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Once you have visited all the sights of the Eternal City and are looking for some quiet and relaxing place to enjoy the beauty of nature and Italy’s geniune countryside. But still you would not want to go far away outside of Rome, then we highly recommend to take a regional train, which in 40-50 minutes will bring you to Fiuggi. What is this town like? What it is famous for? Here are the precious tips and answers for you!

Fiuggi is a small town of the province of Frosinone, Campania region of Italy. It is very interesting to trace the origin of this town’s name. Famous a time like Anticoli di Campania (Campania was the name of the low Lazio until the 1800’s), acquired in 1911 the  actual name, originally reported only to the place where the water gushes out; it would derive from the Latin Fluvius – river; according to another theory it would have origin instead from the name of the fern, plants very abundant in this territory. The city historical center (Fiuggi City) rises on one hill to the slopes of the Ernici Mounts; to where, encircled from forests of chestnut trees, the modern thermal center of Fiuggi Terme extends. It is thought that a small village, of Felcia name, existed already to the age of the Ernici, the allocated preroman population in this area of the low Lazio. In the 367 a.C. the roman domination had started, and to the roman period they go back the first attestations on the property of local waters of Fons Arilla. The name still changed in the Middle Ages and had become Anticoli. The castle of the small village was subject to the dominion of the Caetani, Sforza, the Borgia dinasty, and finally of the Column, that they maintained their power on the city until to 1816, when had renounced to the feudalism because of the taxes from Pope Pio. In 1911 the valorization of the curative property of waters left took place, with the inauguration of the Source Bonifacio VIII; in 1913 there was opened the Great Hotel Palace della Fonte, one of most prestigious of Europe, than the successive year the family would have received actually. So, Fiuggi actually became a point of reference for many "notables" of the age who came here also only for a period of svago (relaxation). During the second world war it carried out the hospital function (using the hotel structures) for the allies forces.

Fiuggi’s waters have their high curative and depurative values.

Fiuggi water is a natural, oligomineral water. Its composition comes from the tufaceous ground of the hollows occupied by the Spas. It was chosen as Official water of JUBILEE 2000 and rumored to be the choice at the Vatican. 

To our days the area of Fiuggi has a lot private citizen properties, also after Rome,  a greate number of lodges of the Lazio, and is one of the known thermal  and spa centers of most of Europe, with a remarkable tourist flow. Thanks to that are often chosen like center of conferences and political manifestations, accommodated in the Palaterme. The two sources, Bonifacio VIII and the Anticolana. In the last years problems there has been a decrease of the tourist visits due to evident economic problems, but it seems however that the crisis is fading away.

Fiuggi: at glance: Lazio Region, Frosinone Province (also known Ciociaria). Inhabitants are 8.763 and the surface is about 33 km², with a density of population about 265 people for km². Distance: from Rome 62 km, from Florence 271 km and from Venice 411 km.

How to get here
by train: from rome Termini station to Anagni station in 50 minutes ( train Cassino-Fiuggi ) and then connection to Fiuggi by cotral bus in half an hour
by car: take a1 motorway mi-na, exit “ Anagni- Fiuggi terme” and then follow the signs to Fiuggi at approx. 18 km, in 1 hour drive
by plain: Rome airport “Leonardo da Vinci” – Fiumicino is at approx 1 hour drive
by coach ( cotral bus ): from rome Termini station ( Piazza dei cinquecento) to Fiuggi in half an hour

How to get there by Car:
On the Autostrada A1 (Roma-Napoli) and exit at Anagni-Fiuggi, then follow directions to Fiuggi.

Fiuggi waters are especially noted for the treatment of kidney stones and their fame has led to the development of over two hundred and fifty hotels.

Here are some personal tips on where to stay and what to do in Fiuggi.

