Terme di Montecatini

Montecatini Terme, located in the heart of Tuscany between Florence and Versilia, is renowned for its thermal waters that spring up from a depth of 60-80 meters, enriched with mineral salts and precious elements during their underground journey. These naturally purified waters are ready to be used in the various therapies offered.

The Montecatini thermal park is characterized by magnificent Art Nouveau and neo-Gothic buildings, which house the wellness centers and provide a relaxing and rejuvenating environment for visitors.

The origins of Montecatini Terme date back to 1370, when the Florentine Republic built a roof over a spring, known as Tettuccio. In 1788, during renovation works, Roman votive statuettes were found, indicating the ancient knowledge and use of thermal waters by the Romans.

Over the centuries, Montecatini Terme has undergone various transformations and expansions, becoming one of the most prestigious thermal destinations in Italy, attracting visitors from all over the world for its therapeutic properties and historical-cultural context.

The thermal waters of Montecatini are classified based on their composition and therapeutic indications:

1. **Leopoldina Water**: Strong water used for hydrotherapy, with a purifying action on the gastrointestinal tract, indicated for dyspepsia, constipation, and irritable bowel syndrome. It is also used in mud therapy, balneotherapy, and inhalation therapies.

2. **Regina Water**: Medium water that promotes bile flow, indicated for biliary dysfunctions and hepatic insufficiency.

3. **Tettuccio Water**: Weak water that stimulates liver purification, useful in cases of cholesterol dysmetabolism and to aid digestion.

4. **Rinfresco Water**: Weak water that promotes diuresis, waste elimination, and restoration of mineral salts, also used in mud-balneotherapy.

Montecatini Terme offers a wide range of curative and wellness treatments, including:

1. **Hydrotherapy**: Consumption of thermal waters to benefit from their therapeutic properties.

2. **Mud therapy and mud-balneotherapy**: Use of thermal mud for therapeutic and beauty treatments.

3. **Inhalation therapies**: For the treatment of respiratory pathways.

4. **Thermal rehabilitation and instrumental physiotherapy**: For motor rehabilitation and treatment of locomotor system disorders.

5. **Aesthetic and wellness treatments**: Massages, body and facial treatments, slimming programs, relaxation, and wellness.