Caldiero
Caldiero is a municipality in eastern Verona province, situated at the foot of Monte Rocca about 18 kilometres from Verona, best k...
Updated 12 July 2026 · Sources: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terme_di_Giunone · https://termedigiunone.it/la-storia · https://www.comune.caldiero.vr.it/vivere-il-comune/territorio/storia-del-comune/
The story
The story of Caldiero
The name Calidarium and thermal origins
The Roman-era place name Calidarium, from which the modern name Caldiero derives, refers directly to the thermal properties of the local waters. The history of the baths indeed dates to Roman times, when their therapeutic properties were already known and valued. It is believed the Romans built the first bathing facilities here, drawing on the springs that still flow today at the foot of Monte Rocca.
The temple of Juno and the Terme di Giunone
The baths take their name from the Roman goddess Juno, associated with fertility and motherhood, qualities linked to the properties attributed to Caldiero's waters. An inscription is said to attest the presence of a temple dedicated to the goddess, reportedly commissioned by the consul Sextus Petronius Probus. The Terme di Giunone remain the municipality's best-known thermal complex today, with springs feeding pools and wellness facilities.
From medieval decline to Renaissance revival
During the Middle Ages, bathing declined significantly, judged immoral by Christian doctrine, although the waters continued to be used locally, for instance to soak flax. With the Renaissance, interest in Roman knowledge returned and the baths regained value, but it is only in the 15th century, under Venetian rule, that the first documents attesting the therapeutic use of Caldiero's waters appear.
Countryside and vineyards towards Soave
Beyond its thermal vocation, Caldiero sits within a farming and wine-growing plain, not far from the Soave production area, one of Veneto's best-known white wines. The landscape thus combines cultivated plain with the first rises leading into the Verona hills, in a convenient position between Verona and the eastern Bassa Veronese.
Experiences not to miss
- Visitare le Terme di Giunone e le sue sorgenti termali
- Visit the Terme di Giunone and its thermal springs
To see
What to see in Caldiero
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Routes in Caldiero
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