Bath, UK

In pursuing my fountain of youth, I'd have to say that Roman stuff makes me feel young.   The Romans invaded Britain in 43 AD, and by 60 AD, they had discovered the only hot thermal springs in the UK.   They dedicated a temple to Minerva and managed to merge worship with a nice day at the spa.  Even in Roman days, people from as far away as Europe would come "to take the waters."  I've seen lots of Roman bath sites in Europe and the Middle East, but never anything as intact and amazing. It well deserves its recognition as a World Heritage City. 

But the Romans were not the first at the springs.  In the 9th Century BC, Prince Bladud got leprosy, was banished from court, and became a swineherd.   When he noticed his pigs coming out of the muddy springs with beautiful skin, he decided to dive in.  His leprosy was healed and he returned as king.  (love that story) You can get a taste of the spring waters in the elegant Pump House, but instead I sought my cure in the Minerva Chocolate shop.   

Christianity came during the time of the Romans, and it became an important Saxon religious site.  Edgar, the first king of all England, was crowned in the Abbey in 973.  The baths were forgotten and covered (how could you forget to take a bath?)  until their re-discovery in the 17th-18th Century.  The town boomed in Georgian style designed by John Wood, father and son, and once again became a favorite place for taking curative waters and for settings for Jane Austen novels.  Jane lived here 5 years, but many of the souvenirs in her museum bear the likeness of Colin Firth.  And should you wander up to the Royal Crescent (1st such architecture in world) you would pass by row houses owned by Johnny Depp and other celebrities seeking a privacy cure.


Anti-aging advice:  Just keep reinventing yourself!
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Bath
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