The re-opening of the Terme di Bernabò (Baths of Bernabò) which we attended last month has proved an unqualified success for our spa town of Bagni di Lucca and the first weeks have already been fully booked up.
Before the official opening there was a morning dedicated to talks about the history of this establishment and some costume displays at the Casinò.
The Terme di Bernabò goes back to at least the fifteenth century with the present building dating from the nineteenth century. Its foyer has exquisite ceiling decorations:
The original marble baths are quite elegant, particularly the octagonal one:
The unfortunate thing about the Bagni Bernabò’, however, is that after their restoration in 2006 there was no-one to maintain and encourage visitors to use them. Hence they were, once again, beginning to show signs of dilapidation. Now it’s great that the baths have been spruced up and are once again open for use by the public. Let us assure ourselves that, under new management, it won’t be another false start this time.
The views from the Bagni Bernabò’s terrace are especially charming.
We fully intend to make use of the various therapeutic thermal treatments available at the baths including the massages. From friends who have tried them out we gather they are worth every Euro.
Here are the treatments (and their prices) on offer:
Further information on what’s available at the newly refurbished Bagni di Bernabò may be had here: