A Few of History ...
"Between the 8th and
the 9th century B.C, Romans drove Carthaginians away of their trading
posts of the Mediterranean Sea, they settled on the eastern coast
of Corsica and built Aleria.
[...]One can easily imagine
that being lovers and connoisseurs of hot springs, romans have appreciated
the Pietrapola's ones, in their heavenly sites, so near of Aleria.
They created there Thermal
baths and took advantage of their beneficial effects...
The confirmation of this hypothetis
was the discovery of the remains of magnificent thermal baths, of
coins and of old pipeworks in the establishment of the current thermal
|If we refer to certain
authors, they seemed to have used only the thermic properties of the
hot waters, they did not search for an inner curative effect, but
only the well-being of the "bathing" effect. This reflection
allows us to understand why they have not discovered the properties
of Puzzichello, which is a cold spring.
The first christians themselves considered
these establishments of baths as dens of iniquity for the heretics
and often set fire there. (Cf. Biologie medicale n°7-1938)
Later, when Romans were driven away in turn
by successive invasions of Saracens and, probably, then, the Spa
of Pietrapola was destroyed."
"We have so to go back
to the 8th century to find trace of a medical study of the mineral
springs in Corsica. This one has been done under the patronage of
Monseigneur Carlo Fabrizio Giustiniano, Bishop of Mariana.
Even before the publication
of the work of this prelate entitled "Description de la Corse",
Giovanni Della Grossa[..] mentionned that two learned doctors [without
telling their names ] had been put in charge of studying "Questi
Bagni di Corsica" and reproduced the result of their works
in this way:
- Near Aleria and Prunelli-di-Fiumorbo,
in Pietrapola, two well known springs of very hot waters, active
for the rheumatic pains.
- Near Asco, two springs, one is diuretic,
the other acts on the liver diseases (springs no used today).
- Moranzana pieve of Mariana, ferruginous
- Campo Cardetto, not very known spring
that you have to heat to use it.
- In the "pieve" of Vico: 3 spas,
one in Musi (lukewarm water), the second in Balogna (cold water)
[probable confusion in the author's mind about the temperature
of these two springs, Balogna is a lukewarm water], the third
one in Sornu in Su (Guagno, hot water).
- In the "pieve" of Tallabo baths
not well known (Guitera)
- In the "pieve" of Alata, hot
water (Caldane de Tallone).
- In the village of San'Antonio of this
same "pieve" cold spring.
Piève =territorial administrative district
during genovese domination
|[..] " So we can settle that Pietropola,
Guagno, ..etc, were well kown at the end of the 16th century."
[..] " More precisely what's is written
about Guagno, Puzzichello, Pietrapola ...
- In l'Isle de Corse, written in 1749, springs
of Guagno are mentionned..
- In 1820, Theriaux, first analysis of the
water of Guagno..
- Later, O'Henry et Poggiale (1852), and
Constantin James (1854) following a request of the County - wish
1853 sent to the minister of Agriculture - Marchal de Calvi in
1855, A. Pietri in 1898, Félix Battesti in 1905, chemical analysis
and medical studies of Pietrapola and Puzzichello springs.
- Note the Complete Study of Docteur Zuccarelli
and L. Gentil, published in 1909 where we find precise indications
for these waters, and analysis of all the main springs..
- In April 1938, M. Barret, Directeur du
Laboratoire d'Hygiène Départemental, went to Guagno, Pietrapola,
Orezza, Baracci, et Caldaniccia for complete analysis of these
[..] " Since the end of 15th the Spas
of Puzzichello and Pietrapola, left to ruins, without any equipment
and maintainance, could hardly fit the wishes of customers"
Extracts from "Pietrapola
les Bains" by Jean Louis Noel
|Thanks to important works
of renovation, modernization and of setting in accordance, the enthusiasts
of the water cures could appreciate the beneficial effects of the
waters and the quality of the welcome of :
Certified since the 7th of June 1978.
Seven springs of thermal water.
The total flow out of all these springs put together is of 200.000
Indications: Affections of the locomotive apparatus
Other indications: Rheumatism, arthritis, osteoarthritis
The thermal center allows cures treating the
rheumatology with a medical presence and the presence of an osteopath.
Accomodation: Hotels or Summeer Rentals [Soccia]
Indications: Respiratory tract (ENT) [recognized
and reimbursed from Medicaid]
Other indications: Rheumatology - Dermatology - Psoriasis.
Varicose ulcers (dermatoses) [recognized by the Academy of Medicine]