Baths of Acireale

Terme di Acireale, Via delle Terme, Acireale, CT, Italia

Baths of Acireale

Terme di Acireale, Via delle Terme, Acireale, CT, Italia

Thermal baths Garden

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Description

Founded in the 14^th century, Acireale (province of Catania) developed economically and culturally in the 1600s when the Spanish dubbed it the “royal city”. The therapeutic properties of its sulphuric water source were well known since Roman times. The complex of the Baths of Santa Venera is located at the foot of mount Etna, perched on a cliff surrounded by panoramic terraces and an English garden. It was built in neoclassic style in 1873 on an impulse by Baron Pennisi di Floristella. The Regione Siciliana bought the baths in 1951. A second thermal complex, the Baths of Santa Caterina, was built in 1987 in the nearby hamlet of Santa Caterina.

Data sheet

Water: Yes
Electricity: Yes
Access: Tarmac road, Accessible by car

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Contacts

Sicilia Film Commission
Via Emanuele Notarbartolo 9 — 90141 Palermo
Phone: +39 091 7078008; +39 091 7078264; +39 091 7078133; +39 091 7078145
Email: filmcommission@regione.sicilia.it

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