Best Saunas in Florence, Italy
Asmana Wellness World
Asmana is a large adults-only day spa in the park of Villa Montalvo at Campi Bisenzio, about 20 minutes from central Florence. It has four themed saunas (Indian Sauna, Wine Sauna, Biosauna Zen and Sauna delle Erbe), an infrared zone, a hammam with foam room, heated indoor and outdoor pools and a cold plunge. Sauna ceremonies run all day and are included in entry, which starts at €29 for three hours on weekdays. Swimwear is required throughout.
SoulSPAce
SoulSPAce is a day spa on the ground floor of the neoclassical Palazzo Galletti in central Florence, near Santa Croce. Its Aqua Journey combines a hammam, a heated indoor pool and a spa lounge with herbal teas; two hours cost €50, and packages add massages or facials. There is a hammam but no dry sauna. It opens every day from 10:00 to 20:00.
Blue Moon SPA
Blue Moon SPA is the wellness area of The Moon Boutique Hotel on Viale Fratelli Rosselli. It has a sauna heated by a coal stove with volcanic stones at 65–80°C, a Turkish bath, a six-person Jacuzzi, a Himalayan salt wall, an emotional shower and a hot-and-cold water path. It opens 16:00 to 20:30, access must be booked in advance, swimwear is mandatory and under-18s are not admitted.
Golden Spa
Golden Spa is the spa of the Golden Tower Hotel near Piazza Strozzi in the historic centre, renovated in 2019 and open to non-guests. It has a sauna, a Turkish bath, emotional showers and a whirlpool tub, plus a beauty centre for massages and hammam rituals. Outside guests pay €75 per hour for two people. The spa opens 13:00 to 20:00 and is adults only.
Hotel Grifone SPA
The spa of Hotel Grifone, near the Arno east of the centre, has a sauna, a Turkish bath, a Himalayan salt room, two emotional showers, a relaxation area with herbal teas and a large heated whirlpool pool (6 by 4 metres) under a cover that keeps it usable in winter. Access costs €20 per person for 90 minutes, shared with other guests, towel and slippers included; book by email or phone.
Hotel Number Nine Spa
The spa of Hotel Number Nine, a family-owned five-star boutique hotel on Via dei Conti near the Duomo and the Medici Chapels, has a sauna, a Turkish bath, a cold tub, a hydromassage tub and a relaxation room with a 4K home theatre. Treatments include Chinese reflexology baths. The website does not say whether non-guests can use the spa, so ask reception.
MH Florence Hotel & Spa
MH Florence Hotel & Spa is a hotel 150 metres from Santa Maria Novella station whose spa sells day-use visits to non-guests. A package of 50 minutes of exclusive use of the circuit (Finnish sauna, bio sauna, Turkish bath, Kneipp path, heated pool and herbal-tea lounge) plus a 25-minute massage costs €45 per person. The spa opens daily from 8:00 to 20:00 for over-14s and must be booked.
The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Firenze
The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Firenze is a 790 m² wellness centre in the 4.5-hectare Giardino della Gherardesca on Borgo Pinti. It has a sauna and a steam bath open 7:00 to 22:00, a year-round heated outdoor whirlpool, an outdoor pool and treatments that use Tuscan herbs. The spa itself opens 9:00 to 20:00. The website does not say whether non-guests can use the sauna.
Vita Nova SPA
Vita Nova SPA is the 500 m² spa in the old vaults of Palazzo Portinari Salviati, a five-star hotel on Via del Corso. It has a Finnish sauna at 90°C with eucalyptus infusions, a Turkish bath at 45°C, an ozone-treated indoor pool at 34°C, a fitness area and a relaxation lounge. Outside guests can book on request. In the sauna the spa asks you to use the towel provided rather than a swimsuit; full nudity is not allowed in the steam room.
Klab Marignolle
Klab Marignolle calls itself the largest fitness centre in Florence with a gym, pools and spa. It sits in the Marignolle hills south-west of the centre, close to Scandicci. The spa has a sauna, a bio sauna, a Turkish bath, a hydro-jet, two whirlpool tubs, emotional showers and a relaxation area. Access is by membership, with a trial day available. Open weekdays 7:00–22:30, Saturday 8:00–20:00, Sunday 9:00–19:00.
Tropos Club
Tropos is a fitness and wellness club on Via Orcagna, in Florence since 1975, with a gym, a swimming pool and two spas for members. The spas have a Turkish bath, two types of sauna, emotional showers, cryotherapy, a whirlpool and a chromotherapy relaxation room. The club sells no single entries, only memberships, with a free one-week trial. Open weekdays 7:00–22:30, Saturday 7:30–19:30, Sunday 9:00–14:00.
Virgin Active Firenze Rovezzano
Virgin Active Firenze Rovezzano is a premium fitness club in the east of Florence. Its relaxation area has a sauna, a sanarium, a Turkish bath and a whirlpool, and the club also has a swimming pool, personal training and group classes. Access is for members. At weekends it opens 8:00 to 20:00; check the club page for weekday hours.
Virgin Active Firenze San Donato
Virgin Active Firenze San Donato is a premium fitness club in the Novoli district. Its relaxation area has a sauna, a sanarium, a Turkish bath and a whirlpool, alongside a swimming pool, a lifting zone and group classes. It is open to members, and members can bring one guest a month by reservation. It opens 6:30 to 23:00 on weekdays and 8:00 to 20:00 at weekends.
