Aix en Provence has always been associated with the sign of water and boasts a tradition of cures and treatments that date back to its foundation.

Sextius Bath

Under the Romans, Titus Livy, Pliny tbe Ancient and Plutarch mention the existence of hot water which coursed from natural springs. Since this time, tbese waters have been renowned for aiding circulation trouble.

frorn the XVIIIth Century to date, famous people such as the Princess Borghese, Pablo Picasso and Winston Churchill have come to benefit frorn the therapeutic virtues of the hot springs.

Today, Aix relives its past.The SextiusThermal baths offer hydro-therapeutic cures which rningle bodily cures and pleasures ofthe senses and the spirit.

Situated right in the heart of old Aix, close to the ancient medieval fortifications, Sextius Thermal Baths are built on the site of ancient roman thermae. Traces of a thermal pool are visible at the entrance ofthe new complex. The current buildings combine an architecture inherited from the XVlllth Century with the ultra-modern, perfectly suited to the comforts and requirernents of today.

Sextius Thermal Baths use spring water which s naturally heated to 34°C and mineralised, which supplies the hydrotherapy installations. Arnong these one may find hydro-massage and effervescent baths, jet massage, jet showers, aqua training in the active pools and thermal mud cures; these treatments allow one to discover new types of cure which respond to each individual need; Leg Toning, Head and Back, Silhouette and Beauty, Energy Balancing.

Equipped with a new hotel complex, the Sextius baths are conveniently situated and allow you to discover the town and its heritage on foot.
Gardens, entertainment areas, shady terraces and museums are only a few steps away.

Following the very wise Latin maxim “Mens sana in corpore sano” (a healthy mind in a healthy body), Aix en Provence invites you to rediscover the pleasures and benefits of water.

Stay in 3 star hotel including a well-beeing program.

More info: Thermes Sextius
http://www.thermes-sextius.com

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