The town of Pari
(Grosseto) (visit
this city)
The medieval village of Pari, located some 25 km
south of Siena is a particularly appropriate center from
which to consider the future. The village is located on
a hill top and surrounded by magnificent views of the heavily
wooded Tuscan countryside. The surrounding area is given
over to olive groves and grape vines and small-scale farming.
In winter wild boar are hunted in these woods.
The surrounding area has been occupied for well over 2000
years. The Etruscans certainly made use of the curative
properties of the sulfur hot spring located below the village.
In addition to burial areas close to Pari the remains of
a major Etruscan town can be visited at Roselle some 40
km away.
One thousand years ago Pari had become a walled town of
several hundred persons grouped around the central castle,
the residence of the Counts of Ardengheschi. By the 14th
century the region had come under the government of the
Sienese. Until the 1950s life in Pari had continued unchanged
over the centuries. Moreover it was totally self-sufficient
for its food, heat, furniture, shoes and clothing. Wool,
for example, was made from the fleece of the local sheep
and a form of very durable linen was made from the local
ginestra plant. Mulberry trees surrounding the village attest
to the use of silk. Very little money circulated in the
village and its economy was based on a system of exchange
and barter for goods and services. What little money did
enter the village came from the sale of its wine and, later,
though the contraband smuggling of tobacco and salt (for
preserving meat).
Today the village continues in a remarkable state of preservation.
With the coming of the industrial and economic revolution
to Central Italy in the 1950s and '60s Pari's population
began to drop from 1500 to the present 250 as people left
to find work in the cities. However, by using Pari as a
conference and learning centre, we hope to provide stimulation
and new possibilities, particularly to the young people
of the area.
As well as being an ideal site for small meetings Pari
is also a perfect center for tourism. Not only can day trips
be made to Siena, Florence, San Gimignano, Rome and Arezzo
but visits can be made to the many small medieval villages
in the area and the ancient abbeys of San Galgano and Sant'Antimo.
The famous Brunello wines can be tasted at Montalcino and
the sea is only a forty minute drive away.
The Therms
The Therms of Petriolo Terme Salute Ambiente
Spa "Bagni di Petriolo"
The first informations about "Bagni di Petriolo"
go back to the XIII century. Roman tombs recently discovered
represents tangible evidence.
In 1907 Petriolo was alredy in the official list of the
Italy' mineral waters that it was published by the Ministry
of Internal Affairs. Today the old and narrow building is
replaced by a modern thermal factory.
Near to the spa you can easly find hospitality in many farm
holiday, bed and breakfast or in hotels. Petriolo spa is
located into the amazing Farma Natural Valley.
Address: Loc.Bagni di Petriolo 53015 -
Monticiano (SI) phone (+39) 0577/757104 Fax: 0577/757092
OPENING: From april, 21th to november, 18th
KIND OF WATERS Sulphuretted-saline-sulphate-bicarbonate-alkaline-terrene
water
SICKNESS Acute articular rheumatisms After effects of psoriasitic
arthropathy After-effects of disk, hernia, euritis and polyneuritis
Cardiac vascular diseases (varices, after of phlebitis,
acrocyanosis, peripheral arterial diseases, excessive arterial
tone) Diseases of the respiratory system (chronic catarrhal
conditions, rhino-bronchial hypersensitiveness, asthma in
adults and children) Gynaecological ailments (cervix inflammation,
leucorrhoea, salpingovaritis, paramethritis) Hiparthrosis
Laryngitis Laryngopathies ear diseases Osteoarthrosis Pagets
and duputren's sisease Pery-arthritis Pharyngitis Pradentosis
and alveolari pyorrehoea Primary arthrosis Rhinitis
Rhino deafness Secondary arthrosis (uratic arthrosis) Sequelae
of fractures and sprains Sinusitis Skin disease (acne, seborrhoea,
chronic eczemas erythema, psoriasis, pityriasis, tooth-rash,
sycosis, cellulitis) Spondylarthrosis of the vertebrae
THERAPEUTICS APPLIANCES Endotympanic insufflations Humage
Inhalations Irrigations Mudbaths Nose and gengival douche
Physiotherapy Tags Thermal massage
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