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GETTY Bath is a great city for taking a stroll and taking in the sights See It is a great city for taking a stroll and taking in the sights. Sweeping crescents and elegant Georgian streets sit alongside cobbled alleyways and a beautiful riverside, all of which can be covered on an afternoon ramble. But the history is interwoven with the modern in Bath which definitely has its youthful, vibrant side. Centuries-old shops stand next to trendy boutiques, old honey- coloured stone houses and some of the latest luxury hotels and restaurants. First stop, though, must be the Roman Baths (romanbaths.co.uk) where the practice of wallowing in the area’s natural thermal waters began . Descend below street level and you will see a network of spa pools in a fantastic state of preservation. However, even in this paragon of the ancient world, technology gives history a helping hand. Newly opened in the East Baths – which were women-only – are computer- generated displays showing in lifelike detail...

Shares 169 From the roof of Thermae Bath Spa I looked out over Tudor and Georgian rooftops with row upon row of cylindrical black chimneys as Charlotte Hanna, assistant sales & marketing manager for the spa, gave me a primer on the history of Bath, England. Archeological evidence suggests that humans were visiting and worshiping the hot springs in Bath as far back as 8000 B.C., but it wasn’t until 2,000 years ago, when the Romans colonized Britain , that written documentation began . The invaders wrote of a lush, uninhabited valley where natural hot springs bubbled up from the ground. Locals lived in forts atop the seven hills that surround the valley, descending each day to graze their livestock, fish, and to worship the water. But each night they retreated to their hilltop abodes, leaving the pristine valley to Sul, the pagan goddess of water, healing, and wisdom worshiped by Britons. “Clearly, the ancient people of Britain considered this a spiritual site ,” Charlotte expla...