Darfo Boario Terme (Camunian: ) is a comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, northern Italy. The name combines Darfo, the capoluogo, with Boario Terme, the largest frazione.
It is bounded by the communes of Angolo Terme, Artogne, Esine, Gianico, Piancogno, Rogno.
The small lake Lago Moro is located in the commune.
Geography
Territory
Around the centre, i.e. Darfo, Boario Terme, Corna and Montecchio, the following areas develop in a radial pattern: Erbanno, Gorzone, Sciano, Angone, Fucine, Pellalepre, Bessimo Superiore and Capo di Largo. The four most important quarters of the town (Darfo, Boario Terme, Corna and Montecchio) are closely integrated to form a sort of quadrilateral, the centre of which is the "Isola" area, a name derived from the fact that it lies at a bend in the River Oglio.
Area
The urban area has a surface area of 36,200 square kilometers, and from an altimetrical point of view, the difference in height is considerable: from the lowest point of Bessimo Superiore (206 m) to the highest point of Dosso Sparviero (1895 m).) are characteristic to the town of Darfo Boario Terme, and have periodically protected the Piana Boario from the flooding of the River Oglio and their maximum height is 394 metres.
According to some scholars, however, knowledge of the waters of Boario dates back to the 15th century and led some doctors to study their alleged therapeutic effects. It seems that the doctor and naturalist Paracelsus (1493–1541) also visited the area. In 1700, when the physician Francesco Roncalli Parolino wrote in his paper 'De acquis brixianis', in 1724 to be precise, a remarkable revival took place. Roncalli himself reiterated the effectiveness of the "aquae bogiarianae" in "Europae Medicina" (1747).
Park
There is a centuries-old park, comprising 130,000 square metres of land where mineral water is collected.
Springs
The thermal waters have their natural foundations in the Alps surrounding the Camonica Valley. By coming into contact with various mineral elements, the waters are purified and enriched. The water contains sulphate, bicarbonate, calcium and magnesium cold (13-15 °C). The four springs of the Terme di Boario are differentiated by the concentration of salts, a characteristic that allows them to have different allegedly therapeutic functions such as treatment, rehabilitation and prevention.
According to the Terme di Barrio's website, the four springs mineral properties are as follows: