the United Kingdom
Inglaterra · the United Kingdom
In the destination Bath and Stonehenge.
In the photo: Pulteney Bridge
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
The city
Bath is the town of the Termas Romanas and of Georgian architecture, in the Avon valley, in Somerset. The pale-stone centre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, brings together the Termas Romanas, the Abadia de Bath, the Pulteney Bridge, the Circus and the Royal Crescent, and the Thermae Bath Spa allows bathing in the thermal water. It is a base for Stonehenge, Lacock and Castle Combe.
There's no accommodation in the guide yet in Bath.
how to get there · how many days · itinerary · questions
The local experience
The Roman bathing complex built in the 1st century around the only hot thermal spring in Great Britain, with the Great Bath of greenish water, the temple of Sulis Minerva and the museum. It is part of Bath's World Heritage.
The late Gothic church beside the Termas Romanas, rebuilt from 1499, with the façade of the angels' staircases, the fan-vaulted stone ceiling and the climb up the tower, with views over Bath's roofs.
The crescent of 30 Georgian houses from 1767 to 1775, facing a lawn above Royal Victoria Park, with the house-museum No. 1 Royal Crescent and, nearby, the Circus by John Wood the Elder.
The Georgian bridge by Robert Adam over the River Avon, from 1774, with small shops on both sides, and just below it the horseshoe‑shaped weir of Pulteney Weir.
The spa opened in 2006 that allows bathing in Bath's natural thermal water, with an indoor pool, steam rooms and a rooftop pool with views over the Abbey and the hills.
The 18th-century landscape garden on a hillside south of Bath, created by Ralph Allen with advice from Alexander Pope and Capability Brown, with the Ponte Palladiana over the lakes and a view of the city. From the National Trust.
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Colombia
Peru
Uruguay
Germany
Belgium
Spain
France
Greece
the Netherlands
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Portugal
Switzerland