Asmana Wellness World
Asmana is a large adults-only day spa in the park of Villa Montalvo at Campi Bisenzio, about 20 minutes from central Florence. It has four themed saunas (Indian Sauna, Wine Sauna, Biosauna Zen and Sauna delle Erbe), an infrared zone, a hammam with foam room, heated indoor and outdoor pools and a cold plunge. Sauna ceremonies run all day and are included in entry, which starts at €29 for three hours on weekdays. Swimwear is required throughout.
SoulSPAce
SoulSPAce is a day spa on the ground floor of the neoclassical Palazzo Galletti in central Florence, near Santa Croce. Its Aqua Journey combines a hammam, a heated indoor pool and a spa lounge with herbal teas; two hours cost €50, and packages add massages or facials. There is a hammam but no dry sauna. It opens every day from 10:00 to 20:00.
Blue Moon SPA
Blue Moon SPA is the wellness area of The Moon Boutique Hotel on Viale Fratelli Rosselli. It has a sauna heated by a coal stove with volcanic stones at 65–80°C, a Turkish bath, a six-person Jacuzzi, a Himalayan salt wall, an emotional shower and a hot-and-cold water path. It opens 16:00 to 20:30, access must be booked in advance, swimwear is mandatory and under-18s are not admitted.
Golden Spa
Golden Spa is the spa of the Golden Tower Hotel near Piazza Strozzi in the historic centre, renovated in 2019 and open to non-guests. It has a sauna, a Turkish bath, emotional showers and a whirlpool tub, plus a beauty centre for massages and hammam rituals. Outside guests pay €75 per hour for two people. The spa opens 13:00 to 20:00 and is adults only.
Hotel Grifone SPA
The spa of Hotel Grifone, near the Arno east of the centre, has a sauna, a Turkish bath, a Himalayan salt room, two emotional showers, a relaxation area with herbal teas and a large heated whirlpool pool (6 by 4 metres) under a cover that keeps it usable in winter. Access costs €20 per person for 90 minutes, shared with other guests, towel and slippers included; book by email or phone.
Hotel Number Nine Spa
The spa of Hotel Number Nine, a family-owned five-star boutique hotel on Via dei Conti near the Duomo and the Medici Chapels, has a sauna, a Turkish bath, a cold tub, a hydromassage tub and a relaxation room with a 4K home theatre. Treatments include Chinese reflexology baths. The website does not say whether non-guests can use the spa, so ask reception.
MH Florence Hotel & Spa
MH Florence Hotel & Spa is a hotel 150 metres from Santa Maria Novella station whose spa sells day-use visits to non-guests. A package of 50 minutes of exclusive use of the circuit (Finnish sauna, bio sauna, Turkish bath, Kneipp path, heated pool and herbal-tea lounge) plus a 25-minute massage costs €45 per person. The spa opens daily from 8:00 to 20:00 for over-14s and must be booked.
The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Firenze
The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Firenze is a 790 m² wellness centre in the 4.5-hectare Giardino della Gherardesca on Borgo Pinti. It has a sauna and a steam bath open 7:00 to 22:00, a year-round heated outdoor whirlpool, an outdoor pool and treatments that use Tuscan herbs. The spa itself opens 9:00 to 20:00. The website does not say whether non-guests can use the sauna.
Vita Nova SPA
Vita Nova SPA is the 500 m² spa in the old vaults of Palazzo Portinari Salviati, a five-star hotel on Via del Corso. It has a Finnish sauna at 90°C with eucalyptus infusions, a Turkish bath at 45°C, an ozone-treated indoor pool at 34°C, a fitness area and a relaxation lounge. Outside guests can book on request. In the sauna the spa asks you to use the towel provided rather than a swimsuit; full nudity is not allowed in the steam room.
Klab Marignolle
Klab Marignolle calls itself the largest fitness centre in Florence with a gym, pools and spa. It sits in the Marignolle hills south-west of the centre, close to Scandicci. The spa has a sauna, a bio sauna, a Turkish bath, a hydro-jet, two whirlpool tubs, emotional showers and a relaxation area. Access is by membership, with a trial day available. Open weekdays 7:00–22:30, Saturday 8:00–20:00, Sunday 9:00–19:00.
Tropos Club
Tropos is a fitness and wellness club on Via Orcagna, in Florence since 1975, with a gym, a swimming pool and two spas for members. The spas have a Turkish bath, two types of sauna, emotional showers, cryotherapy, a whirlpool and a chromotherapy relaxation room. The club sells no single entries, only memberships, with a free one-week trial. Open weekdays 7:00–22:30, Saturday 7:30–19:30, Sunday 9:00–14:00.
Virgin Active Firenze Rovezzano
Virgin Active Firenze Rovezzano is a premium fitness club in the east of Florence. Its relaxation area has a sauna, a sanarium, a Turkish bath and a whirlpool, and the club also has a swimming pool, personal training and group classes. Access is for members. At weekends it opens 8:00 to 20:00; check the club page for weekday hours.
Virgin Active Firenze San Donato
Virgin Active Firenze San Donato is a premium fitness club in the Novoli district. Its relaxation area has a sauna, a sanarium, a Turkish bath and a whirlpool, alongside a swimming pool, a lifting zone and group classes. It is open to members, and members can bring one guest a month by reservation. It opens 6:30 to 23:00 on weekdays and 8:00 to 20:00 at weekends.