A holiday dedicated to wellness, Term of Elba
Elba the thermal baths of S. Giovanni , are located in front of the Gulf of Portoferraio and rise on a 5-hectare marsh basin, from which a silt with high therapeutic potential is extracted which makes this modern thermal plant the unique and large Thalassotherapy Center in the Western Mediterranean.
THE WELLNESS MUD
The Romans, who after the Ligurians and the Etruscans dominated Elba for centuries, were among the first to understand the beneficial and healthy effects of the treatments thermal dell’Elba.
In ancient times, the sign of Romanization was constituted precisely by the presence of public baths, where women and men, at different times , they could use the bathroom and sauna. Portoferraio , the Roman Fabricia, became great especially in the Augustan Age, when the powerful of Rome chose it by building the villas where the imperial family and the court came to rest and where the characters unwelcome to the Emperor were often confined.
The thermal baths of Elba appreciated since ancient times
Remains of villas of considerable size, on which the legendary love story of Princess Alba continues to hover, are still visible today on the promontory of the Caves and at Linguella , in the extreme tip of the Medici port where the octagonal tower of Martello reigns, the ancient penal bath.
In the center, about a thousand meters from the gulf, in front of a blue expanse of herons and seagulls thermal basin of 5 hectares, surrounded by a wonderful eucalyptus park, the Terme dell’Elba di S. Giovanni , one of the most important thalassotherapy centers in the western Mediterranean.
Once past the entrance avenue, the visitor just has to let himself be guided by the intense scent of the trees that envelops the whole area, one of the last wetlands of the island.
Full of sun, sand and dry grass. , the Terme park accompanies you to the sea: a lagoon where silence is king and the smell of brackish, algae and resins is strong. An enchanting natural oasis, made even more suggestive in the distance by the majestic lines of the Forte Falcone , Stella and Linguella, the fortifications of Cosmopoli, a city built in 1548 by Cosimo de ‘Medici.
San Giovanni where the sea mud of Elba is extracted
The precious marine mud of S. Giovanni – where sea water baths (thalassotherapy) are practiced, sometimes associated with mud baths (mud therapy) – is classified as having a high scientific potential, so much so as to be, with those of Cervia and Margherita di Savoia, among the top three in the country.
The park of the Elba thermal baths has a particular charm. It allows you to combine hours of pleasant and comfortable relaxation with the therapeutic treatment.
A corner of uncontaminated nature that sounds, colors, scents and the air itself make a real panacea for those who want to restore mind, spirit and body. Even in the hottest hours, on the surface of the water, with a little patience it can happen to admire with the naked eye the glides of egrets and cormorants and the plumed hops of the gray herons that often descend along the lagoon full of plankton, looking for food.
The spectacle that opens to the eye is exciting.
To the east, the obese belly of Monte Grosso. On the left the marina of Punta della Rena, a solitary paradise of seagulls and birds of passage, shaded by low and gnarled tamarisks. In the center a sea cloth.
A SINGLE FILE THROUGHOUT EUROPE
Thalassotherapy and silt baths are a miraculous combination for the treatment of arthrosis and rheumatism.
The high therapeutic value of this association, unique in all of Europe, is the quality of the sea mud extracted in the thermal baths of Elba, rich in iodine and organic sulfur, active ingredients incorporated over the centuries during the activity of the salt pans.
A silt similar to the “liman” of the Black Sea, but richer in iron and for these reasons used, before its use for thermal purposes, to treat racehorses with swelling and pain in the limbs.
It was this observation that, in 1957, prompted some doctors to study this particular peloid, enriched in its action against arthritis, acne and psoriasis by sulfur and organic iodine contained in some plants and marine algae – the Zoostera marina and the Caulerpa – which feed on the same silt.
The Elba thermal baths establishment, directed by Dr. Ernesto Somigli, is divided into a thermal and physiotherapy department, equipped with rooms for specialist consultations in Cardiology, Orthopedics, Otolaryngology, Dietology, Pain therapy.
Medical assistance. daily is insured by the Medical Director, specialist in Medical Hydrology and diseases of the respiratory system and by a spa doctor, specialist in Otolaryngology and Medical Hydrology. The Physiotherapy department is directed by a Physical Therapy Doctor who makes use of the collaboration of a physiotherapist. The spas have a large private car park and have agreements with 3 and 4 star hotels.
For more information: www.termelbane.com