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Infernal tastes and visions of wellness: taking the waters at a Tuscan drinking spa.
| Τίτλος: | Infernal tastes and visions of wellness: taking the waters at a Tuscan drinking spa. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Lynch, Erin E.1 (AUTHOR) erinelizabeth.lynch@concordia.ca |
| Πηγή: | Senses & Society. Jul2026, Vol. 21 Issue 2, p314-320. 7p. |
| Θεματικοί όροι: | *Mineral waters, *Spa towns, *Sensory perception, *Immersive design, *History of public health, *Health resorts |
| Γεωγραφικοί όροι: | Italy |
| Περίληψη: | This sensory design review explores the practice of "taking the waters" at a Tuscan drinking spa (the Terme Tettuccio in Montecatini Terme, Italy). The grandeur of the Terme Tettuccio reflects its sparkling reputation in the European spa culture of the late 19th and early 20th century, where spas emerged as cathedrals of consumption characterized by both sensory variety and sociability. While immersion in spa waters is a mainstay of modern leisure, the ingestion of them has largely fallen out of fashion. Nevertheless, the drinking cure lives on in the Terme Tettuccio, where even tourists ostensibly there to devour the place with their eyes have trouble resisting a (terrible) taste. As such, the Terme sits at the intersection of shifting wellness cultures, wherein the drinking cure becomes a spectacle consumed as much with the eyes and ears as with the mouth and tongue. The spa's infernal tastes and architectural flourishes hint at a bygone era in which the sensory experience of the spa was less uniformly pleasurable but arguably more variable than the prepackaged version that dominates wellness culture in much of the West. Beyond its four hot springs, the Terme provides a veritable mixing gallery of spa sensations and sensibilities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | Academic Search Index |
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