Terme di Trescore
TERME DI TRESCORE WAS DEVELOPED AS A SPA IN THE 15TH CENTURY by Bartolomeo Colleoni, a military leader from Bergamo, after his daughter was cured by the thermal waters. He named it ‘Cà dei Bagni’, the House of Baths. Inside the oldest part of the building the brick arched ceilings give a sense of its history. The town of Trescore Balneario is nine miles from Bergamo and is situated at the entrance to the Val Cavallina. The River Cherio, which emerges from Lake Endine, is one of three water sources which supply the water for treatments.
Terme di Trescore is today a very busy medical spa set over three floors and dealing mostly with respiratory or lung conditions. When I visited, many people were waiting for treatments with staff greeting them as they arrived. The first step at Terme di Trescore is an assessment by the doctor, who decides which treatments are needed.
WHAT’S ON OFFER
Treatments include an aerosol nasal wash with sulphurous water plus ten minutes inhalation to help with respiratory problems. ‘Fango’ is mud therapy using mineral-rich local mud infused with thermal water at 42 degrees used for skin conditions or joint pains. After the mud treatment, the patient has a thermal bath and a massage. For other patients exercising in the small swimming pool or going into the gym may be prescribed by the doctor. A range of cosmetics using herbs and the thermal waters has been created.
VISITING
The spa is open Monday to Saturday mornings. www.termeditrescore.it
ACCOMMODATION
The Terme has a hotel, Residence delle Tre Corone, for those wishing to stay during their treatments.
The apartments overlook the surrounding countryside. It costs £115 for a two-night stay. www.residencedelletrecorone.it