Bath England and the Roman Baths

Recently we went to Bath to visit the famous Roman Baths. The Baths are a World Heritage site and cannot be missed if you ever visit England.

The remains of the Roman Baths lie approximately 20 feet below the current street level today. In Bath new buildings were simply constructed on top of the remains of previous settlements. Remains of pre-Roman settlements have been found in the undreground stream that feeds the baths. The Romans knew the city as Aquae Sulis (literally "the waters of Sulis"), identifying the goddess with Minerva.

The city is more than just the Bath complex. While it may draw you to the city you need to look around the city. There is Bath Abbey right next to the Baths. While it has the size and grandeur of a cathedral it is not. It was not the main place of worship (a cathedral) for the parish.

Since the city is not very large you are able to walk everywhere. Just down from the Abbey is Pulteney bridge. When we were walking back from the bridge there was a little river-side park . In the park was a classic bandstand with an orchestra playing.

Other than the baths perhaps the next most famous attraction in Bath is the Royal Crescent , a group of Georgian townhouses built in the mid-1700s.