SPA OF VENTURINA
Along the via Aurelia, virtually dividing the sea from the countryside, stands Venturina Terme. A small, modern town with an ancient past, the Etruscans and Romans flocked here for its healing water, as seen in the impressive remains in the Caldana area, around which comfortable spa centres and modern hotels have been built.
The name Venturina dates to the 17th century, but the area was called Caldana (meaning “hot land”) in the classical era. In the Middle Ages locals left their land to head for nearby Campiglia Marittima.
The healing waters, in the past referred to as Aquae Populoniae, are high in sulphur, alkali and earth, gushing from two separate springs at 36°C. The spas extend across a vast area and consist of just one spa center (where you can enjoy mud treatments, baths, massages, hydromassages, aerosols as well as beauty treatments) and a large thermal pool.