Piedmont (Piemonte) is a large region in northwest Italy, ringed on three sides by the Alps and sloping down toward the Po Valley. Its capital, Turin, is a city of elegant arcades, royal palaces, and the landmark Mole Antonelliana. Beyond the city lie the UNESCO-listed vineyards of the Langhe, Roero, and Monferrato, home to Barolo and Barbaresco wines and Alba's prized white truffles, plus the serene shores of Lake Maggiore and Lake Orta. Piedmont is the birthplace of vermouth, gianduja chocolate, and the Slow Food movement.
Top spas
Curated picks for treatments and day spas.
Terme di Acqui Terme (Lago delle Sorgenti)
Historic thermal baths in the great spa town of Acqui Terme, fed by sulphurous, salt-bromine-iodine springs known since Roman times, famous for the steaming La Bollente fountain and for mud (fango) therapy at the Lago delle Sorgenti complex.
Signature treatment: Sulphurous mud (fango) therapy, thermal pools, inhalation cures, salt-bromine-iodine balneotherapy
Terme di Lurisia
A mountain thermal spa in the Maritime Alps foothills near Mondovì, fed by lightly radioactive and oligomineral waters discovered in the early 20th century, with a modern wellness centre, pools, and a striking Alpine setting.
Signature treatment: Oligomineral thermal waters, Alpine wellness pools, inhalation cures, massage and beauty treatments
Terme di Vinadio (Bagni di Vinadio)
A high-altitude Alpine thermal spa in the Valle Stura, fed by hot sulphurous springs rising at over 50°C amid the Maritime Alps, with thermal pools, mud and inhalation cures, and a dramatic mountain setting near the French border.
Signature treatment: Hot sulphurous Alpine springs, thermal pools, mud and inhalation cures, mountain wellness
Spa of the Caves, Relais San Maurizio
An atmospheric underground spa carved into the rock beneath a 17th-century former monastery in the Langhe, offering vinotherapy, botanical rituals, and massages in a candlelit cave setting amid the UNESCO vineyards.
Signature treatment: Underground rock-cut spa, vinotherapy, candlelit caves, Langhe botanical treatments
Wellness travel tips
Get the most from your wellness experience.
Book treatments in advance — popular slots fill up quickly during peak season.
Hydrate well before and after treatments, especially massages and saunas.
Communicate any allergies or skin sensitivities before treatments begin.