Holiday apartment in Montecatini Terme – Thermal History, Art & Nature

Montecatini Terme is part of the transnational serial World Heritage Site Great Spa Towns of Europe. A holiday apartment in Montecatini Terme gives you access to a place where thermal history, art, parks and the landscape come together to create a variety of holiday experiences. The town offers both tangible historical details and opportunities to turn your attention to the surrounding area and its heights. When planning your stay, you can therefore give different weight to cultural impressions, nature and the hill town of Montecatini Alto.

Holiday apartment in Montecatini Terme between thermal architecture and art

The Fontana delle Naiadi stands in the garden of Terme Tamerici. Bronze naiads sit on travertine plinths; the fountain is a miniature version of the fountain in Piazza Esedra in Rome. The Terme Tamerici complex is one of the places that best preserves Montecatini’s character, shaped by Art Nouveau thermal architecture. In the immediate vicinity of Montecatini-Terme, you will also find the Galleria D'Arte Bentivegna as a museum, as well as Terme Excelsior, Terme Leopoldine and Terme Tettuccio as historic sites.

Sacred art, residential history and contemporary art are also part of the townscape. The Church of Santa Maria Assunta in Montecatini Terme was declared a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II in 1988. The Palazzina Regia was designed by Paoletti in 1777 and completed in 1782 for the summer residence of the grand ducal family. It preserves Belle Époque interiors, furnishings and decorations. Since 2012, Mo.C.A. – Montecatini Terme Contemporary Art has been an exhibition venue for contemporary art. On Viale Verdi stands Airone Rosso, a 3.60-metre-high sculpture made of shaped steel by Fabio De Poli. This allows you to combine historic rooms, sacred objects and modern art during your holiday.

Parks, peaks and Grotta Maona

For green retreats, the Parco della Rimembranza and the Park of Thermae are located in the immediate vicinity of Montecatini-Terme; both are parks. The peaks of Monte Bersano and Poggiobello are also in the surrounding area. The Grotta Maona is a special natural setting: the natural cave has two shafts, is 20 metres deep and 200 metres long. These varied landscape features help you choose accommodation according to the balance you want between culture, parks and nature.

Discover Montecatini Alto and other places

The two red cars of the Montecatini Terme funicular are used to travel up and down between Montecatini Terme and the original hill town of Montecatini Alto. The Museo di Arte Sacra in Montecatini Alto houses a reliquary of Saint Barbara made of repoussé silver, created by a Florentine workshop in the first half of the 15th century. The museum also contains a permanent nativity scene and liturgical objects.

For further orientation, you can also visit Nievole, Montevettolini and Montecatini Alto.

For the overview of the wider destination: Pistoia.

More destinations

More places in the same destination:

Castagno, Massa E Cozzile, Cutigliano, Pieve A Nievole, Uzzano.