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Spas of Montecatini Terme
The Spas of Montecatini Terme are one of the main attractions in Tuscany. Renowned for their healing and relaxing properties, they have been frequented by famous Italian personalities such as Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini and Gabriele D'Annunzio.
The spas of Montecatini, in the city of Montecatini Terme, are located a few kilometres from Florence, Pisa and Lucca. The town is famous for its beneficial waters and for the spa treatments it offers, a panacea for muscles, tissues and skin.
The exploitation of the thermal waters in Montecatini Terme dates back to Roman times, but the real thermal development is due to the Grand Duke Pietro Leopoldo da Lorena in the 18th century. He built the Bagno Regio, the Terme Leopoldine and the Terme Tettuccio, bringing the city to an authentic golden age until 1930. In this period, the magnificent Art Nouveau and neo-Gothic buildings around the Thermal Park were erected. Of the ancient sources, four are nowadays active: Tettuccio, Regina, Leopoldine and Rinfresco.
The spas
The Terme di Montecatini are hosted in nine establishments, each with its own range of spa and wellness treatments.
The Terme Tettuccio, built by the Grand Duke Leopold, are certainly the oldest and most admired in Montecatini Terme. Large halls and spaces decorated by numerous artists of the early twentieth century make it a refined and solemn environment.
The Terme Leopoldine, on the other hand, date back to the end of the eighteenth century and have a large thermal crater over 20 meters wide. The waters of this spring are the warmest.
Among the spas worthy of note are also the Terme Excelsior, housed in a solemn building from the early twentieth century. Here it is possible to undergo mud baths and thermal water therapies, as well as a wide range of massages, beauty treatments and treatments for face and body care.
If you are looking for innovative treatments, the Spas of Montecatini designed for you are the Terme Redi, which, alongside the classic thermal pools, offer balneotherapy mud treatments, massages, inhalations and physiotherapy sessions.
Other spas in Montecatini Terme are Terme Tamerici, Grotto, La Salute and La Torretta.
Wellness holiday in Montecatini Terme
The Spas of Montecatini boast waters rich in minerals, such as calcium, magnesium, sodium and bicarbonate. These minerals have healing and relaxing properties, they are the basis of many spa treatments. Spa treatments offered by Terme di Montecatini include thermal baths, massages, mud therapy, and hydrotherapy. These treatments are ideal for relieving stress, reducing muscle and joint pain, and improving blood circulation.
The Spas of Montecatini are an ideal destination for a holiday dedicated to wellness and relaxation. Montecatini Terme offers many leisure activities, including walks in the countryside, guided visits to the spas and tastings of wines and local products. Furthermore, the city is famous for its architectural beauties, such as the famous Terme Tettuccio, the Clock Tower and the Verdi Theater.
For a wellness holiday as a couple or alone, the Spas of Montecatini are a destination worth considering. The spa town offers a unique experience to those who want to relax and deeply regenerate in an elegant atmosphere. If you're traveling with your family, you won't have to give up wellness: among the Spas of Montecatini, some establishments are open to children, with tailor-made spaces and treatments.
If you dream of a regenerating stay in a Tuscan city, the Spas of Montecatini are the ideal choice, in every season.
Restaurant in Montecatini Terme
Restaurant in Montecatini Terme
Among the best restaurants in Montecatini Terme is La Pecora Nera, an elegant and refined boutique restaurant. Located in Ercolini e Savi Hotel, it is open to everyone.
The Ambassadors of Taste Staff will welcome you. La Pecora Nera has an interior room furnished in Art Nouveau style, with period furniture from the Ercolini & Savi family. In fine weather, you can choose to eat on the outdoor terrace.
Professional of taste and hospitality, Ms. Lucia is at your disposal to present the menu and tell you about the dishes, based on sea and land. For this reason, you can choose the Black Sheep even if you want to eat in a fish restaurant in Montecatini.
At your disposal there are 250 wine labels, coming from the best Italian vineyards and across the border. The Sommeliers are happy to guide you in choosing the most suitable label to enhance the flavor of the dishes.
Intimate and welcoming, La Pecora Nera is one of the most popular romantic restaurants in Montecatini Terme.
If you want to dine in Montecatini, La Pecora Nera awaits you every day from 7pm to 10.30pm, including holidays. On Saturdays and Sundays the restaurant is also open for lunch, for a different weekend than usual. All guests of the 4-star Hotel Ercolini and Savi are entitled to an exclusive 10% discount.
Combine taste and style: choose La Pecora Nera, the only boutique restaurant in Montecatini Terme.
Pistoia Underground
The city of Pistoia is a small reality in the Historical landscape of Tuscany, but it may surprise you if you decide to visit it!
You will find a particular system of galleries in and underground which is unique and well renovated and adapted for guided visits.
You can access to Pistoia Sotterranea from the ancient Ospedale del Ceppo. The bulding, which was built together with other structures of the same Hospital, was raised where, historically, there was a Mill.
The Lenght of the tunnels is of 1200 mt. Walking through it is a fascinating experience from an historical and artistical point of view because you will be able to admire the architectonic stratifications which has continued from the Renaissance time.
Contacts:
Entrance from Piazza Giovanni XXIII°, 13 -Accademia Medica “Pacini”
Telephone: 0573-368023
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Open every day from 10,00 a.m. until 6,00 p.m.
Guided Visit at 10,30-11,30-12,30-14-15-16-17
Prices: € 9,00 for the adults and € 7,00 for children.
Wellness Montecatini Terme
Wellness Montecatini Terme
The healing properties for wellness of Montecatini Terme thermal waters are renown since the ancient Romans.
The mineral composition of the type salt-sulphate-alkaline make these waters highly therapeutic.
Wellness in Montecatini Terme means both external treatments such as baths and mud treatments, both drinking-water therapy to cleanse liver and intestine.
All establishments are located within a large park in the city center and beyond to custom-tailor therapies for various diseases, they offer massages and beauty treatments.
And after a day entirely devoted to wellness, Montecatini Terme still offers many surprises: the city hosts the boutiques of the most exclusive fashion names and a stunning view to Versilia coast from the medieval city.
4 star hotel Montecatini
4 star Hotel in Montecatini Terme - Ercolini e Savi
Ercolini and Savi is not just a 4 star hotel in Montecatini Terme, but an Art Nouveau masterpiece.
This charming town in the heart of Tuscany, between Lucca and Pisa, indeed, owes its original appearance to many prominent artists who decorated most of the historic buildings, as Ercolini e Savi.
This 4 star hotel in Montecatini has recently been renovated and keeps the majesty of spaces designed for long stays at the Baths.
To discover this 'outdoor' modern art museum, visit the boutiques of the city center or having a pure relax holiday at the spa, the choice of this 4 star hotel in Montecatini Terme will pleasantly surprise you.