Chianciano Terme

About Chianciano Terme

Chianciano Terme is a city in Tuscany known for its therapeutic springs that have been healing Romans since ancient times. The meeting point between Umbria and Tuscany, the territory of Chianciano Terme (province of Siena), is located in an ideal contact line with various sources of excellences: the landscape of the Val d'Orcia - not by chance recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site - the wine hills of Montepulciano, the Renaissance treasures of Pienza. To finalize this list we find Chianciano, the most famous spa town in Italy. The Etruscans and the Romans were already well known for their appreciation and understanding of the beneficial properties found in the mineral waters of this town. a characteristic which has been handed down to the present day and witnessed significant development during the twentieth century with the construction of an aqueduct, a bottling plant and the restructuring of the Acqua Santa plant. Gradually, there has been a transformation of the spas with continued development of the local facilities. The area surrounding Chianciano Terme has also the presence of necropoli, in particular, the necropolis of Foce. The area holds a true value for archeology due to the discovery of more than 700 tombs from the 7th and 6th century BC. Many interesting articles were recovered from the tombs: Etruscan vases in terracotta, in bucchero (a fine beautiful terracotta in black), jewellery in bronze and silver vases for import (penthouses and Corinthian).