Let history wash over you at Bath

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Let history wash over you at Bath's Roman Baths

The Roman Baths are well-preserved thermae in the city of Bath, Somerset, England. A temple was constructed on the site between 60 and 70 AD in the first few decades of Roman Britain. Its presence led to the development of the small Roman urban settlement known as Aquae Sulis around the site.

ENGLAND // Baths are special things, and Bath's have been revered for millennia. Among the finds at this gorgeous ancient site - one of the world's best preserved Roman spas - are 12,000 coins and 130 curse tablets. The coins were flung into the hot spring in honour of the goddess Minerva; the Latin tablets wished dreadful punishments on anyone stealing valuables from blissed-out bathers. The Celts took the waters here, but it was the Romans who built the complex, with its lead-lined great pool, hypocaust and plunge pool. Vapours still rise from the Sacred Spring (a constant 46.5°C), but you can't take a dip here any more. Instead, wander the terraces and admire the statues and digital reconstructions. Then explore the museum, and seek out its two famous heads - a bronze Minerva and a stone gorgon.

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