Geo: 43.0288, 11.6188We were all rather tired after our big day at Siena, so decided that we'd take it a little easier today. We had seen (on Grand Designs – European Tour, on TV) something about thermal baths, so went to look for them. At Bagno Vignoni, we found an entire town, centred around the warm waters that burst from the earth here. Apparently, these baths have been famous for thousands of years – the Etruscans used them, Romans used them on their march north, they were a favourite stopping point in the 12th and 13th century for those on their pilgrimage to Rome, Catherina of Siena was sent here to "heal" herself of her religious fervor by her mother, and Pope Pius II also came. The tiny village (population 36) has a swimming pool of
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