Once loved by the Etruscans and the ancient Romans, Bagni di Pisa became famous when the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Francesco Stefano of Lorena, made it his own summer spa residence, as well as a fashionable meeting place for the nobility of Europe in the mid-1700's.
Water naturally rich in healing elements, gush forth at the foot of Mount San Giuliano at the Spa, pouring out its beneficial effects in the form of calciferous magnesic sulfate. The different types of mud formed by the waters are studied by the Hydrological Department at the University of Pisa, with the mud and the baths at San Giuliano being prescribed for rheumatic illnesses and sprains. Inhalation treatments are also a part of the...
