acqua solfurea
- Location
- Minturno, Lazio, Italy
- Water type
- sulfurous
- Temperature
- 38 °C
- pH
- 6.5
Water profile
Soothing — neither hot nor cold, perfect balance.
Rich in active gases or metals — a strong mineral character.
Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.
Acqua solfurea — 'sulphurous water' — is a natural geothermal spring in Italy where the characteristic hydrogen sulphide content gives the water its distinctive sulphurous odour and its place within a long thermal tradition associated with the comfort of the skin and relaxation. Italy's extraordinarily rich heritage of sulphurous springs, distributed from the volcanic zones of Tuscany, Lazio, and Campania to the Apennine foothill springs of Emilia-Romagna, Marche, and Umbria, reflects the country's position on one of Europe's most geologically active peninsulas. The ancient Roman tradition of recognising and using sulphurous water for thermal bathing — enshrined in the writings of Pliny, Vitruvius, and the medical texts of Roman physicians — gives Italy's sulphurous springs a cultural heritage of exceptional depth.