Terme Luigiane

Terme Luigiane is the hamlet of Acquappesa where a thermal park stands, fed by sulphurous waters known since antiquity and noted for treating skin conditions. The name comes from Prince Luigi, Count of Aquila, who in the 19th century was the first patron of the springs. A legend tells that a queen who could not have children came here and that the waters made her fertile. The springs are a shared asset: ownership belongs seven twelfths to Acquappesa and five twelfths to Guardia Piemontese, and between 1927 and 1945 the two towns were merged under the very name of Guardia Piemontese Terme. The two-basin fountain on Acquappesa’s coat of arms recalls these waters. The spa has also entered cycling history: the Giro d’Italia finished here in 1993, 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2017.