Terme Tettuccio
Terme Tettuccio is one of the most famous thermal baths of Montecatini Terme and is located on Viale Verdi 71.
The healing springs
Water flows that is characterized by various mineral and healing properties. The springs are called Rinfresco, Leopoldina, Regina and Tettuccio.
History and description
The Tettuccio thermal baths have been known as Bagno Nuovo , "new bath", since the 14th century .
The building, designed by the architect Gaspare Maria Paoletti between 1779 and 1781, was characterized by a rustic portal with a scenic effect. In 1916, the Florentine architect Ugo Giovannozzi presented a restructuring project for the entire complex based on the concept of Roman baths. The complex is located in a park full of Lebanon cedars , palm trees , coastal sequoias , acacias , laurel , wisteria , pines , limes and impressive colonnades , stands, exedra , fountains and large flower beds lined with boxwood . The monumental entrance is protected by a large gate, a large wrought iron canopy and polychrome glass windows - the work of the Berti factory in Pistoia . On top of the main facade are four large Carrara marble statues designed by Corrado Vigni. They represent: source; Medicine; Hygiene; Health. The elaborate decorative elements of the facade come from Aristide Aloisi.
The element that distinguishes the building is a granite spring (see top picture) shaped like a seashell and supported by a bronze group of sea figures (a large octopus, two fish, two crocodiles, some frogs) - a work of the Florentine By the sculptor Sirio Tofanari, whose name can be read on the shell of a large crab. A semicircular colonnade that the inscription on the located on the sides of the source architrave highlights: BALSAMO CHE tolto VIEN DI SOTTERRA E S'APRE AL CHIARO GIORNO (of Giuseppe Parini ) (mutatis mutandis translated " The vacant balms originate the depth and unfold on a clear day ”).
In 1926, the Pescaresian painter Basilio Cascella designed seven large polychrome allegories made of ceramic tiles for the galleria dei banchi di mescita . Each panel shows a marble arch in which the title of the various representations can be read. Images and words that improve the beneficial effects of water in different ages: childhood; Adolescence; Beauty; Source; Force; Maturity; Age.
On the right side of the inner square is a raised circular grandstand that serves as the seat of the orchestra. The dome is characterized by the frescoes by Ezio Giovannozzi depicting the various groups of instrumentalists with the words: strings and piano - brass and tympanum - oboe and flute - organ and harp . The architrave, which is located above the pillars of the grandstand, bears the inscription: IL SUON CHE DI DOLCEZZA I SENSI LEGA (from a sonnet of the Canzoniere by Francesco Petrarca ) (roughly translated: " The sound that so sweetly binds the senses " ).
Inside the complex there is a hall for congresses and events that was restructured by Paolo Portoghesi in 1988.
Web links
- Homepage Tettuccio (English and Italian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ MONTECATINI Terme , on treccani.it, accessed on May 5, 2019 (Italian)
- ↑ Cornelia Wild: Divine Voice, earthly writing: Dante, Petrarca and Caterina da Siena , accessed on June 16, 2019
Coordinates: 43 ° 53 ′ 18 ″ N , 10 ° 46 ′ 37 ″ E