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Bagno Vignoni

A tiny village whose main square is a steaming pool of hot spring water, used since Roman times.

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Open
Always
Price
Free; paid for the spa pools
Time Needed
1 hour
Address
Piazza delle Sorgenti, 53027 Bagno VignoniDirections
Getting There
About 10 minutes by car south of San Quirico d'Orcia.

Why Go

Instead of a piazza, a 16th-century stone basin of thermal water fills the center of the village, where popes and Medici once bathed; bathing is no longer allowed there. Below the village, the warm water runs down through old mill channels, where you can soak your feet for free.

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