From Lucca goes back up the Serchio diverting in the valley of Lima up to meet the ancient Ponte della Maddalena or of the devil, giving listening to how many attributed to some arcane so he. The evocative artefact dates back to the XII century but the attendances Spas of the place go back to Roman times.

This is one of the most intact of Tuscany and also among the most lonely, with expanses of oak and chestnut loss eye revealing ancient settlements.

One of these is Monticiano, witness to its medieval rank, preserves the castle walls and two churches: S. Agostino, forms tardoromaniche, with frescoes of the Sienese school (XIV century), and the Pieve of SS. Right and Clemente, in the more ancient village.


The water in Petriolo has character and sulphur springs at a temperature of C from a spring next to the stream Farma. The first news of its therapeutic use date back to 1230, but literary references far more ancient – speaking of Cicero and martial – supported by recent archaeological discoveries, retrodatano thermal activity as Roman less at the time.

The ancient establishment, more unique case that rare, keeps in the forms fortified, 1404; very highly famed, had frequenters excellent and between the most frequent the senese Enea Silvio Piccolomini, who the throne of Peter in 1458 as Pius II. In 1907 Bagni di Petriolo was officially on the list of main spas d’Italia; today the old building is assisted by a modern factory with departments with spa treatments, physiotherapy and rehabilitation, cures dermal-aesthetic, medicine Natural.

Water
Petriolo. 43 °C bromide Salso-sulphate-bicarbonate-alkaline-their.

The spa treatment:

Aerosol, bagni terapeutici, docce nasali, docce terapeutiche, fanghi, idromassaggi, inalazioni caldo-umide, insufflazioni, irrigazioni nasali, politzer crenoterapico.