What nowadays means golf, in the ancient world of Rome meant hot springs and baths: a
place where you could eat, meet people, and conduct sports and business deals. Today,
baths turned to spas and became the starting point for themed itineraries, the reference
point for quality gastronomy and a natural complement to the most prestigious golf
courses.

Within Italy, form North to South, there are about 200 spa bath locations. Tuscany, Emilia
Romagna, Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia are the most popular destinations for Italians
and foreigners. The ingredients of well-being have been borrowed from nature to create new
treatment trends for taking care of the body. One of the most popular are hot springs. The
thermal water often comes from a subterranean spring that lies at a depth of 200 meters
and more. They are said to help skin troubles, respiratory system, loco motor and vascular
system and more. Treatments are based on technology and experience. Today, therapies
performed by specialized medical teams and clinical treatments - some with centuries of
history behind them - have given rise to the most important medical school of hydrology in
Italy, a reference point for clinics throughout the world.

Italians consider a stay at a spa bath a special occasion for relax, and are unwilling to
give up this pleasure. We recommend experimenting regions with a strong spa tradition such
as Tuscany, Emilia Romagna and Veneto. One of the most famous places in Northern Italy are
Abano and Montegrotto in Veneto which are known throughout the world for their mud-bath
treatments (the beneficial properties of their natural mud, which has a calming and
decongestant effect and is ideal for the treatment of arthritis and rheumatism, were
already famous in the days of the ancient Rome).

A bit northern you'll find the Island of the Sun - Grado - looking over the Adriatic Sea
in Friuli Venezia Giulia and frequented at the end of the 19th Century by the upper middle
class and Austro-Hungarian nobility, who elected it their favourite health resort.

See the best thermal hotels in Italy and check Dream Destination Europe.
www.dde-europe.com

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