Relaxation and wellness at the Thermal Baths of Calabria

If your wish is a wellness holiday discovering the thermal baths of Calabria, you are in the right place!

Rich in healthy springs and thermal waters of ancient origins, Calabria is a healthy and welcoming land that knows how to pamper you all year round with the treatments of the most important spas in Calabria.

What are you waiting for? Let yourself be conquered by the thermal waters of Calabria, for an experience to enjoy with your partner, friends or in perfect solitude: 7 thermal establishments in Calabria offer wellness packages for every need, in all seasons of the year.

 Thermal baths in Calabria are one of the main attractions for those who wish to treat themselves to a moment of wellness and pleasure, reconciling body and mind.

The main thermal baths in Calabria can be found both in the heart of the city and in small villages, immersed in highly evocative natural settings. Which are the thermal baths in Calabria in which to book a weekend of pure relaxation? Here is the complete list, from north to south:

• Cerchiara Thermal Baths (CS)
• Sibarite Thermal Baths (CS)
• Luigiane Thermal Baths (CS)
• Caronte Thermal Baths (CZ)
• Sambiase Thermal Baths (CZ)
• Bivongi Thermal Baths (RC)
• Galatro Thermal Baths (RC)
• Antonimina Thermal Baths (RC)

Our tour of Calabria's thermal baths starts from the province of Cosenza and the municipality of Cerchiara di Calabria.

Here, in the territory of the Pollino National Park, there is a natural thermal pool set among the rocks of a veritable canyon: these are the springs that flow from the Cave of the Nymphs, homeothermal sulphurous waters that gush out at a constant temperature of 30°C. Because of its properties, the Cerchiara water is used in the treatment of various pathologies, especially dermatological.

According to legend, the Cave of the Nymphs was the home of the nymph Calypso. The natural pool (today not accessible for safety reasons) still feeds the Cerchiara thermal complex, which offers cosmetic treatments and mud baths.

Also in the province of Cosenza, we discover the Sibarite Thermal Baths, in the municipality of Cassano all'Ionio. Here, in the Sibari Lakes area, you can enjoy a unique experience in every season, combining sea, sport, nature and wellness.

Immersed in the lake ecosystem, the Sibarite Thermal Baths are surrounded by the beauty of the National Archaeological Park of the Sibaritide (the ancient Sybaris), a marina and a multifunctional residential complex offering a relaxing holiday for the whole family.

The entire complex covers an area of 23,000 square metres and includes a hotel, the thermal park and a neuro-motor rehabilitation centre, as well as a brand new spa.

Among the Calabrian thermal baths, the Sibarite ones offer the possibility of access to cosmetic and curative treatments for all needs: with a constant temperature of 25°C, they derive from five natural springs (Appicello, Caldane, Stufe, Clocco and Trabucco) and differ from the others in the presence of hydrogen sulphide of biological origin, useful for various pathologies.  

At Sibarite Thermal Baths it is also possible to enjoy mud baths.

The Luigiane Thermal Baths, in the municipality of Acquappesa (CS), represent the oldest and best known spa resort in Calabria.

Immersed in the Valle di Bagni and known since antiquity for their sulphurous properties, the Luigiane enjoy both the woods and the proximity to the Tyrrhenian coast, which is just one kilometre away.

The Luigiane Thermal Baths offer both packages for single treatments and long-term stays, to be intended as true wellness holidays: the former are particularly suitable for treating respiratory, bone and epidermal pathologies; the latter include all the services and comforts of the accommodation sector (hotel, spa, entertainment and leisure).

In fine weather, beauty and spa treatments are also carried out outdoors (gym, aquagym, wellness centre, free transfer to the beach, etc.), in a peaceful setting, a stone's throw from the Serra Nicolino Pian d'Albero State Reserve, where walks and nature excursions are possible.

Among the oldest thermal baths in Calabria, those of Lamezia Terme (CZ) are a guarantee of well-being and relaxation in all seasons.

As evoked by the name Caronte, ferryman of souls between sulphurous springs, the eponymous thermal baths have been known for over two thousand years as Aque Angae. The Caronte Thermal Baths, in Sambiase, offers multiple wellness and spa treatments in a modern and functional facility.

What can one expect from the Caronte Thermal Baths? Cures and treatments based on sulphurous waters and mud (inhalations, ventilations, washes, etc.), with a relaxation area (massages, mud therapy, etc.) where health meets pleasure.

A true "city of well-being", Lamezia Terme is criss-crossed by natural thermal water springs along the course of the Bagni stream, also in the Sambiase locality.

It is precisely on the course of the river that the Sambiase Thermal Baths are located, which can be enjoyed free of charge all year round: a complex of 4 hot water springs (up to a maximum of 39°) that gather in a series of natural pools, including the small pool in the green (the "gurna").

A place of undoubted charm, which can be freely accessed to bathe in warm temperatures even in the middle of winter.

Another thermal complex in Calabria with free access is located in the village of Bivongi, not by chance crowned "Village of Longevity". 

Certified by National Geographic as one of the so-called "Blue Zones" of the planet, the "slow villages" in which "you live to be a hundred years old", Bivongi stands in an uncontaminated environment, criss-crossed by thermal springs and crystal-clear waters that are also bottled among the best waters in Calabria.

The Bivongi Thermal Baths, known locally as Bagni di Guida (or "Acque Sante"), are part of an evocative complex of disused industrial archaeology, at the centre of a luxuriant forest, which can be visited and enjoyed freely all year round as natural pools.

Surrounded by greenery, between the Gioia Tauro Plain and the foothills of the Aspromonte mountains, the town of Galatro (RC) offers the wealth of two watercourses, Fermano and Metramo, and many healthy springs that gush from the mountains to give visitors their curative properties.

A little-known but fascinating place, where some of Calabria's most effective thermal baths and spas are located: the Galatro Thermal Baths exploit the healthiness of the springs of Sant'Elia, a locality linked to the remains of an ancient Basilian monastery, which gush from a narrow gorge of Mount Livia.

After a revitalising swim in the lukewarm pools, at a temperature of 37°C, you can indulge in the wellbeing of sulphur treatments particularly suitable for the treatment of rheumatic, dermatological, respiratory and osteoarticular diseases with inhalations, nebulisations and vascular and joint therapies.

The precious trace elements of Galatro Thermal Baths are perfect for those who need an ad hoc stimulation of the endocrine system or for an anti-pain action.

Halfway between the municipalities of Locri and Antonimina (RC) lie some of the most popular thermal baths in Calabria for those dreaming of a weekend "out of this world", immersed in total relaxation along the Ionian coast.

What do the Antonimina Thermal Baths offer? Known since antiquity as ‘’Holy Waters‘’, due to their miraculous curative properties, the springs in this area are mentioned by Pliny the Elder, who praised their benefits: classified as isotonic, slightly sulphurous thermo-mineral waters, the springs gush out constantly at 36° and are bacteriologically pure, perfect for cures and treatments based on baths, mud baths, inhalations, cleansing and stimulation of organic and immune defences at all levels.

Classic spa treatments can be complemented by aesthetic medicine and cosmetic treatments, as well as pure relaxation programmes for couples.