In the southwestern part of the United Kingdom, in the county of Somerset, lies the town of Bath, famous, as suggested by the English name for its spa, which has ensured title of UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Already in ancient times was known for its hot springs, probably built by the Romans in 43 AD or even earlier by the Celts, who were built next to a shrine to the Sun God
The sulphurous water that flows are Aquae Sulis calls, and it can be concluded with some confidence that they use at least 2500 years . Over the centuries, the town passed into different hands, coveted by several nations conquerors to give it its present name were the Saxons. In the eighteenth century it was renewed with the construction of various buildings in Georgian and later, in the neoclassical style.
The sulphurous water that flows are Aquae Sulis calls, and it can be concluded with some confidence that they use at least 2500 years . Over the centuries, the town passed into different hands, coveted by several nations conquerors to give it its present name were the Saxons. In the eighteenth century it was renewed with the construction of various buildings in Georgian and later, in the neoclassical style.
The importance of the town has seen a surge with the opening of Thermae Bath Spa, the only natural spa in the country, where you can immerse themselves in hot waters, rich in beneficial minerals , which bathed the Romans and Celts. At the end of the 800
has been made of the excavations that have unearthed the ancient remains of the original thermal structure, with beautiful decorations that can currently be seen at the Roman Bath Museum. The most fascinating sections of the museum are the Great Bath, the "big bath" and the King's Bath, "Bath of the King." Bath Museum is located immediately next to the Pump Room, a sophisticated restaurant opened in 1700 and whose walls are the portraits in full view of the most important and known at the time. Not far from the Roman baths meets the Bath Abbey, a beautiful late-Gothic building built in the years between 1499 and 1616. The west facade of the abbey is the most charming and interesting, decorated with statues of angels who walk the staircases, to remember A dream by King Oliver, the founder of the church. Catching the attention inside the fan vaulting of the aisles and chancel, designed by the brothers Vertue between 1504 and 1518.
has been made of the excavations that have unearthed the ancient remains of the original thermal structure, with beautiful decorations that can currently be seen at the Roman Bath Museum. The most fascinating sections of the museum are the Great Bath, the "big bath" and the King's Bath, "Bath of the King." Bath Museum is located immediately next to the Pump Room, a sophisticated restaurant opened in 1700 and whose walls are the portraits in full view of the most important and known at the time. Not far from the Roman baths meets the Bath Abbey, a beautiful late-Gothic building built in the years between 1499 and 1616. The west facade of the abbey is the most charming and interesting, decorated with statues of angels who walk the staircases, to remember A dream by King Oliver, the founder of the church. Catching the attention inside the fan vaulting of the aisles and chancel, designed by the brothers Vertue between 1504 and 1518.
For those who can not afford to catapult there with the first plane, we can console with a virtual stroll fascinating to discover a place-among others-known to our Jane Austen and present in his novels (see Persuasion).
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