Bagni San Filippo
Water leaves the spring at 48 °C on the slopes of Monte Amiata and has built white limestone formations in the woods, the largest known as the Balena Bianca, the White Whale. People have bathed here since Roman times, the pools lie along the path beside the Fosso Bianco stream, and entry is free.
Getting in
- Access
- At the entrance to the village a white road on the left leads to the Fosso Bianco stream, and the pools along it are reached on foot
- Parking
- Along the SP61 or at Via Fosso Bianco 3
- Public transport
- Autolinee Toscane buses 54A (San Quirico d'Orcia to Abbadia San Salvatore), B22 (Montepulciano to Piancastagnaio) and FT9 stop at Bagni San Filippo, a few runs Monday to Saturday
- Crowds
- medium
Entry, hours and rules
- Entry
- Entry (Free access)Free
- Hours
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- Swimwear and rules
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- Minimum age
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- Tickets
- Day ticket, no time slot
- Official site
- comune.castiglionedorcia.siena.it
About Bagni San Filippo
The Medici came for the water: Cosimo I had the baths restored in 1566, and Grand Duke Ferdinando II restored them again in the 17th century. In the 18th century the Chianciano architect Leonardo De Vegni promoted the "plastica dei tartari" here, a technique that turned the springs' own lime deposits into ornamental reliefs. In winter, when rain mixes with the thermal water, its path to the Balena Bianca shifts and the colours change. On the road down from Campiglia d'Orcia, the Grotta di San Filippo Benizi is cut into a block of limestone, where the Servite friar is said to have hidden in 1267 to escape being elected pope.
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