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“Then she swaddles me in a sheet of plastic and
a thick orange blanket before easing me onto my
back, where I lay like a helpless burrito.”
IF YOU GO
Getting there: Grotta Giusti is about a 50-minute drive from
Pisa and Florence airports. Bagni di Pisa is 20 minutes from
Pisa airport and approximately an hour from Florence airport.
Stay: Grotta Giusti, four-star resort in Monsummano Terme,
from 135 Euros ($150) per person, www.grottagiustispa.com.
Bagni di Pisa, five-star resort in San Giuliano Terme, from 144
Euros ($160) per person, www.bagnidipisa.com. The Italian
Hospitality Collection also includes a third Tuscan resort,
Fonteverde, which features along with Grotta Giusti and Bagni
di Pisa on the new nine-night “Tuscan Route.” All three proper-
ties offer thermal spas and the collection’s signature Equilib-
rium program, developed by Dr. Nicola Angelo Fortunati. For
details, visit www.italianhospitalitycollection.com.
Grotta Giusti is set on a 45-hectare estate
in Monsummano Terme, Tuscany. A hiking
trail leads through fields of wildflowers and
an olive grove. Copyright Amy Laughing-
house.
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