Fiuggi
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Fiuggi

Fiuggi

Lazio spa town long known for mineral waters praised by popes, artists, and European royalty.

Fiuggi is a town in the province of Frosinone, in the region of Lazio, in central Italy. Fiuggi, originally called Anticoli di Campagna, gained fame as early as the 14th century, when Pope Boniface VIII claimed his kidney stones had been healed by the mineral waters from the nearby Fiuggi spring. Two centuries later Michelangelo also extolled the virtues of the water that cured him of what he called "the only kind of stone I couldn't love." Soon Acqua di Fiuggi was being sent in bottles to all of Europe's royalty.

Today Fiuggi is a classic Italian hill town, beginning with its layout as two separate towns. Blanketing the slopes at 2500 feet above sea level is the medieval old town, called Fiuggi Città. At its feet is the 20th-century spa town, called Fiuggi Terme.

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Getting There

Fiuggi is about 75km southeast of Rome, roughly 1.5 hours by car. From Rome, take the A1 motorway toward Naples, exit at Frosinone, then follow signs northeast to Fiuggi. The drive is straightforward and the last stretch through the hills is scenic.

There is no direct train. The closest useful station is Anagni-Fiuggi on the Rome–Cassino line, from where local buses run to Fiuggi Terme. Alternatively, take a train to Frosinone and connect by bus. Services are infrequent, so check schedules before you go. Most visitors come by car, which gives the flexibility to reach Fiuggi Città separately from the spa town below.

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Things to Do

Fiuggi's main draw is its mineral springs, and there is nothing wrong with accepting that on its own terms. The spa parks are genuinely pleasant places to spend a morning, and the medieval hilltop town above offers a real contrast to the belle époque grandeur below. Come to drink the water, walk the parks, wander the old lanes, and eat well.