The name "Bagnaia" is itself a reflection the properties of the area's water. In Medieval times the Sienese erected spa centers the fame of which spread beyond the province and attracted Popes, Cardinals and Princes such as Lorenzo il Magnifico. With the passing of time, the spa tradition was gradually lost, in favor of other destinations, and the health inducing properties of the waters of Santa Caterina were left to the farm workers (and their animals).
However, in the exact place in which the country dwellers went in search of "the healthy water", an ancient spring has been found, the waters of which have been scientifically proven to possess extraordinary healing powers. It is around this spring that the Buddha Wellness Centre has been built - a striking travertine building housing one of the most comprehensive Beauty Farms in the region. The center is characterized by its avant guard architecture, high tech fitness room, and wonderfully relaxing internal and external spaces.
The Buddha Wellness Centre specializes in a variety of treatments inspired by different ethnic philosophies, sauna, and Turkish baths.
Pleasure and relaxation are further guaranteed by the inside pool decorated with columns and antique vases, and by the treatments using the precious thermal spring water. Immersed in the landscape, one finds a large outside pool sited against a huge mass of travertine over which the spring water cascades from a height of four meters.