Casciana Terme
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Casciana Terme is a town of 3696 inhabitants in the province of Pisa
. It was formed from what was, until 1927, the southern part of the municipality of Lari
.
The name Casciana derives from the Latin name of Cassius, with the meaning of "Cassio’s Land”, but the location is first mentioned by the name of Acqui at the end of the 9th century, with reference to the thermal characteristics of the place. The village was called Bagni di Casciana, referring to the center of Casciana, until 1956 when it assumed its present name.
. She had a rather old and sickly blackbird, which had grayish feathers from age. One day the countess noticed that the blackbird was moving better and his feathers were becoming, once again, an intense black color and his beak was returning to a bright yellow color. She followed the blackbird during its daily morning outings, and discovered that the blackbird would land and dip his legs in a strange "steaming water." The countess wished to try the miraculous waters, and it took very little time for the benefits to be apparent. She then decided to build several baths, which were the first beginnings of the thermal plants that we see today. Up until 1927, the baths were the property of the municipality of Lari.
Other festivals include:
Pisa
Pisa is a city in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the right bank of the mouth of the River Arno on the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa...
. It was formed from what was, until 1927, the southern part of the municipality of Lari
Lari
The suborder Lari is the part of the order Charadriiformes which includes the gulls, terns, skuas and skimmers, with the waders and snipes making up the rest of the order. Following recent research, the auks are now placed into the Lari too; the Glareolidae might constitute a distinct suborder...
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The name Casciana derives from the Latin name of Cassius, with the meaning of "Cassio’s Land”, but the location is first mentioned by the name of Acqui at the end of the 9th century, with reference to the thermal characteristics of the place. The village was called Bagni di Casciana, referring to the center of Casciana, until 1956 when it assumed its present name.
Spas
The village is best known for the thermal plant which receives a constant flow of lime-sulfur water at 37 °C. It is said that the thermal water was discovered by the Countess Matilda of CanossaCanossa
Canossa is a comune and castle town in Emilia-Romagna, famous as the site where Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV did penance in 1077, standing three days bare-headed in the snow, in order to reverse his excommunication by Pope Gregory VII...
. She had a rather old and sickly blackbird, which had grayish feathers from age. One day the countess noticed that the blackbird was moving better and his feathers were becoming, once again, an intense black color and his beak was returning to a bright yellow color. She followed the blackbird during its daily morning outings, and discovered that the blackbird would land and dip his legs in a strange "steaming water." The countess wished to try the miraculous waters, and it took very little time for the benefits to be apparent. She then decided to build several baths, which were the first beginnings of the thermal plants that we see today. Up until 1927, the baths were the property of the municipality of Lari.
Churches
- Chiesa di San Martino in Petraija
- Church of Church of Santa Maria Assunta
- Oratory of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows
- Church of the Sants Quirico and Giulitta al Parlascio
Culture
The patron feast is held May 3 in honor of the Holy Crucifix.Other festivals include:
- Village carnival
- Casciana in Flowers (competition of flowered balconies)
- the feast of San Genesio (a children’s feast followed by the launching of balloons with messages of peace)
- “Via del arco"(paintings exhibition)
- The Living Nativity (the Saturday before Christmas)
External links
- http://www.comune.cascianaterme.pi.it
- http://www.casciana.net/
- http://www.destinazionevaldera.com/
- http://www.termedicasciana.it/
- Tourism in Casciana Terme