Neró Spa New Experience

Chiara Grossi

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Neró Spa New Experience in Montegrotto Terme (PD) Italy, offers a new experience of complete well-being which integrates Spa treatments, aesthetic treatments, Ayurvedic medicine and fitness. A project that connects Spa, territory and art.

The new SPA designed by Apostoli Wellness Creators, an internationally renowned design company in the field of Wellness and SPA, was created on the “Noble” floor of the building which overlooks the centuries-old inner park, a truly enchanting place from where guests can admire the vapors rising from the panoramic thermal pools which are opened until midnight. This new 1200 square meter setting is in addition to the two outdoor thermal pools and the two indoor covered pools equipped with 56 whirlpools and 6 cervical waterfalls for a total water course of over 500 square meters.

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A multipurpose, holistic and avant-garde SPA, conceived as a work of art and an expression of the history of the location and the nature of a territory which for millennia knows and values the therapeutic qualities of its waters, becoming a harmonious union amongst SPA, territory and art.

Neró Spa is an absolute innovation in the Italian wellness panorama with its holistic confluence of thermal treatments that utilize the properties of salsobromoiodic waters and D.O.C. Mature Natural Mud of the Abano and Montegrotto Terme thermal basin. Aesthetic treatments, exclusive rituals with rigorously made in Italy wild Phyto cosmetic products, an entire area dedicated to Ayurvedic medicine, Private Spas and fitness offer are just some of the services available at this state-of-the-art and modern facility.

From the architectural point of view, the predominant use of glass offers guests the feeling of being fully immersed in the scenery of the Colli Euganei Regional Park, while the natural materials used such as wood, expressed in design elements, are in continuous dialogue with the environment and territory.

Water acts as a leitmotif to an overall well-being approach. After all the world “neró” in ancient Greek means drinking water which nourishes and hydrates.

All the equipment emerges from a large contoured water basin, outlined around its perimeter by a highly suggestive LED immersion lighting system. A vertical wall of water located right at the SPA entrance was created to feed the basin.

The pieces of equipment which characterizes Neró SPA are numerous and have all been revisited by the wise “pencil” of Apostoli.

The Finnish Sauna is completely glazed and furnished with benches made of cedar wood which provide the room with a delicate fragrance. On special occasions, the sauna hosts rituals executed by prestigious Aufguss masters.

The Turkish Bath incorporates the finishes present in the SPA with floor, walls and ceiling covering and heated benches made in the innovative Ecomalta, specifically naturally treated.

The Hammam, completely made in Guatemala Green marble, distinguishes itself for the large glass front wall.

The Salt Cabin, with its cylindrical shape, features floor, walls, ceiling and seats completely covered in salt, according to the Baltic method and is characterized by the backlit wall in pink salt tiles.

We then find a series of Shower Paths with Cold Mist, Tropical Rain, Finnish Bucket and Ice Waterfall. Another element, the Kneipp path contoured by a LED lighting system, is composed by 3 circular elements containing cold and warm water. The Saline Pool shaped in EPS and covered in Ecomalta, allows guests to enjoy floating thanks to its high saline content.

The absolutely stunning dual innovations are: The Temazcal and the Kotatsu. The Temazcal is a particular circular, dome shaped element from ancient origins, typical of the pre-Columbian South American civilizations, the center of which becomes the connection point between body and spirit. Used to restore well-being and health, with healing and purification properties, the Temazcal is embellished with cedar wood seats of a unique shape, which provide warmth and a natural wood fragrance to the environment.

The Kotatsu is typical of the Japanese cultural tradition. Located in the Relax room, it is composed of a circular bench and a central table from which it is possible to enjoy herbal teas and infusions while keeping the legs in the low central basin.

In the wellness center there are also 5 massage rooms, 2 face treatment stations, 2 hand stations and 3 Ayurveda cabins.

We then find the exclusive Private Spa for couple rituals with the modern, refined and versatile modular model Sasha designed by Apostoli for Jacuzzi, which includes a sauna, a steam bath and an emotional shower and the innovative Aqualite wall-mounted washbasin mixer designed by Alberto Apostoli for Newform. A hot tub completes the Private Spa.

The wide range of thermal, mud and body treatments is enriched by Ayurvedic experiences including the Abhyanga and Udvartana massages, the Shirodhara therapy, the Swedana treatment and a new line of five rituals signed by Terme Preistoriche, with personal itineraries.
Neró Spa New Experience is inspired by 3 essential principles, linked together by water which unites the 3 treatment areas:
- Thermae dominated by water and vapors on which the architectural elements of the wellness area and SPA fluctuate.
- Territory, which is found in the materials used in the Ayurveda sensory area in the perspective of creating a space in which oriental philosophies and relax areas converge to reconnect soul and nature, and in the Spa central basin with the large waterfall, which refers to the sacred lake which was present in this place in prehistory.
- Art, which expresses itself in the intense theatrical dimension of the wellness center and in the central spaces connecting the spa and the Ayurveda areas, where the beauty area will be located.
Finally a gallery. The Neró Art Gallery will mark the passage from one area to another and, while walking through it, one will be able to admire precious works of art.

The architect Apostoli describe the project as follows: “It has been a great opportunity to express new Wellness concepts. For over 20 years I am trying to move towards more spiritual ambiences, while linking this world to the concreteness of materials and the millenary tradition of the territory. We found an extraordinary understanding with the client and the result has been exceptional for coherence with the original idea, the harmonization of the territory an, on a greater scale, of the location”.