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ATAC (Tramways Company and Coach of the Municipality of Rome) is the company that runs most Public Transit in Rome and in surrounding municipalities. Four million trips daily are made using ATAC services, transporting 1,148,966,529 passengers in 2009.
Public transport in Rome before 1909
The first form of public transportation in Rome, which opened in 1845, was horse-drawn omnibus from Montanara to St. Paul.
When Italy was united, there was a growing demand for public transportation services, so many private companies were created, all doing different, unrelated things. In 1876, an agreement was made between the City of Rome and the Roman Omnibus Society to create more horse-drawn buggies.
In those same years, Streetcars began to develop. The first line was from piazza del Popolo to Milvian Bridge. In the next few years, many other streetcars began to develop, and by 1895, there were 5 lines.
In 1900 the SRTO opened 10 Omnibus lines, 4 animal-drawn trams and 11 electric trams.
History
Thermal bath
A thermal bath is a warm body of water. It is often referred to as a spa, which is traditionally used to mean a place where the water is believed to have special health-giving properties, though note that many spas offer cold water or mineral water treatments.
A thermal bath may be part of a destination spa or the reason that a spa town exists.
Notable baths
Heviz, Hungary
See also
Spa, Belgium
Spa (French pronunciation: [spa]) is a municipality in the Walloon Region and Province of Liège, Belgium, in a valley in the Ardennes mountains 35 km (22 mi) southeast of Liège and 45 km (28 mi) southwest of Aachen. In 2006, Spa had a population of 10,543 and an area of 39.85 km2 (15 sq mi), giving a population density of 265 inhabitants per km².
The town gives its name to the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, which hosts the annual Formula One Belgian Grand Prix. It is also the location of mineral water producer Spa.
Spa hosted the finish of Stage 2 of the 2010 Tour de France on July 5.
History
As the famed site of healing cold springs, Spa has been frequented as a watering-place since as early as the 14th century. Though other sources of healing mineral springs have become famous throughout the world, it is the town of Spa which has become eponymous with any place having a natural water source that is believed to possess special health-giving properties, as a spa. Since the eighteenth century casinos have also been located in the town.
SPA
A spa is a therapeutic water treatment.
Spa or SPA may also refer to:
Places
- Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, a racing circuit in Spa, Belgium
Art, entertainment, and media
Brands, enterprises, and organizations
Atac
Atac (styled ATAC) is a brand of predominantly food stores operating supermarkets, created by the Docks de France in 1985 and is a subsidiary of the Auchan Group, since 1998.
The idea of the Atac concept, was a supermarket which was near bare, with no frills and low prices. One of their slogans was "ATAC, attack prices" Most Atac stores disappeared in 2009, when most stores took the name and brand of Simply Market, there are today still around 80 Atac stores left, mainly in Bourgogne, which are owned by the associated group Schiever.
History
In 1959, the first Docks de France supermarket is opened in Bagneux.
In 1982, the Docks de France group built and tested the first store under the name of Atac. In 1985, after the success of the first Atac store, the group embarked on the construction of a network of this brand, respecting the specifications.
In 1996, the Auchan Group takes over the Docks de France group and former supermarket outlets, such as Super-Market and Suma Doc were rebranded. Franchisees entered the fold of the Auchan group during this operation.
ATAC
ATAC, or Atac, may refer to:
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