Protocol P-07, Tuscany
Below the village of Saturnia, warm water flows over a series of pale travertine ledges into natural pools, open to anyone at any hour. The Maremma around it is a rolling country of farms, oak woods and towns carved out of soft volcanic stone.
Duration
5 days
Group
Up to 8
Season
Oct to May
Effort
Gentle
Meet at
Hotel hall, Mariánské Lázně
Indicative price
From CZK 39,900 per person
The price is indicative, per person in a shared double room. A manager confirms the final price when you send a request, because flights and hotel rates move with the season.
This protocol runs out of season on purpose. The pools are warmer than the air from October to May, the farmhouses take small groups, and the roads are empty.
Effort profile
Day by day
Day 1
To Tuscany
From the hotel to the airport for a flight to Bologna and a drive south to a farmhouse near Saturnia.
Day 2
Saturnia
The cascades below the old mill at first light, when we are almost alone. In the afternoon, the village above.
Day 3
Sovana
The Etruscan road cut deep into the tufa, the tombs in the woods and a small Romanesque church.
Day 4
Pitigliano
A town that seems to grow out of its cliff. A walk around it, a long lunch, and an evening back in the pools.
Day 5
Home
The drive to Bologna and the flight home, then the road to Mariánské Lázně.
What we arrange
- Flights from Prague to Bologna and back
- A hire minibus with our leader driving
- Four nights in a farmhouse with breakfast and three suppers
- Entry to the Etruscan sites
What we leave to you
- Lunches
- The thermal spa resort next to the free pools
- Travel insurance
What to bring
- Old swimwear, as the sulphur water marks fabric
- Water shoes for the slippery travertine
- A warm layer for walking back to the car in winter
The free pools have no changing rooms. We bring a folding screen and a box of dry towels in the minibus, and a flask of tea for the cold mornings.