The
place
Montecatini and the nearby town of Monsummano Terme
are well known for their springs, which have excellent curative
powers. Montecatini is half-way between Florence and Pisa
on the Firenze-Mare highway; once you arrive you can choose
between a complete range of treatments.
Terme di MONTECATINI - The
Therms of Montecatini
address: Viale G. Verdi, 41 51016 - Montecatini Terme (PT)
phone (+39) 0572/778487
OPENING:
Istituto Grocco phone (+39) (0572/78647), Terme Excelsior
(0572/778511): all year long
Terme La Salute phone (+39) (0572/778571) : from May to
October
Terme Leopoldine phone (+39) (0572/778551) : from May to
October
Terme Redi phone (+39) (0572/778531) : from May to October
Terme Tamerici phone (+39) (0572/778561) : from May to October
Terme Tettuccio Regina phone (+39) (0572/778501) : from
May to October
Terme Torretta phone (+39) (0572/778541): from May to October
KIND OF WATERS Saline -
sulphate - alkaline water
SICKNESS Constipation
Gastro-duodenitis Gingivitis Hepatitis Inflammations of
the bilious ducts Lipid metabolic ailments Liver complaints
caused by drugs Microcalculi of the gall-bladen Osteoarthrosis
and dystrophic rheumatism Pyorrhoea Rhinitis and rhino-pharyngitis
Rhino-deafness Sensitive colon Spasm of the bilious ducts
THERAPEUTICS APPLIANCES
Hydropathy Hydropinic treatment Inhalations spring water
Mudtherapy
Physiotherapy
The waters
Montecatini thermal waters' beneficial effects had been
known for hundreds of years, but it was the house of the
Lorena who, in the XVIII century, valorised and made popular
the qualities of these waters building a true thermal town.
Montecatini Terme is the destination for tourists who enjoy
the amenity of the gentle Pistoia hills, and choose the
city for its diversified and customised thermal offer, counting
as they can on nine establishments: Tettuccio, Torretta,
Tamerici, Leopoldine, Excelsior, Redi, Regina, La Salute
and the Istituto Grocco.
The hot mineral waters
surge onto the surface from a depth of about 1000 metres,
reaching a maximum temperature, once surfaced, of around
33° C. The physical-chemical composition of the waters varies
in every spring depending on the concentration of saline
content of the earth layers it passes, which further differentiate
hard, medium or sweet waters.
About the spas
The nine thermal spas in Montecatini offer all the types
of thermal cures: the mud, the inhalation cures, hydro massage,
aesthetic cures and physical therapies. The waters of each
establishment are characterised by a variable presence of
saline content which diversifies the curative effects; each
water, therefore, is indicated for a specific therapy, although
it is a good idea to use the four types of waters to obtain
a general balancing effect on the organism.
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