Sorgente del Fungo Bianco

Bagno Vignoni area, Tuscany, Italy

Location: Bagno Vignoni area, Tuscany, Italy
Water type: bicarbonate
Temperature: 25 °C
pH: 8

Water profile

Thermicity

Invigorating

25 °C

LowHigh

Stimulating — wakes the body and boosts circulation.

Mineralisation

Restorative

LowHigh

Loaded with major ions — the essential minerals (Ca, Mg).

Buoyancy

Standard buoyancy

LowHigh

Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.

BicarbonatesSodiumCalcium

Sorgente del Fungo Bianco — 'White Mushroom Spring' — is a natural bicarbonate-rich mineral spring in Italy whose evocative name likely refers to the characteristic mushroom-shaped travertine or calcium carbonate deposits formed by the mineral-rich spring water as it emerges and cools, precipitating its dissolved minerals into distinctive formations. Such travertine mushroom formations are particularly beautiful features of Italy's calcareous spring landscape, found in numerous mineral spring areas in Tuscany, Lazio, and the Apennines where calcium-rich water builds elaborate biological and mineral formations. The white mineral deposits at the spring's emergence point create a miniature landscape of geological art that has fascinated visitors and local communities for generations.

Insider tip — Sorgente del Fungo Bianco, the White Mushroom Spring, emerges in the Val d'Orcia near Bagno Vignoni at a refreshing 25°C, its bicarbonate-rich water forming pale calcium deposits that lend the name. The cool temperature makes it ideal for long summer soaks in a landscape of rolling Sienese hills and cypress rows. The spring sits on a travertine shelf overlooking a dramatic ravine, and the translucent turquoise pools photograph magnificently at dawn. UNESCO-listed Val d'Orcia scenery surrounds it on every side.

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