To the ancient baths of the prince-bishop
Winter hiking
To the ancient baths of the prince-bishop
<p>Around the village of Pozza, there is a story of miraculous water dating back to the Middle Ages. A precious source of sulfurous waters, lost for centuries and then found again.</p>
<p>An easy walk in the woods and along the cycle-pedestrian path connecting Vigo to Pozza, skirting the only sulfur spring in Trentino and the banks of the Avisio stream. Without knowing the thermal history of Pozza's water, approaching the Aloch water facilities, you might not know where to look. Already in 1493 there was a Bath House, later becoming a real thermal establishment, owned by the prince-bishop of Bressanone for the treatment of skin diseases. It included 22 wooden bathing tubs, some rooms for overnight stays, and two boilers for heating the water. In 1641, a flood of the Avisio swallowed it, making it disappear for two centuries. Only in 1923 was the water found again and with it new spas were built, destroyed just two years later by a fire. Decades of studies and works led to the inauguration, in 2005, of the current Terme Dolomia and, ten years later, of QC Terme Dolomiti.</p>