Friday morning dawned sunny and beautiful, but the afternoon brought dark skies and rain.
On Friday morning I had my first massage in Italy. I went to see Martina, who was recommended to me by my hairstylist, and a couple of his clients. Martina works at Centro Estetico Wild Beauty, which is a short drive from home.
The massage exceeded my expectations…but it wasn’t for the timid. If you’ve had a massage in the US, you know the routine…this was a little different. I was shown into a room with a massage bed, but that is where the similarity ended.
Martina handed me a very small plastic package with something that looked like white paper inside. My face must have taken the shape of a question mark, because she showed me with her hands, what it was for. The package contained paper panties…well more like a g-string actually. I looked at her, indicated with my hands and said;
“tutti?” (should I remove all of my clothes).
“Si!” she said and left me to get on with it.
I took off my clothes and donned the tiny paper g-string…it really didn’t cover much. Next I laid on the bed face down.
Martina appeared and said,
“Girati, per favore.” She wanted me to lie on my back.
I turned over, and thankfully, she covered me with towels. She slathered her hands in warm almond oil, which smelled divine, and then she got to work.
Now if you are shy, or self conscious, an Italian massage is NOT for you because those hands go everywhere, except your most personal areas. Even my stomach was thoroughly massaged. It wasn’t a deep tissue, muscle cracking type of massage, instead fast firm strokes. I felt as though she read my body because she concentrated on the areas I needed it most. She didn’t ease up for a minute. It was amazing. Every nerve and muscle in my body was singing with happiness.
She asked me to turn face down for the final ten minutes.
Wow! I have to say she is up there on my list of best massage therapists. Of course I booked another appointment. I’ll go once a month from now on
Did I mention the price?
€30! Seriously, I love this place.