Pozza Alta di Leonardo

Bormio, South Tyrol, Italy

Location: Bormio, South Tyrol, Italy
Water type: sulfurous
Temperature: 38 °C
pH: 6.5

Water profile

Thermicity

Neutral

38 °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

Pozza Alta di Leonardo — 'Leonardo's Upper Pool' — is a natural sulphurous free thermal pool in Italy, named in honour of Leonardo da Vinci, who famously sketched and studied the hot springs of the Viterbo area (Bagni di Bulicame) in his notebooks, recognising their geological significance and therapeutic value. The association of this thermal pool with Leonardo's intellectual curiosity reflects the Renaissance engagement with natural philosophy that found in the volcanic springs of central Italy a subject of genuine scientific fascination. The Viterbo volcanic landscape that Leonardo observed has changed little since his time, and these free natural pools continue to offer bathing in the same sulphurous waters that captivated one of history's greatest scientific minds.

Insider tip — Pozza Alta di Leonardo is one of several natural stone pools near Bormio in the Stelvio National Park, fed by sulfurous springs that have been celebrated since the Renaissance. At 38°C, the upper pool sits amid Alpine meadows at over 1,200 meters elevation, offering extraordinary views of the Ortler massif. The combination of crisp mountain air and warm mineral water is an incomparable sensory contrast. Go on a weekday to avoid the crowds that flock in summer from across Lombardy.

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