Calidarium

What is it? Thanks to its invigorating and relaxing features, it is one of the best stress fighting therapies and to release the body tensions. A delicate scented steam jet is automatically spread from the booth, creating an extremely relaxing atmosphere. Suitable for all ages, it is an excellent way to cure and prevent all kind of respiratory system diseases. Our caldarium has an ideal combination of air warmth (about 45 degrees) and humidity (100%).
How to use it? The steam bath is done in a ceramic-coated booth, a hot and humid room, saturated with water steam. This facilitates the mist with a stratified air temperature that increases from bottom to top, generally around 20 to 50 degrees. Before using the Turkish bath it is advisable to stay for a while in the tepidarium and afterwards to have a warm shower to get your skin pores ready to benefit from the hot-humid effects. It is advisable, if possible, to lay down or almost lay down to facilitate the blood circulation. Every 10 minutes cool down with the internal shower or with the water bucket. Usually you should stay there for about 20 minutes, and anyway before your temples start pulsing, it is advisable to get out of the booth and have a cold shower or soak in the hydro massage. Later you can repeat the steam bath for around 15-20 minutes. In total the steam treatment will last around 30 minutes, at the end of which, it is advisable to have another cold shower or to rub your body with ice chips.
Benefits: the steam bath is an extremely relaxing treatment. The steam helps to get rid of dead skin and impurities, leaving the skin soft, velvety and uniform. The high humidity relieves the pressures on the mucous membranes and helps reducing the discomforts of all cold related diseases (sinusitis and flu symptoms). The hot humid releases the muscles and helps to solve stiffness and tensions, such as stiff neck, back pain and general muscle pain. The passage from hot to cold temperatures, that is obtained by alternating the steam baths with cold reaction treatments (affusion showers such as the cold mist, ice fountain and hydro massage). Facilitates the blood circulation.
Precautions: even if the steam bath is suitable for all ages, without any particular restriction, before undergoing for the first time, ask your family doctor for advice. To avoid soon after meals or a long fast period. Before, during and after the treatment do not take any alcoholic, stimulating or sugary drink. Mineral water, juices and infusions are to be preferred, especially after the treatment. In the Turkish bath please don't use any acrylic garments or swim suits, only the bath towel provided by the hotel or the disposable swimming suits provided by the wellness centre or your own cotton swimming suits.
Contraindication: the steam bath is not advisable during pregnancy, women's period or for people suffering from high blood pressure.