Indoor Thermal Swimming Pool
Background
Built at some point during the late 1960's, this swimming pool formed part of a rather grand hotel complex with a history dating back to the early 20th century. Situated on the hillside of a town known for its warm and mineral-rich thermal springs, the pool was one of a few indoor examples in the area which used the natural water supply. The building itself is an unmistakeable product of the brutalist design language which, despite its size and presence, has been left vacant and in a relatively poor state for a few years.
Annoyingly, it's difficult to find any actual timeline or history for this site as numerous sources either point to collections of detail-less stock images from the 1970s or magazine articles relating to the attached hotel or that of others with similar names.
The Visit
From memory, this was the final visit on the second-to-last day of mine and F22's week of exploring out in northern Italy.
Having managed to navigate the increasingly steep and narrow streets nearby, listening to the rental car's tiny engine rev beyond belief as the crap automatic tried to work things out, we eventually found where we were heading and began to figure out how to get there on foot. After bit of pointless wandering later, we snuck past the nearby apartments as everything quietened down for a few moments before making a break towards the building. Unsurprisingly, like several places on this trip, the place was fairly well locked up on initial inspection and it took a cautious lap of the building to eventually find a way in.
We entered into the half-subterranean corridor between the hotel and pool. After a quick walk towards the hotel we backed out and headed to the pool as everything seemed a little bit too live.
The main admin and reception areas felt very modern and still had signage from the early 2020's which possibly points to this site shutting a little while on the from the hotels pre-refurbishment state.
The downstairs gym is in a very poor state and points to some obvious issues with water ingress across the building.
The changing rooms are the usual set up of flatpack cubicles stretching for miles.
The building is built in a triangular shape with one side stepping up across each level. The main staircase follows this design and feels endless as you look back down.
The bar area which overlooks the pool, complete with a half eaten box of spaghetti.
The main bathhouse is an impressive sight, with so much glazing along all four walls it was incredibly warm inside. The actual pool itself isn't as large as you'd expect.
As mentioned, the roofline steps up across each floor leading to balconies overlooking the town within the valley.
To finish, a central shot overlooking the pool.
Anyway, that'll be all.
KP_
Background
Built at some point during the late 1960's, this swimming pool formed part of a rather grand hotel complex with a history dating back to the early 20th century. Situated on the hillside of a town known for its warm and mineral-rich thermal springs, the pool was one of a few indoor examples in the area which used the natural water supply. The building itself is an unmistakeable product of the brutalist design language which, despite its size and presence, has been left vacant and in a relatively poor state for a few years.
Annoyingly, it's difficult to find any actual timeline or history for this site as numerous sources either point to collections of detail-less stock images from the 1970s or magazine articles relating to the attached hotel or that of others with similar names.
The Visit
From memory, this was the final visit on the second-to-last day of mine and F22's week of exploring out in northern Italy.
Having managed to navigate the increasingly steep and narrow streets nearby, listening to the rental car's tiny engine rev beyond belief as the crap automatic tried to work things out, we eventually found where we were heading and began to figure out how to get there on foot. After bit of pointless wandering later, we snuck past the nearby apartments as everything quietened down for a few moments before making a break towards the building. Unsurprisingly, like several places on this trip, the place was fairly well locked up on initial inspection and it took a cautious lap of the building to eventually find a way in.
We entered into the half-subterranean corridor between the hotel and pool. After a quick walk towards the hotel we backed out and headed to the pool as everything seemed a little bit too live.
The main admin and reception areas felt very modern and still had signage from the early 2020's which possibly points to this site shutting a little while on the from the hotels pre-refurbishment state.
The downstairs gym is in a very poor state and points to some obvious issues with water ingress across the building.
The changing rooms are the usual set up of flatpack cubicles stretching for miles.
The building is built in a triangular shape with one side stepping up across each level. The main staircase follows this design and feels endless as you look back down.
The bar area which overlooks the pool, complete with a half eaten box of spaghetti.
The main bathhouse is an impressive sight, with so much glazing along all four walls it was incredibly warm inside. The actual pool itself isn't as large as you'd expect.
As mentioned, the roofline steps up across each floor leading to balconies overlooking the town within the valley.
To finish, a central shot overlooking the pool.
Anyway, that'll be all.
KP_
