Grotta Giusti
A cave discovered in 1849 runs for over 200 metres beneath the resort in three sections at 28 to 34 °C, ending at an underground lake of 36 °C water; the operator says Giuseppe Verdi called it the eighth wonder of the world. Spring water at 34 °C, rich in bicarbonate, sulphate, calcium and magnesium, fills a 750 m² outdoor pool with 40 hydro-massage stations and a waterfall.
Getting in
- Public transport
- Montecatini Terme railway station is 4 km away
- Address
- Via Grotta Giusti 1411, 51015 Monsummano Terme (PT)
Entry, hours and rules
- Entry
- Thermal pool for adults: Midweek entrance (Daily entrance to the outdoor thermal pool; booking recommended)€36
- Thermal pool for adults: Festive and preceding days entrance€49
- Thermal pool for adults: Midweek afternoon only from 2pm (Not on some holiday dates)€29
- Thermal steam bath in the natural grotto (50 minutes, by reservation only; the way into the cave for day visitors)€50
- Day Spa Acqua & Relaxation (Thermal pool entrance, 50-minute steam bath in the grotto, bathrobe and towel)€82
- Hours
- Mon10:00-18:00
- Tue10:00-18:00
- Wed10:00-15:00
- Thu10:00-18:00
- Fri10:00-18:00
- Sat10:00-18:00
- Sun10:00-18:00
- Swimwear and rules
- Swim caps are compulsory in the baths
- Children
- No minimum age stated. Children aged 5 to 11 pay half the daily entrance.
- Tickets
- Day ticket, no time slot
- Official site
- terme.grottagiustispa.com
- Facilities
- Outdoor poolSteam roomCaféTowel hire
About Grotta Giusti
The resort began as the 19th-century country villa of the family of the poet Giuseppe Giusti, set in a park of old trees. Below it, the cave's three sections are named Paradiso, Purgatorio and Inferno, and between stalactites and stalagmites the rock vaults open into rooms where guests stop for a natural steam bath. The warm lake at the far end is called Limbo. Giuseppe Garibaldi and the painter Pietro Annigoni are among the visitors the operator names.
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