Spas

The area of the Maremma hills is characterized by the presence of numerous hot springs, due to the presence of Mount Amiata, an ancient volcano, now off. Turning off the volcano has generated the formation of currents of warm water with different characteristics to the presence of rocks with different chemical characteristics present in the various aquifers. The thermal features in this area was already known since ancient times. The Etruscans and the Romans were already aware and the emperor Nero, was famous around here because he used to frequent the baths of Saturnia. The spa at Saturnia is therefore one of the oldest in the area, with the emergence of spa resorts have been made more detailed analysis on the territory and has been found the presence of several other fertile spots of thermal water as Sorano, San Casciano and Bagni Vignoni, where in recent years major real spas. Each of these has the good fortune to have a source of thermal water with different properties from each other.