Bidet Italy
During my first year in italy i lived in my in law s beautiful home.
Bidet italy. Indeed the bidet is in fact a regular fixture in italian buildings whether it s in hotels or in households. So for bidet beginners here is a bluffer s guide as to what it is where it came from and what its benefits are. Large dual aspects master bedroom separate shower room wc bidet and sink with julliet balcony.
Across the hall from the bedroom was a big bathroom with a double sink a tub a toilet enough space to do a cartwheel and a bidet. This is just a funny example of the confusion the presence of bidets in our bathrooms often rises in our non bidet using s visitors. When the savoy saized the palace they couldn t understand what was the use of this guitar shaped container with four legs.
The bidet can still be seen at the queen s residence the reggia di caserta. In italy though the bidet is not so much of a laughing matter. Bidets are common bathroom fixtures in the arab world west africa predominantly catholic countries southern european countries italy the installation of a bidet in a bathroom has been mandatory since 1975 spain but in recent times new or renewed houses tend to have bathrooms without bidets except the luxurious ones and portugal installation is mandatory since 1975.
Although the word derives from french there are actually more bidets in italy where 97 of households contain one. From the hallway stairs lead up to large master suite original terracotta ceiling and wooden beams. Now however i can t imagine being without it.
Truth is bidets are so ubiquitous in italy and many other parts of europe we feel pretty confused when travelling for the first time to a country where they re not part of the décor. The first bidet in italy was requested by the queen of naples maria carolina of austria at the end of the 18 th century. Tulcarion getty images what is the purpose of a bidet.
A bidet is a cleansing unit for the lower body. Whether it serves as a small sink to hand wash delicates extra counter space to hold make up bags a great way to shave legs or its original purpose of cleaning the nether regions i see it as a useful fixture in my home. A demonstration of how to use a bidet in italy by a traveling couple helpful website.
The first year i lived in italy the bidet in my bathroom gathered dust. However i maintain that the use of the bidet in italy provides the clearest example of this phenomenon but we should denounce a couple of myths.
