San Casciano dei Bagni - March 25, 2012

San Casciano dei Bagni - Fonteverde Spa

Yesterday I went to the Fonteverde hot springs pool in the town of San Casciano dei Bagni, Province of Siena.

I do believe that this is my favorite pool of those I have visited so far on my tour of hot springs pools in Tuscany!

To get to San Casciano dei Bagni from Florence, you take the A1 tollway heading south (in the direction of Rome) and exit at Chianciano Terme / Chiusi. Follow the signs for Sarteano, then San Casciano dei Bagni. Once you arrive in the town of San Caciano dei Bagni you will find indications for Fonteverde Spa.

You might want to stop in town and take in the views over the Tuscan countryside:

or the enchanting town itself:

San Casciano dei Bagni

At the pool, you pay the entrance fee at the reception, where you receive a terry cloth robe. You can also rent slippers and a towel at a reasonable price. You can use the indoor lounge chairs free of charge, but if you want an outdoor sun chair you will need to pay a fee. Now you head to the changing rooms. You will need a one euro coin to use the lockers. From there you go to the pools which you can enter either from an indoor pool, going through a tunnel to go outdoors in cold weather, or directly outdoors from the pool deck. You can leave your robe on hooks on the wall, or on your lounge chair.

The wonderful thing about this pool is the warmth of the water - I think it is the warmest I have been to so far! The water is 42° celcius / 107° fahrenheit at the source. I don't know the exact temperature of the water in the pool, but I assure you it is very warm! It enters the pool through several inlets on the bottom of the pool, and these spots are particularly warm. There is also a (manmade) waterfall where very warm water falls, providing a wonderful massage. It's fun to try every possible position!

There are also four gooseneck jets which feel great on the back and shoulders.

The water is chalk full of minerals, including sulfate, calcium, flourine, and magnesium. It is green in color, and there is mineral build up on the sides of the pool, and on the surrounding pool deck.  You can almost feel it doing you good as you soak in it, and as you move around, it gives you a good scrub. There is no particular smell or taste to the water.

There is a snack bar by the pool where you can eat something wearing your robe over your suit. The food isn't very exciting, but at least you don't have to get dressed!

There is also a small pool for children. Don't take a sun chair near it if you don't want to get splashed by the kids!

Fonteverde Natural Spa Resort

Localita' terme 1 
53040 San Casciano dei Bagni (SI)
Tel. +39 0578 57241