Bagno Vignoni, San Quirico d'Orcia (Orcia Valley)Bagno Vignoni

I think, that Bagno Vignoni is “must” for every lover of Tuscan.

It is very very small, maybe a pair of roads and a square… but, in any case, it’s a very interesting village mainly because of its main square made of thermal water. Now you can’t bath in it anymore but in medieval times it used to be the favourite site of popes and important people like saint Caterina of Siena (the “vips” of medieval times:-))

Nowadays you can take a thermal bath in a swimming pool with thermal water by Hotel La Posta. You can spend even the whole day in the swimming pool: it has both outdoor and indoor spaces. The swimming pool offers its guests a beautiful view overlooking the valley on the Orcia river and  of  Rocca d’Orcia.

Check on the hotel’s website as the swimming pool is not always opened: only from spring to autumn.

Price for a whole day (last year 2009): 14 euro/per person

I suggest this kind of bath especially in spring and autumn, when it’s very pleasant to bath in warm water! A relaxing bath in the swimming pool surrounded by the magnificient nature of our countryside is what you need to forget stress

Swimming pool by Hotel La Posta

Bagno Vignoni

San Quirico d’Orcia, Siena

web site