Terme di Cottorella

Narni, Terni Province, Italy

Location: Narni, Terni Province, Italy
Water type: sulfurous
Temperature: 35 °C
pH: 6.5

Water profile

Thermicity

Neutral

35 °C

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Soothing — neither hot nor cold, perfect balance.

Mineralisation

Bio-active

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Rich in active gases or metals — a strong mineral character.

Buoyancy

Standard buoyancy

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Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.

SoufreSulfuresSulfates

At the foot of Monte Belvedere, around 400 metres above sea level and about one kilometre from Rieti, the Cottorella spring has been known since Roman times, when Emperors Vespasian and Titus — both born in Rieti — used to visit these waters in the heart of Sabina. In the Middle Ages, Pope Gregory IX, along with nobles and high prelates, continued the tradition, and Rome's Fatebenefratelli hospital requested daily deliveries of the water.

Authorised for bottling in 1926 by the Ministry of the Interior under the name "Fonte Cottorella, digestive water," the site resumed full activity in 1968 after a dormant period, before a new facility was completed in 1986. The spring's name is said to come from an old popular belief that this water was especially suited to cooking vegetables.

Insider tip — Terme di Cottorella rises above the Nera River valley near the hilltop city of Narni in southern Umbria, fed by sulfurous springs at 35°C seeping from calcareous Apennine rock. The wooded hillside setting — oak, hornbeam, and wild orchid meadows — provides a lush contrast to the thermal pools. Narni's spectacular Roman bridge ruins and medieval underground city are a short drive away. The spa specialises in respiratory inhalation therapies, for which Umbrian mountain air combined with sulfurous steam is traditionally prescribed.

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