Montecatini Thermal Baths
Art and culture in the quintessential city of well-being
City and Thermal Baths in Montecatini live together in a harmonious and inseparable symbiosis. The Garden City, with its magnificent parks, charming village, trendy clubs and buildings that still bring to mind the distant history and memories, offering a vacation filled with well-being, culture and relaxation. Well-being, tourism, business and sports find hospitality here, in an area where the properties of the thermal waters guarantee health and beauty.
The therapeutic properties of the waters
The thermal waters used for treatments come from the Rinfresco, Tettuccio, Regina and Leopoldina springs and flow hot from under the ground. Classified as saline-sulphate-bicarbonate-sodic, the thermal waters are used therapeutically for diseases linked to metabolism, the digestive system at the gastric and intestinal levels and liver and biliary diseases, as well as for wellness treatments.
Acqua Leopoldina is a water used in inhalation therapy and therapy for rhinogenic deafness, as it is very rich in mineral salts and has mucolytic and antibacterial capabilities. It is also used for its intestinal cleansing effect and is the liquid component of thermal mud, which has been used since ancient times in chronic rheumatic joint and extra-articular diseases, in rehabilitation and for the consequences of fractures.
Regina Water acts mainly at the biliary level and is therefore ideal in cases of mild liver failure and in all chronic liver diseases.
Tettuccio Water, on the other hand, has a depurative action on the liver and is useful in hypercholesterolemia, as well as in gastritis, dyspepsia, dyslipidemia (i.e., alterations of the presence of fat in the blood) and irritable bowel syndrome.
Rinfresco Water carries out a mild diuretic action, facilitates the elimination of waste and results in the partial restoration of mineral salt content depending on its particular composition. This water, along with Leopoldina water, are also used for balneotherapy, as the addition of ozone gas makes them particularly suitable for treating peripheral vascular diseases, because this gas adds an anti-inflammatory activity to the draining capability at both venous and lymphatic levels.
Thermal establishments and services
Montecatini Terme, with its springs, known since Roman times, was founded as a thermal spa at the foot of the ancient Castle, now Montecatini Alto. The Bagni di Montecatini have been well-known since the time of Grand Duke Leopold, an advocate of the urban and infrastructural development of the "baths", which made the thermal baths a world heritage site.
Those looking for the unique atmosphere of the Belle Époque can go to historical places like the Caffé delle Terme, the Locanda Maggiore, the Portici Gambrinus and the frescoed and ornate Art Nouveau-style thermal establishments.
It is currently possible to enjoy thermal treatments at the Stabilimento Tettuccio, where mineral water therapy is available, and at the Stabilimento Redi, which offers balneotherapy, inhalation therapy, mud therapy and physiotherapy.
The Montecatini Thermal Baths are the ideal place for getting your body back into shape and spending a pleasant and rejuvenating vacation.
