![]() While the Cascate del Mulino has become extremely popular in recent years, it’s still not a household name and you can often soak in relative peace, especially on an early winter’s morning. The water gushes down before coming to stop in a handful of romantic pools that have also been carved into the local travertine stone entirely without the help of human hands. Over the centuries, the constant pressure of the 37☌ water as it goes around the corner has carved a mini waterfall. Water from this hot springs’ source flows down a river until it comes to a bend. Not bad for something that formed completely by accident. The Guardian recently named them in the top 10 best hot springs in the world. In the days of the Roman Empire, society’s elite would travel across the country to take a dip in these warm waters, and very little has changed. The undisputed queen of Italy’s hot springs is located in Southern Tuscany, about a two-hour drive from Rome (pictured above). All of them are beautiful, but these are the ones that will make your jacuzzi bath at home look pretty plain in comparison. ![]() Italy has a surprisingly large number of hot springs, many of which are free and open 24/7. It’s little more than 10° out and the idea of stripping down to your bathers isn’t particularly tempting, but then you look around and see the steam rising from the bubbling waters of a natural hot spring and suddenly the cold doesn’t matter.
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