Bagni San Filippo is a fraction of the municipality of Castiglione d'Orcia

Castiglione d'Orcia

Castiglione d'Orcia is a comune in the Province of Siena in the Italian region of Tuscany, located about 90 km southeast of Florence and about 40 km southeast of Siena, in the Val d'Orcia, not far from the Via Cassia....

 in the Province of Siena

Province of Siena

The Province of Siena is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Siena.It has an area of 3,821 km² , and a total population of 252,288 . There are 36 comuni in the province...

, not far from Monte Amiata

Monte Amiata

Mount Amiata is the largest of the lava domes in the Amiata lava dome complex located about 20 km NW of Lake Bolsena in the southern Tuscany region of Italy.-Geology:...

. It is a hot spring, small and has the presence of calcium deposits, which form white concretions of calcium carbonate

Calcium carbonate

Calcium carbonate is a chemical compound with the formula CaCO3. It is a common substance found in rocks in all parts of the world, and is the main component of shells of marine organisms, snails, coal balls, pearls, and eggshells. Calcium carbonate is the active ingredient in agricultural lime,...

as well as waterfalls. The name derives from that of S. Philip Benizi, a hermit who lived in the thirteenth century, and the grotto is open to visitors.

External links

• Bagni San Filippo The website contains info about Bagni San Filippo Thermal SPA and more
• bagnisanfilippo.eu The best website for Bagni San Filippo -Tourism - SPA - Hotels - Restaurants - Map - Info - links- weather forecast
• Official Tourism site for Bagni San Filippo
• Tourism in San Filippo