To promote a holistic approach to body wellness and skin care, tailored to the needs of both men and women alike in a caring, comfortable, and nurturing environment, dedicated to rejuvenate, replenish, refresh, restore, and recharge your mind, body, and spirit.

Talega Day Spa was inspired by a beautiful story in history that is fundamental to the basic principle of spa enjoyment as we know it today.

When one thinks of great Italian civilizations, the people of the Roman Empire come to mind. However, a precursor to that great society was the first great Italian civilization, the Etruscan. From 800 to 200 B.C. the Etruscan people flourished in the area between what is now Rome northward to Florence, today commonly referred to as Tuscany, Italy.

The Etruscans were notorious for laying down the framework for the way of life in Roman culture concerning the food, art, and lifestyle for the Roman Empire. One of these is the art of "self-preservation."

The Tuscan hillsides, dotted with volcanic springs were capitalized by the Etruscans people. They learned that by bathing & drinking the thermal waters a healing power was unleashed. They found the thermal muds of the volcanic earth to be soothing to certain ailments.

They found healing properties to the olive oils pressed from the fruit of the trees. The Etruscan people attributed this "magic" from the earth to be an act of the goddess of beauty. Her name was "Sillene".

And so, the concept of pampering and nurturing the human body was born. When the Roman Empire displaced the Etruscan people, their cultural ideas were spared, and the "Spa" was born. They took the benefits of the thermal springs to another level, building Roman Bathhouses overtop of them. Roman "spa designers" engineered these structures remarkably similar to the spas of today.

The people of the Roman Empire cherished their bathhouses, calling them "thermae" or public bathing establishments. These early "spas" were often beautifully decorated, and considered very important to the early Italian lifestyle.

A typical day in the life of a Roman citizen was for the women to go to the bathhouse from sunrise to noon, while the men worked. The women came home to their domestic chores while the men enjoyed the bathhouse from noon to sunset. The citizens used these facilities to stay in shape, restore their health and well-being, and socialize. Thus, the importance of relaxation and body care in everyday life, and spa tradition as we know it, was officially born.

Of course, this cultural tradition was passed on through the centuries. Modern Italians have built new bathhouses and modern spas over these ancient volcanic springs adopting the name "Terme." Men, women, and children of modern Italian culture still value the same traditions of their ancestors by including regular visits to their local "terme" spa. Nothing has really changed from the days of the Etruscans.

Talega Day Spa, (AKA, "Terme di Talega") has captured the essence of this concept in the architecture, design, and art, as well as the treatments and body products, in an effort to bring to all of us a tradition we all deserve and need in our modern lifestyles.

Girzi Skin Care products, featured at Talega Day Spa, highlights this tradition because it's imported from Italy, and contains the same mineral thermal waters and muds, along with the worlds highest quality medicinal olive oils - enjoyed by the Etruscan people of 200 B.C., but developed by the former director and scientists of the world-renowned Darfo Boario Terme Spa.

By the way, you can find the goddess "Sillene" enshrined in our relaxation room, as a reminder to us all of the power and value that exists in these wonderful traditions founded by our early spa-goers.

 

Reminiscent of the architecture and landscape of the Mediterranean, the area resembles the terrain and feel of Tuscany, Italy. Enter the doors of Talega Day Spa, and you have just carried your spa experience to a new place, in another time. Talega Day Spa brings the "Destination Spa" directly to you without going to Italy. Reminders surround you of Italy's ancient past, and today's Tuscan charm in the architecture and artwork throughout the spa. Click here for spa directions and map.