Relaxation and wellness has always been a serious matter in Italy, where some of the most ancient and internationally renowned thermal baths have been conceived as places where architecture and the art of wellness harmonically meet in stunning Art Nouveau palaces, real meeting points for artists, the jet set, intellectuals, noble women and gentlemen coming from all over the Italy to take care not only of their body but (above all) their mind.
This tradition comes from the Ancient Rome where facilities for bathing were called thermae and balneae. They would be sort of community centers, real meeting points where people used to bath while talking about quite everything (also politicians used to meet there), as Romans believed that good health came from bathing, massages, and exercise.
Fonte: Swide
