Spa vacation, an excellence in the national tourism ecosystem.

Italian spa tourism shines worldwide, ranking seventh with a turnover of $15.7 billion. The Terme di Monticelli spa emerges as an example of excellence in Emilia Romagna, where natural sulfurous and salsobromoiodic waters offer not only health and rehabilitation but also an integrated approach to psychophysical well-being, enriched by the exploration of the territory.

Seventh in the world with a turnover of $15.7 billion, Italy’s spa tourism is back on the starting blocks, repositioning itself to 2019 values. The secret of success?Twofold: on the one hand, health, between prevention and rehabilitation, and on the other, a winning combination: psychophysical well-being and the discovery of the territory.

Good news for the peninsula’s thermal waters as they become a driver of the economy, returning to 2019 levels with more than 3 million customers who consider them a valuable resource for body care.
Recognized as one of the simplest and most natural remedies for alleviating ailments and improving pathologies, the many springs that flow from the Italian soil help find the right psycho-physical balance.
Among the excellences are those of Emilia Romagna with 23 facilities distributed in 19 locations that are characterized above all by sulphurous and salsobromoiodic waters ..
Each offers a unique multisensory experience that not only regenerates the body, but also fits harmoniously into a sustainable context, in synergy between health and wellness.

“At Terme di Monticelli, thermal waters are 100 percent natural and rich in vital elements: they not only help stimulate regenerative and revitalizing processes in tissues, but also act as an anti-inflammatory, decongestant and strengthen immune defenses,” explains Dr. Gianfranco Beltrami, medical director at Monticelli.
“As studies and scientific research confirm, thermal waters are a panacea from a therapeutic point of view and equally effective in the area of prevention and a correct lifestyle.”

At the spa, relaxation is encouraged, physical activity is promoted and a healthy eating pattern is promoted. In addition to being therapeutic, spa tourism is also enriching and rejuvenating. It combines the pursuit of wellness with the exploration of the area. Water sources, steams and muds with an undoubted curative character are combined with traditions and landscape, offering the possibility of combining the thermal routes with tourist itineraries on the thread of culture, art and food and wine. “A model,” Beltrami concludes, “in which health and prevention, knowledge, and wellness converge in a common goal: the well-being of the person.”

A land of deep roots, rich in history and culture,Emilia encapsulates many of the beauties for which Italy is famous throughout the world.
A land wherehospitality is a word with a special value, as fragrant as grana, as sincere as lambrusco.
Crossing it, wandering between an urban dimension and a nature walk, a work of art or a monument of gastronomy on the table is a continuous surprise.

A stay at Terme di Monticelli is the perfect opportunity to discover it, combining moments of care and wellness with the pleasure of exploration. To plan days visiting the territory of Emilia, on our site under “Territory” you will find some ideas, itineraries from the city to the mountains, passing through the countryside and the hills.
Each itinerary is thematic, gourmet, for fans of gastronomic culture, active for those who love sports, of immersion in nature and culture.

The most beautiful spas in Europe.

Hot water pools, saunas and Turkish baths.
Vintage establishments, healing springs: here is the top list of spa tourism in Europe. Vichy, France, is known worldwide as the “Reine des villes d’eaux,” queen of spa towns and remise en ferme in the sign of transalpine elegance.
It owes its fame to the alkaline springs discovered in the 17th century, for its bottled water and cosmetics line.
In England, on the other hand, there is Bath known for its hot springs and Roman baths, splendid Georgian architecture and the green landscape that surrounds it.
It has hosted, artists, philosophers, scientists and diplomats, very scenic it has been used as a film location for movies and TV series. The Roman Baths can be visited during the day, but a tour inside them does not include spa treatments.
However, they can be done in the Thermae Bath Spa, Britain’s only natural spa, from its 46°C sulfur waters.

Water culture in Slovenia is also synonymous with wellness and has some 20 establishments.
In Ptuj, Slovenia’s oldest city, the spa takes advantage of a spring that comes from 1,100 meters deep, reaches 56 degrees, invigorates the body and relieves muscle ailments.
Among the attractions of the water spa park are wave pools, long pools to simulate the course of a river, and even the largest slide system in Slovenia.
Then Budapest, known worldwide as the “Spa City,” cannot be missing from the list.
Indeed, as many as 118 natural thermal springs flow from its limestone foundations, dispensing 70 million liters of therapeutic water every day, with a temperature ranging from 20° to 76 °C. The remains of the Roman-era public baths, the “Thermae Maiores,” can still be seen, and among its many establishments, not to be missed is the Gellért Baths opened in 1918.
The Art Nouveau-style complex has indoor and outdoor pools, mosaic walls, stained glass windows, and Roman-style columns.

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