Br Gosse cn the Baths of St Filippo y and the Jbrmatim 
waters along a narrow valley. Proceeding up this valley for 
about three miles, I came in sight of the Bagni di San 
Filippo, situated in a large valley opening to the right. The 
ground on which the baths ai’e placed is considerably elevated, 
and to the eye presents a white rounded surface, lying to the 
south-east of the Amiata, the summit of which, from this spot, 
appears at not less than three miles distant. Stretching south 
is a range of mountains connected with the Amiata, and form- 
ing its back-ground. The elevated site of the baths is near to a 
mountain called II Zoccolino, at the foot of which flows a rivu- 
let or small torrent, that falls into the Rondinaya, near a bridge 
named Ponte Termone. Quitting at this place the high road which 
leads to Radicofani, and following the course of the small tor- 
rent above mentioned, the bed of which appears white from the 
deposition of calcareous matter, we arrive at the hill on which 
the baths stand. Its direction is east and west ; its height above 
the torrent between 250 and 300 feet ; its breadth about 300 
paces ; and its length a quarter of a league. It seems to be 
composed, at least in its upper part, entirely of the white cal- 
careous matter afforded by the hot-springs. The opposite side 
of the rivulet I did not visit. It is covered with trees, and is 
said to be composed of a yellowish-brown, or greenish coloured 
argillacepus stone, easily acted on by water, and similar to th^t 
often found in this country in the neighbourhood of extinct vol» 
canoes. 
The village of San Filippo is situated on the east side of the 
declivity of the hill. The spring which supplies its baths 
is the least abundant, and issues into day immediately behind 
the village, on its northern side, to which place it is con- 
ducted by subterraneous channels from the western side of 
the hill. The column of water is about 9 inches in diame- 
ter, and its temperature rises to about 40° Reaum. or 122'^ 
Fahr, It falls into a pond, constructed about twenty years 
ago, where it has since deposited a solid rounded earthy mass, 
more than 30 feet thick ; from this place it is conducted to 
work a mill belonging to the surrounding villages. A second 
spring hes to the west of the village : it runs directly into the 
torrent without being employed : its temperature exceeds by a 
degree or two th^t of the former. Besides these two springs, 
