2 days in Bagno Vignoni
April 17, 2022
All my Little Mermaid dreams came true.
I’d read about Bagno Vignoni and the hot springs in Tuscany, and figured I would go as a day trip from the agriturismo. But as has been well-documented in my previous posts, that was not to be.
So when I left, I navigated to Bagno Vignoni and decided to walk into the first hotel I saw and ask if they had availability that night, which, as someone who plans a trip and spreadsheets months ahead, was a WILD proposition. Albergo Le Terme had a room and the staff was so sweet and I stayed for two nights (thanks Mom and Dad!) and wore a robe most of the time, floated in mineral pools and laid in the sun. It was glorious.
The main square is a spring-fed thermal pool surrounded by a handful of restaurants and shops. It was serene. I’ll spare you the poorly lit food photos but I had a nice dinner of pici, a hand-rolled Tuscan pasta, with pecorino, sheep’s milk cheese, guanciale, pork cheek, and pears at Bistrot Languorino. The second night I dined al fresco at Osteria della Madonna and had filetto di cinta senese, pork loin from a specific Tuscan pig.
About 20 minutes drive from Bagno Vignoni are the publicly accessible San Filippo springs. All my Little Mermaid dreams came true. I met a lovely couple from the U.S. in one of the pools and we chatted for a bit - they were heading to the South of France after Tuscany for the one guy’s work as a professional choreographer! I won’t name names but he has a Wikipedia page. So I shared a warm pool of sulfur water with a celebrity.
