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Montecatini Alto
I found a "personal description" of Montecatini Terme and Montecatini Alto while browsing online with google and I've decided to put it here as it well describes the town:

"...The Medieval town is in fact on the top of the mountain. It is called Montecatini Alto and can be accessed by road, or via the funicolare. The town at the bottom is much larger, called Montecatini Terne, and was only established in the eighteenth century as a spar town. What an elegant and luxurious town it is. Very wide streets, beautifully maintained Neo-Classical and Art Nouveau buildings , beautiful gardens, the most stunning spas and hotels. One of them were providing a late morning concert with orchestra playing in the domed courtyard. They not only believe in the curative powers of the water, but in relaxation. To cap it all off; no vespas. Now that the Hydro Majestic is being fully restored, it will be on the scale of many of the spa hotels in Montecatini. We walked the parks (in one was a fabulous modern fountain water wheel consisting of stainless steel funnels that release water into the funnel below which turns the wheel) and avenues to the funicolare, about a couple of kilometres, and then were hauled to the top of the mountain and Montecatini Alto.
It is a beautiful 10 minute trip, with the car on tracks being pulled up the mountain by a cable. We stood outside on the front deck, and passed through woods, and cuttings through the cliff. At the top we did a photographic circuit, including a walk into the town where we got the surprise of our lives. As we turned the corner into the piazza, there was barely room for one car to pass through the middle. All available space was canvas awnings, shading tables and chairs set up out front of restaurants."

Some images and pictures of Montecatini Alto

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