Grand Hotel Palazzo della Fonte
Via Dei Villini 7
03015 Fiuggi Fonte (FR)

Located less than an hour from Rome and perched on a hilltop in the tranquil countryside, the 5 star, Grand Hotel Palazzo Della Fonte features one of Italy’s premier health and beauty centres. Everything has been planned to restore the hotel to its turn-of-the-century splendour, combining the elegance of yesteryear with a host of modern comforts. The comfort and hospitality of this hotel is very similar to that of Hotel Des Artistes in Rome. Today, with its "liberty" façade’s frescos sparkling anew, with the harmony and elegance of its ambiences and the enchantment of its pool, the Grand Hotel Palazzo della Fonte is experiencing of its best seasons ever, enhanced by the most up to date technology in comfort. Inmersed in the peace and quite of a lush secular park, the hotel makes sure that its 153 rooms and suites receive mother’s nature best: sunlight, clean fresh air and silence. When Lord Charles Forte, originally from this area himself, bought and restructured the hotel, he did so wanting to evoke the charm of an English country manor: floral designs in soft pastel hues, antique furnishings and huge bathrooms all in Carrara marble. All Palazzo guests can enjoy the splendid views of the medieval fortress, swimming pool, park and surrounding hills. Many rooms and suites have beautiful and romantic canopy beds, others have terraces with lounge chairs and tables where one can enjoy breakfast out in the open. The hotel’s solid culinary tradition proudly boasts the inheritance of world famous chef, Luigi Carnacina, chef of the Palazzo’s kitchens while at the beggining of a magnificent career. Today, Francesco Marino, the Executive chef at Ristorante Savoia, has carried on with the tradition of high quality cooking, proposing mediterranean specialities with creative expertise and local ingredients. Even more, assisted by the Medical Beauty Center’s experts, Chef Francesco Marino also supervises guest’s personalised diets! Last but not least, the hotel has a wide variety of sports activities, and there is an 18-hole golf course within three minutes of the hotel as well as a children’s playground.

As time went by, use of the experimental method led to an innovative approach in using thermal waters for therapeutic purposes and new treatments being introduced.

Fortunately, society progressed and the amount of available financial resources increased among all sections of the population thus making it possible for everyone to benefit from thermal treatments. The advantages of these treatments are not only linked to the waters’ curative properties but also to the beauty and natural attractions that are a general characteristic of Italian spas. The idea of treatment also being a means of recovering energy and physical well-being is quite rightly connected to the idea of a holiday resort and intelligent use of leisure time.

In this way the ancient tradition of thermal waters was modernised and brought up to date. And today more than ever, the use of new methods has turned it into a fundamental tool of modern medicine. A specialist guide contains descriptions of the main treatments used.

Therefore thermal resorts’ success is linked to the overall quality of life in the spas. Indeed there is no doubt that the environment plays an important role in treatments which involve rest or seasonal cures. And a stay which offers a large range of possibilities both with regard to broadening cultural and artistic knowledge and the climate is extremely advisable.

Wedding in Fiuggi

They say that thermal waters have been used for therapeutic purposes in the Mediterranean region since such a long time as shown in archaeological finds, literary and scientific writings. The treatments have been kept the same over 2 thousand years or so, since the age of the great Greek philosophers use to go there to prove either they exist or not.

The old Hippocrates used to recommend the use of thermal spas and he surely knew about the very thing praising of the properties of mineral waters and hot springs in one of his books. So it has to be truth if he says so!

One point in our modern crazy non stopping way of life (Oh! No more debates about the true nature of love! Who are we! What are we living for! Only taxes and mortgages) is the idea of treatment also for recovering vital energy and used as a balancing in this modern stressed society and physical well-being is quite rightly link with a visit to this kind of resorts.

And why am I saying this? Because Fiuggi is one place no far away from Rome (it’s somewhere between Rome and Naples indeed) where you could go and recharge your self, having fresh air pollution-free and tranquillity everyone needs.

I went for a wedding so a realize that I could stay for a couple of days, hotels are not expensive at all. After that weekend I simply felt my self full of life and peaceful.

If you are planning to get marry first I would advise you to reconsidered it, but if you are completely lost and there is no choice you will have two main advantages: a) The place is perfect, wonderful overviews, peaceful and well connected, Rome is not far at all b)You can save some money, for the same service you have to pay more in a Big Town.

The reception was at Grand Hotel Palazzo della Fonte, Via Dei Villini 7 and it was great. It is located less than an hour from Rome and up there on a hilltop in a lovely countryside, five stars and a premier health and beauty centre.

Ok, there goes my suggestion, so think about your health, remember Hippocrates, have thermal baths and …don’t get marry!