A typical Italian hill-top town sitting atop a large block of Travertina stone, with remains of ancient Etruscan and Roman settlements, such as the Porta Romana an ancient Roman road, the city walls, the "Puntone" Etruscan necropolis and the ruins of the ancient baths.
There's even a legend concerning the baths of Saturnia: it's claimed that the god Saturn threw a thunderbolt at the earth in a fit of rage caused by the eternal fighting among humans, thus forming a crater that quickly filled with hot water, while steam filled the air. A new, wiser and more aware humanity was born of this sulphurous mist.

On a more prosaic note, the hills and mountains, lakes and sea of Tuscany and Lazio attract an enormous quantity lightening, thus explaining the ancient civilisations' fixation with thunderbolts!

These baths are famous the world over for their cosmetic and therapeutic properties. The sulphurous water (smelling like bad-eggs!) springs from the depths of the earth at a rate of 800 litres a second and at a constant temperature of 37°C.

The complex includes a restaurant, hotel, bar and a wide range of beauty treatments and therapies, plus a series of swimming-pools, underwater jets and waterfalls for the perfect massage!
For further info: www.termedisaturnia.it
Just down the road are the so-called "Cascate del Mulino", a magical place where the Gorello River and the spring water have created a series of waterfalls and pools. Great all year round; truly romantic under a full moon.