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Hotels in Abano Terme, Italy
This �hot� tourist spot�s primary economic base derives from its
thermal
springs and mud bath remedies and pleasures.
The first documented
details of
the spas were provided by Theodoric, King of the Ostrogoths ( Gleaming
Goths), as opposed to Visigoths, in the 5th century A.D. Cognoscenti
are
aware that the waters average 80 degrees centigrade.
Attractions in Abano Terme:
- Hot mud baths
- Cathedral of San Lorenzo-sections date to circa 971 A.D.
- Gigantic sundial
- Treks in the rugged Euganean Hills
- Nearby community of Padova-for the Basilica of Saint Antony and the
University of Padova where Galileo was an instructor
- Summer ballet festival
- Scrovegni�s Chapel-in nearby Padua, built in 14th century and contains
a
painting of the �Last Judgment�
- Golf
- Horse stables
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