa is quite on the brink of Florence. in any different case u can bypass to Rome, in spite of the incontrovertible fact that it takes a lot to realize Florence as a results of fact if u bypass to fiumicino airport (the main widespread one), it quite is style of out of Rome, so u would desire to take a prepare to get to Roma Termini and then take yet another prepare to Florence. So it quite is approximately 3-4 hours. If u bypass to Ciampino (the othe airport) u can not attain Termini station yet via taxi (and taxis are particularly high priced in Italy!). in any different case if u bypass from pisa to florence it takes purely a million hour and 15 min via prepare.
2016-09-28 02:47:03 · answer #5 · answered by mccleery 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