At the thermal springs

 

I live only a few kms from this "Terme". Actually in Pavia's province there are three! So I'm quite lucky for that, I don't need a long trip, it takes about seven/ten minutes to reach the "springs", and I can go at any time, I don't need an appointment, whenever I arrive is fine. 

I am not having any healing baths but I chose three kind of inhalations. Sometimes though I do take a Turkish bath or a Sauna. 

Being here it takes me back into the 50s/60's. The old structure, perfectly working, but you recognise the old "vintage" style,makes me feel like being in a Fellini film! Besides, all that palpable atmosphere, thick with the steam produced by the hot springs, takes me into a kind of subtle trance. Hot and humid but healthy. And I feel sooo well there. 

If I don't prolong my staying further, with the sauna or Turkish bath, in half an hour I am out. The little town, Rivanazzano, is a little holiday jewel of this region: the Oltrepò pavese. Sometimes I take a stroll and I go for a quick coffee while enjoying the place. 

Everything is at peace: within and without.