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Lavender Hill Spa - Just a few steps from historic downtown Calistoga you will find a hidden treasure. Nestled into a beautifully terraced garden hillside is Lavender Hill Spa. A harmonious blend of the Napa Valleys natural beauty with exotic Asian influenced statuary and art create the perfect setting for high quality spa treatments. “…tiny and tranquil Lavender Hill Spa provides an infusion of well deserved well being. Even the most high-strung urbanite will emerge from and interlude at this intimate, family owned garden spa feeling rested and restored.” – Solano Magazine. Although not exclusively for couples Lavender Hill Spa is often referred to as “Calistoga’s most romantic spa”, perfect for honeymoons, anniversaries and romantic occasions. Charming bath cottages feature two Jacuzzi style tubs and are designed for one or two people to enjoy spa treatments in complete privacy. With a reputation for being some of the best in the Napa Valley the massage staff is required to have extensive experience and advanced training. As one guest put it “This place is outstanding! Every aspect of my experience was soothing, tranquil and delightful.” Escape from the pressures of everyday life and experience Lavender Hill Spa. Open 7 days a week from 9am to 9pm. Advanced reservations recommended. 1-800-528-4772 or 707-942-4495.

Calistoga Village Inn & Spa
Dr. Wilkenson's Resort
EuroSpa & Inn
Indian Springs Spa
Oasis Spa

More about volcanic mud baths:

This mud bath treatment is unique only to Calistoga - The location of this volcanic ash community is highly unique because it resides in an geological formed area that was created by a series of volcanic eruptions 2-6 million years ago. The combination of mineral water from local springs and the volcanic ash left over from the past eruptions make up the key components of the Calistoga Volcanic Mud Bath. Many of our local spas offer this rare bath treatment found no where else in the world. When you partake in your Volcanic Mud Bath treatment be sure to inquire about it's history. Spa attendants will be pleased that you asked and will be eager to share their knowledge with you.

Pictured above is Mt. St. Helena which can be viewed almost anywhere at the Northern tip of Napa Valley. While Mount St. Helena is of volcanic origin, it's not actually a volcano. Sound confusing? Well, while there used to be a volcano in this area, it wasn't Mount St. Helena, which actually arose as successive layers of lava solidified over manifold ridges and older rock sediments. Later movements of the earth's crust folded and fractured these layers, stratifying the volcanic sediment and eventually raising Mount St. Helena to its current height.

Roman Bath History - It is early afternoon in 80 A.D. Clients have visited patrons, the curia has adjourned and every man in Rome has but one thought...to the baths! Why were the baths so much a part of daily life? Why did the wealthy frequent public or privately owned baths when they had their own in their homes? Why, when we travel throughout Europe and the middle east do we find ruins of spectacular structures? Why this need for cleansing daily? Seneca had written that in the early days of Rome, Romans did not wash ALL OVER except once a week. He chastised the patricians in his stoic manner that their ancesters had been content to bath once a nundinae thus they too should abstain from such luxurious behavior. Now we Americans are fanatical about our daily bathing and take for granted a plentiful supply of water. But even today, this is not the case when water is an expensive commodity. Historically bathing was considered unhealthy up to the late 19th century when twice a year was considered just fine. So why is it that Romans littered the landscape with baths?

We know that baths have existed in Roman life since the 2nd century BC and were initially for men only. I suppose that they were even then considered places for important matters and business to be discussed and thus there was no need to consider an area for women. The first baths which are referred to with the neuter word balneum, were privately owned. Thus we can assume that the poorer folk were not cleansed along with the women. They, too, had no business or important matters to discuss thought the 'important' men of the day.

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