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Treatments are available at:
 Lavender
Hill Spa Unique among spas, our unhurried schedule and
peaceful atmosphere are designed to enhance your relaxation.
We offer state of the art treatments for one or two people to
enjoy in complete privacy. Our bath houses are nestled into
a terraced garden hillside. A few steps through the garden brings
you to our main house where massages and facials are offered.
Appointments are recommended to insure you will get the time
you want. Allow three weeks for weekend appointments. When planning
your day, keep in mind that your body needs a minimum of one
hour to digest food or metabolize alcohol before you begin a
bath treatment. (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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