This document provides information about various thermal treatments available in Italy, including: eruptions from Mount Etna in Sicily; the Gorello Waterfalls in Tuscany; the Isle of Volcano; jacuzzis which use air jets to stimulate circulation; wraps which use hot and cold water from the knees down; steam rooms which are humid and range from 40-60°C to cleanse the skin; saunas which are dry rooms ranging 80-100°C to induce sweating and boost immunity; and spa paths which are similar to spas but use underground spring waters and may include pure water tanks.

3. Eruption fromVolcano Etna in Catania (Sicily)

6. Gorello Waterfalls:
An important thermal establishment in Saturnia (Tuscany)

8. Isle ofVolcano

10. Jacuzzis
Tanks where the pressure is
exploited by jets of hot or cold
air in order to stimulate blood
circulation. This type of
treatment is recommended for
bones and joint diseases. Near
the tubs' edges are usually
located hot and cold showers to
get the same effect on the back
and the upper limbs

11. It is a treatment that
includes hot and
cold water jets from
the knee down.

12. It is a treatment that takes place in a
closed place, where the relative
humidity is very high and the
temperature can vary from 40 to 60
° C. It is recommended for skin's
deep cleaning and purification, and
to promote circulation since the first
effect of the heat is precisely the
dilation of blood vessels.

13. It's a dry heat bath, or an
isolated room usually made of
wood where the temperature
is between 80 and 100 ° C.
The sauna function is to
generate an important skin
transpiration in order to
increase the immune system.

14. They are the spa paths.
The paths are very close relatives of the SPAs; if
a SPA exploits the beneficial spring waters
coming from underground, then we can talk
about spa paths. Generally the spa paths and its
hydrotherapy treatments are the same as those
of the SPA, even though, in some cases, just to
enjoy best the healthy water quality, tanks of
pure water in which you can dive in, are
created.

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