Last year, when I was planning our family trip to Italy, I knew we’d spend some of our time in Tuscany. As I perused travel books about the region, I found one tiny mention, in only one of the books, of a place the book called Cascate del Terme (also called Cascate del Gorello). This amazing natural spring is found in the Maremma region of Italy, and when we drove there, I didn’t see a single sign. If we hadn’t known where to find it, we would’ve driven right past the entrance.

If you want to go, you’ll find it in Saturnia, which is southeast of Grossetto, slighly south and west of Orvietto, and slightly north and west of Pitigliano. It’s in the middle of nowhere, and the drive is absolutely amazing. Find it if you can–it’s worth the effort.