Relax and sport, surrounded by nature

From its 539m asl, between the town of Macerata and the mountains, Sarnano has been a famous Spa centre since the 1930s, thanks to the mineral waters the area is rich in. Moreover, it is also apopular holiday resort in every season. For those who love nature and the mountains, this area is rich in woods and paths. The Natural Park of the Sibillini Mountains offers great opportunities for outdoor activities such as hiking, trekking,horse riding and mountain biking. Not far away there are other wonderful areas which are well worth a visit: the Pilato lakes and the Infernaccio Gorges. For those who like winter sports, Sarnano offers ski slopes, ski-schools and lifts. With its salubrious air and with the presence of accommodation solutions and other facilities such as the swimming pool, the sports ground, new tennis courts and the hang-gliding school, Sarnano is a real modern holiday resort.

Sarnano was founded in the 13th century. It is one of the few villages in the Marche region whose medieval historical centre is still intact. The Church of S.Maria Assunta, characterised by several important works of art, is found in the main square of the town where we can also find other buildings such as Palazzo del Popolo, transformed into a theatre in 1831, Palazzo dei Priori and Palazzo del Podestà. Also worth visiting is the Church of San Francesco, the Art Gallery with the famous “Madonna con bambino ed angeli” by Crivelli and the Library with its many incunabula and manuscripts. From a cultural and historical point of view it is well worth mentioning the Museum of ancient and modern weapons as well as the Museum of flora and fauna and the Hammer museum, with the permanent exhibition by Mariano Gavasci. From Sarnano you can easily reach other interesting towns such as Loreto, Macerata, Ascoli Piceno, Assisi and Spoleto.

The area is rich in mineral springs with different characteristics. Discovered at the beginning of last century, they had an influence on the development of Sarnano as a spa centre. In 1923, Prof. Silvestro Baglioni, a university researcher from Rome, accidentally discovered the first spring with low mineral content, which was later on named ‘San Giacomo’, after the Saint who preached in this area.This mineral water was and is still considered one of the best Italian mineral waters to treat metabolism diseases and kidney calculosis. During the 1980s, when other mineral waters were discovered, the spa centre was implemented and the beauty and physiotherapeutic centres were founded.

The Sarnano spa centre is provided with modern equipment used both for prevention and rehabilitation and to achieve phycho-physical wellness. The following facilities are available:

MINERAL WATER TREATMENTS REHABILITATION

MEDICINE TREATMENTS FITNESS SPA AND BEAUTY CENTRE

Great importance is given to the organization of the centre, as well as to high standards of hygene which are achieved thanks to the presence of highly specialised professionals who up-date their knowledge on regular basis. The kindness of the staff will let you feel at ease. Each patient has the possibility to book the treatments in the most convenient time and period of the year. Moreover, they are guided by highly experiened staff and doctors from the very beginning. On request, patients are given advice and schedules from nutritionists and doctors to be followed during the domiciliary treatments. Furthermore, every week there are meetings which are organised to illustrate the benefit of mineral water treatments and to answer the patients’ questions.

The spa centre in Sarnano is also characterised by ‘Le Fonti’ hotel whose 37 rooms are directly connected to the wards and the beautiful Park, 3000 square metres wide, with sports facilities (tennis courts ) and paths to enjoy the salubrious air and to relax.

The Sarnano Spa is thus organised around two integrated fields : health and wellness.

HEALTH

WELLNESS

It is clear that better health conditions, especially if they contribute to get rid of suffering and pain, help gain a general situation of wellness both from a physical and a phychological point of view. In fact, the latter is essential to avoid any phychosomatic problems.

SPA CENTRE

Chronic diseases treatment in addition to the pharmacological therapy.

Chronic diseases treatment in addition to the pharmacological therapy.

Thermal treatment in

addition to othertherapies (physiotherapy,

re-education, etc..)

Of a worsening in the patient’s conditions• Relapse• Disability• Surgical operations

Therapy

Secondary prevention

Rehabilitation

As far as health is concerned, thermal bath treatments in Sarnano (mineral waters, mud therapy, etc…) have an important role in healing diseases, especially chronic

ones; in most cases, diseases which have been treated with pharmacological therapies, have serious side effects and also require economic and time commitments.

We should also consider the role of thermal bath treatments in prevention (and especially secondary prevention) as well as in rehabilitation. Secondary prevention means both avoiding or delaying the process which makes the disease chronic and

avoiding disability (which usually reacts positively to thermal therapies).

Generally speaking, thermal bath treatments can be used in prevention and rehabilitation but also in addition to pharmacological or physiotherapeutic treatments.

In these cases it helps dicrease the dose or the length of these therapies. Finally, we should remember that the thermal bath treatment produces positive effects from a nutritional point of view by bringing macro and micro elements which settle the

metabolism.

• Ludic, recreational and sports activities aiming at psycho-physical wellness in a good environment.

• Advice and sanitary education tips useful even after the thermal treatment cycle.

• A community of other patients to exchange experiences and advice.

As far as psycho-physical wellness is concerned, an important role is given to the favourable ecological and climatic environment where the thermal stay takes place. It gives the patients the possibility to play ludic and sports activities which assure more

benefits than the usual life style. Moreover, the patients with the same problems have the possibility to share ideas and

experiences.

In Sarnano the spa centre also means tourism.

Thermal tourism does not only mean exploiting the natural resources of the area but also giving visibility to the natural, historical, artistic, cultural and oenogastronomic heritage of that very same area.

The thermal patient who is welcome in Sarnano is also a tourist...with high expectations of : care, wellness, welcome.

Thus, the thermal patient is considered a person who attends the spa for a short period of time and who wants to experience as much as possible in terms of thermal baths, tourism, environment.

In SARNANO the ToURIST, as a person as well as a patient, does not buy a product but a ‘whole destination’.

The tourist is also:

- a person who knows about the thermal bath treatments and is able to evaluate the offer- a demanding person who is interested in the quality of the services offered - interested in the price- interested in the right connection between quality and price- interested in brief but frequent holidays- interested in experiencing the surrounding area