In search ancient spas in Italy

For the past 1 month I have been searching out ancient spas around the region of Piedmont my new found interest is fueled by my discovery of how good the spring vapor will do for my allergy problems. Coming from Asia I have my fair share of spas but they were mostly man-made. The ones here are ancient some dating back a few centuries. Searching on the net I found even more fascinating ones down South. Obviously it's not as convenient for me to make a day trip but I am listing them down and prioritizing for my vacation plans. Everyone tells me those on Ischia island are the best. This is quite far South towards Naples.

Last week I went to 2 at Cuneo province. 1 call Lurisia which was quite pricey and I was not impress at all with their facilities. The pricing blew my mind you have to pay in  10 mins increment for the services you use!! I had to ask twice to make sure I understand that it was indeed 10 mins. Taking a look inside it was empty. Emmmm..........usually spa in Italy do have an all day rate for weekdays. This one said they don't. Ok no problem go on to the next. Next was Terme di Vinadio the picture shown here. It was certainly more fun. It is located very high up the mountain, the drive to get there was exhilarating. Although at some junction there were reminders of past avalanches that took place which does give you a chill as I was the only car on the road and the only person in my car! I had a great time here. Good price - all day rates, mud soak - this is new to me. This was the only service they put a time restriction which is 10 mins. Everything else you can enjoy as long as you like. Ofcourse I spend alot of time in the vapor caves which the Italian call Grotta. Pretty scary if you are the only one as you have to walk deep into the cave. 

If anyone has any suggestions where else I should explore that offer mud soak and a nice old vapor cave. I am all ears!!

Where is Piedmont Italy?

When I first told friends I was moving to Turin, Italy. They looked at me with blank faces. Where on earth is this Turin? This goes to show what a well kept secret this place is. Actually to be honest I didn't know myself too - had to go look at my map. Now I know it so well because I took up a new hobby to create a website that talks about it. Ofcourse many of my husband's and father-in-law friends were laughing because it unheard of that a Chinese woman would write about Italy!! It had help me 'moved' in better and became a vehicle for me to use to talk with locals. We'll talk about Talking in Italy another time. 

There's 1 thing I am still struggling with which is driving on Italian roads. You need to be a dare devil to get from point A to point B. Trying to make sense of road planning has gotten me no way. My friends here say do as the Italian does or you will get no where. Which means literally break all the rules on the road. Next is the parking I am convinced they are put there to confuse you. Blue lines, white lines, free space, paid space --- what time is the blue space a free space? I need to go to Road Transport University to qualify to drive here. So to avoid getting any ticket I often look for side lanes, parking garage, friends house to park and often have to walk quite a distant to my destination. Will I ever learn?