- Source temperature
- 43°C
- Bathing temperature
- 40°C
- Bathing
- Outdoor
- Accommodation
- Hotel on site
Petriolo has been used since Roman times and was walled in the Middle Ages to protect its bathers; the medieval enclosure still stands beside the river. Hot sulphurous water emerges at around 43 °C and collects in stone-and-gravel pools where the Farma river offers instant cold contrast.
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The water
Thermal water
- Source
- Petriolo sulphur spring
- Mineralisation
- Sulphurous, sulphate-bicarbonate
- Character
- Strongly sulphurous water emerging beside the Farma river; free pools cool towards the stream.
Practical information
The riverside pools are free, unsupervised and busiest at weekends; a separate hotel spa above the river offers ticketed pools and treatments. The strong sulphur smell is normal and will stay on swimwear.
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