Discover the best places to go for the latest health and wellness treatment this year
Whether you’re in need of some good old fashioned pampering, or seeking a more holistic approach to vacationing that involves putting fitness and wellness at the top of your agenda, our edit of Europe’s top retreats has something for everyone.
From hydrotherapy, mountain hikes and dietary diagnostics, to bespoke massages and farm-to-table meals, a dose of health tourism is the perfect antidote to the stresses and strains of everyday life.
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Borgo Egnazia
This elegant South-Italian wellbeing resort is set in the beautiful Puglian countryside, surrounded by olive trees and with views to the sea. Built like a Puglian village with places to eat, drink and relax, the spa offers personalized therapy plans and wellness treatments. For the rest of the family there are pools, a kids’ club and golf.
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Call: +39 080 225 5000
Address: Strada Comunale Egnazia 72015, Savelletri BR, Italy
Clinique Nescens
Set in the Swiss countryside close to Mont Blanc and Geneva, Clinique Nescens is an elite health clinic specialising in preventative wellness and optimizing your wellbeing. Its medical team includes specialists in preventive and diagnostic medicine, lifestyle medicine, medical wellness and aesthetic and regenerative medicine. Luxurious facilities include room service as well as spa and salon access. Arabic and English are spoken.
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Call: +41 22 316 82 00
Address: Route du Muids 5, 1272 Genolier, Switzerland
Masseria San Domenico
In the heart of Puglia, just 500 meters from the coastand surrounded by olive groves, is this stunning five-star luxury hotel set in a 15th-century fortified masseria – or farm –, once used as a watch tower by the Knights of Malta. White stone buildings hold comfortable rooms and a state-of-the-art thalassotherapy spa, where treatments are combined with the healthy Mediterranean diet. Facilities include two private beach clubs.
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Call: +39 080 482 7769
Address: SP90, 72015 Savelletri, Fasano BR, Italy
Chenot Palace Weggis
Sitting in an attractive property at the foot of the Swiss Alps, 435 meters above the shore of Lake Lucerne, this wellness center near the small town of Weggis is based on the ideas of Henri Chenot, who pioneered a method of whole-life healthy living to prevent many diseases ever happening is followed by guests to the spa. Diagnostics, treatments, dietary advice, beauty treatments and hydrotherapy are among the many services offered.
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Call: +41 41 255 20 00
Address: Hertensteinstrasse 34, 6353 Weggis, Switzerland
Lanserhof Tegernsee
Sitting at the foothills of the Bavarian Alps with spectacular views, this upmarket modern medical facility from the international Lanserhof group, offers packages of medical tests, treatments and careful diet designed to help produce significant changes in as little as one to two weeks.
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Call: +49 8022 18800
Address: Gut Steinberg 1-4, 83666 Waakirchen, Germany
Grand Resort Bad Ragaz
With its own thermal spring, leading holistic and medical experts and luxurious five-star facilities, Bad Ragaz is the destination de jour for preventive medicine and self-discovery. The resort claims to be one of the best healthcare centers in Europe with the traditional spa experience driving its ethos. Its areas of expertise include personalized lifestyle and nutrition medicine, rheumatology and sports medicine and beauty and aesthetics.
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Call: +41 (0)81 303 38 38
Address: 7310 Bad Ragaz
SHA Wellness Clinic
SHA is a health spa dedicated to improving people’s wellbeing through a fusion of ancient oriental practices and modern western techniques. Located in a beautiful setting on the Sierra Helada del Albir, overlooking the Mediterranean and near the peaceful town of Altea, its aim is that each guest leaves looking and feeling healthier, revitalized and renewed both inside and out.
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Call: +34 966 81 11 99
Address: Carrer del Verderol, 5, 03581 L'Albir, Alicante, Spain
Golden Door
The Golden Door resort is spread over 600 acres of native hills, meadows, Japanese gardens and citrus groves in California, USA. It offers rejuvenating classes for mind and body. miles of private hiking trails, personal training, farm-to-table meals, and a massage each day. Their aim is for guests to experience a transformation of mind, body, and spirit and leave energized and refreshed.
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Call: +1 760-744-5777
Address: 777 Deer Springs Rd, San Marcos, CA 92069, United States
Palazzo Fiuggi
The Palazzo Fiuggi is a five-star wellness hotel and medical spa located in a beautiful natural setting long renowned for its healing waters. Just 50 minutes out of Rome, it offers guests access to world-class spa and medical facilities, with personalized programs and precisely tailored treatments.
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Call: +39 0775 7661
Address: Via dei Villini, 34, 03014 Fiuggi FR, Italy
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