The town of Acqui Terme is famous for the thermal water that thanks to its therapeutic and beneficial property has made this ancient city destination for many visitors.
Acqui Terme has in its own destiny the steaming water, rich of therapeutic properties that flows in the city centre and across the Bormida rivers, at the foot of Monte Stregone.
The thermal waters of Acqui Terme are three: “La Bollente”, the sources of “Il Lago Delle Sorgenti“ and “Acqua Marcia“. These are used by wellness and medical centres of the city of Acqui.
The thermal waters
The source “Acqua Marcia” was discovered in the second half of the eighteenth century ans it was originally used in the thermal establishment “Antiche Terme”. It has cold water and flows approximately at 19° C. At the moment it isn’t consistently used for therapies. It is suitable for inhalations.
The thermal SPA of Acqui
Acqui is fed by natural hot thermal springs, the town of Acqui Terme offers different wellness centres with swimming pools of thermal water that allow you to spend some hours of pure hot pleasure and to forget the stresses of everyday.
One of the most important SPA is located inside the “Grand Hotel Nuove Terme “, situated in the city centre in a historic building in the centre of Acqui Terme, 2 minutes walking from the cathedral and from “La Bollente”. The SPA offers an extensive Roman thermal tour with thermal water pool at 35° C with hydromassage, finnish saunas at different temperatures, turkish bath, bath frigidarium, aromatic showers and two relax rooms with tea always available to customers.
The SPA “Il lago delle Sorgenti” offers an exclusive wellness program of 12 stages and it includes 2 thermal swimming-pools with pure thermal water, natural turkish bath, finnish sauna, 2 jacuzzi, outdoor hot spring “Il Vulcano“ and the opportunity to participate at three relax rituals (water qi gong, Tibetan ritual in the steamroom and final gong concert). Inside there is also a bar-restaurant area that offers refreshing smoothies, ice creams, typical traditional Piedmont desserts and delicious courses.
The “Regina & Thermal Resort” has a thermal water pool at 35° C with hydromassage , 2 fitness areas, wellness area with sauna, steam bath, Turkish bath, emotional shower and relax area with herbal teas and fresh water. The Centre is also equipped with a sensory tub, ideal for 2 people at the same time.