Time to relax: Spa in Rome

[revised March 2026] A holiday should be relaxing.

Usually a trip to Rome is not so relaxing as you can easily end up walking 20k steps a day! But you can find some time in your busy plan for a bit of relaxation in a Spa. After all the ancient Romans invented the thermal baths! Here some addresses:

• Acquamadre: in the Jewish ghetto
• Baan Thai: a centre for Thai massages near the Vatican
• El Spa: not far from the Vatican
• Livia: in a suburban area, but offering spacious facilities and also a pleasant outdoor pool for the summer
• Templum Salutis : if you want to go off the beaten path, this is an hammam in Torpignattara
• Terme di Roma: this is in Tivoli and it is a real thermal experience because their waters –  called “aquae albulae” – were known in the past too for their healing properties. Here you also find swimming pools and it’s perfect after a visit of Tivoli’s UNESCO villas
• Terme di Trastevere: as the name states, they are in Trastevere
• Trilussa Palace: the spa is inside the homonymous hotel, at the edge of Trastevere
• Victoria: this spa overlooks the beach of Ostia Lido and it’s the perfect combination with a tour in the archeological site of Ostia Antica