Saturnia
Sign in to saveSaturnia () is a spa town in Tuscany in central Italy that has been inhabited since ancient times. It is a frazione of the comune of Manciano, in the province of Grosseto. Famous for the spa which gives it its name, its population is 280.
Key facts
- Frazione.name
- Saturnia
- Frazione.image_skyline
- Saturnia Cascate del Mulino.jpg
- Frazione.image_caption
- Cascate del Mulino (Mill waterfalls)
- Frazione.province
- Grosseto (GR)
- Frazione.comune
- Manciano
- Frazione.elevation_m
- 294
- Frazione.population_total
- 280
- Frazione.population_as_of
- 2010
- Frazione.postal_code
- 58050
- Frazione.area_code
- 0564
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Main sights
- Church of Santa Maria Maddalena
- ''Terme di Saturnia''
- Other sights
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Saturnia () is a spa town in Tuscany in central Italy that has been inhabited since ancient times. It is a frazione of the comune of Manciano, in the province of Grosseto. Famous for the spa which gives it its name, its population is 280.
== Geography == It lies about from Manciano, from Grosseto, northeast of Orbetello and the coast and from Rome. Near the village, 800 L/s of sulphurous water at 37 °C gushes over a waterfall and down into a cascade of natural pools formed by the deposition of calcareous rock from evaporation of the water.