3D reconstruction of the Terme del Corallo in Livorno

"The video of the thermal baths in a 3D reconstruction carried out by Stefano Vannucchi. The Acque della Salute plant was built, starting from 1903, on a project by the engineer Angiolo Badaloni, also author of the great provisions market in Livorno. The chosen area was the one located at the end of the straight of viale degli Acquedotti (later known as viale Carducci), in a strip still not urbanized to the east of the city.

Here, at the ancient farm of Pigna, in 1854, a salt water pool had been discovered which, subsequently analyzed by professors Giuseppe Orosi and Raffaele Garinei, was considered suitable for the treatment of diseases of the digestive system. In 1856 some citizens worked to ensure that the source was closed inside an octagonal temple to encourage commercial exploitation. An inscription recalled the event: "" Flowing through the occult through this spring water for centuries unnecessarily buried vile silt unfruitful industrial curiosity today committed to science to detect its principles and beneficial use in order to deservedly be called water of health and above the deserted land did not in vain wish the public a smile of art "". The success was so much that in the early twentieth century the pool was taken over by the Acque della Salute company, which decided to build a real factory around it.

The baths were completed quickly and inaugurated in July 1904; in the same year a tramway was opened that led from the factory to the city center. In short, the Acque della Salute became one of the main centers of attraction in Livorno, which at the time was still one of the Italian capitals of seaside tourism. For those who even reached the nickname "" Montecatini a mare "", a luxury hotel was also raised, the Hotel Corallo, already equipped with electric elevators at the time.

The activity of the Waters of Health continued until the Second World War; in the post-war period, the factory pavilions were transformed into a dance venue, while bottling was enhanced. "