Terme dei Papi

Are you kidding? The baths here are the best. The hotel looks very nice but you can take advantage of just the pool itself. Mostly locals (I only heard foreign languages spoken) go their on a weekly basis. There is an easy check in just to use the bath house and the mineral pool. It is a very large resort type looking pool that you ease into through an enclosed glass entry. The depth ranges from two feet at the end where the water comes out and is probably 110 or so. You can lie back with a noodle under your head and just be a tadpole. The farther away from the source, the water gradually gets deeper and cooler. There is at the end a 7 – 10 foot part in which to swim if you like. It’s still plenty warm. No question it is most fun in the fall, winter and early spring when the air is chilly. People gather in small groups in the shallow end and just chat as the fog rolls along the top of the water. You can spend a few hours just relaxing and then a shower and off to dinner. They have secure lockers and a restaurant as well as a little café. If you want you can book treatments at the spa as part of your visit. I think it is about 14 Euros to use the facilities. Best money I ever spent.