QC Terme Bagni Nuovi
A grand 1836 bathhouse above Bormio, fed by alpine springs used since Roman times.
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- Bathing
- Indoor / Outdoor
- Established
- 1836
- Accommodation
- Hotel on site
The Bagni Nuovi were built in the 1830s on the slope above Bormio in the upper Valtellina, where thermal springs have been used since antiquity. Terraced outdoor pools look across the valley towards the Stelvio massif.
Balnevia view
Why visit
The architecture is the point: Habsburg-era halls and colonnades restored around thermal pools, with high-alpine views and the Stelvio National Park beyond.
The water
Thermal water
- Source
- Bormio thermal springs
- Mineralisation
- Sulphate-calcium alpine thermal water
- Character
- Nine springs above Bormio, in use since Roman times, feeding the terraced pools.
History
Bormio's springs were described by Pliny the Elder and used through the Middle Ages; the Bagni Nuovi were completed in 1836 to serve 19th-century spa tourism and were restored in the 2000s.
Practical information
The complex is run as a day spa attached to a historic hotel; entry is by timed session and includes robe and towel. Swimming costumes are required in most pools.
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Getting there
Bormio is reached by road from Tirano (about an hour), which is the terminus of the Bernina railway and the Milan line; the baths are a short drive above the town.
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