Italy is a land of spas that have been exploited since ancient times as the thermal baths of San Vittore, near Genga. Signals that push to confirm this hypothesis are the finds discovered in the necropolis of Pianello dating back to the Protovillanovian era and that indicate that the ancient populations knew the sources < strong>whose sulphurous waters were exploited by the Romans. The thermal baths, in the early twenties of the twentieth century, began to develop touristically with the creation of a small thermal bath that welcomed tourists from central Italy.

Little by little and at different times, the current spa complex has expanded, whose last renovation, which definitively expanded the plants, was made in 1965. These improvements have produced the enhancement of the Terme di San Vittore, which were renewed both in environments and equipment at the beginning of the 2000s, with particular relief to the inhalation department than to that of rhinogenic deafness and with the creation of a special pediatric ward. The entire complex offers computerization of the delivery of inhalation treatments and automatically a system for sanitizing the appliances in use. The departments use sulphurous water with the characteristic smell of hydrogen sulphide, the source of which is about 400 meters from the plant and from which the waters that they preserve in This allows their original characteristics with the presence of sulphurous and sodium gas.

From the spring flows a clear water at 13°C characterized by a marked smell of rotten eggs due to the high degree of sulfur content, features that it ensures good healing possibilities, especially for respiratory tract diseases and rheumatism. Even in the thermal baths of San Vittore-Genga, as is the case in other spa resorts, the exploitation of treatments are ideal for obtaining an action that is dedicated to protecting health for as regards prevention than in the possible one, of therapy and rehabilitation.

The thermal baths have a hotel and restaurant attached to the spa, which together with the departments dedicated to care, is connected with the rooms through a comfortable lift. The complex offers a restaurant, two bars, summer thermal pool with sulphurous thermal water all in a vast park. The excellent cuisine of the restaurant uses above all local and genuine products and this allows guests to taste typical regional dishes with a choice of menus and a wide assortment.

The spa is open every day except Saturday afternoons, Sundays and all holidays. They are at an altitude of two hundred meters a short distance between the Sentino and the Esino inserted in the Marche Apennines, near Genga (famous for being the land of the Frasassi Caves) in a very scenographic position. To get there from Ancona you must take the freeway towards Rome and the national road 76bis and follow the signs for the Frasassi Caves, from which they are only 600 meters away, at the exit of Sassoferrato after the Galleries of the Red Gola.

For those who come from Rome along the director Foligno-Fabriano can use the same exit. For those who use the train along the Ancona-Rome line, the station is that of Genga-San Vittore where you will find a shuttle bus from the spa company that will be connected It offers a free shuttle service during the spa hours.