Going
to the spa in Italy is
part of Italian life style and culture. In this section we have selected the
venues which offer the more lavish of treatments however there are many more
affordable and less exotic options to choose from. These treatments are
a great idea for your Italian break or why not surprise your partner or offer
it as a wedding or honeymoon gift or why just not enjoy some pampering.
We start off our journey in Venice and the Casanova
Wellness centre. Its romantic allure is especially strong in the brand-new
treatment cabin designed for massages for couples—or you can luxuriate in a ritual
focused on a bath infused with essential oils and scattered with flower
petals. Other treatments, such as side-by-side pedicures with your best
friend, mother or daughter, can also be enjoyed. A range of wonderful
treatments are available from traditional massage techniques, aromatherapies,
reflexology and Hawaiian massage to Asian treatments , Thai, Indian and Bali
right through to an aromatherapy experience for you both or why not have a
massage class - Couples will learn, from a professional certified massage
therapist, how to give and apply to their everyday life a relaxing
massage techniques, choosing the most suitable oil to release tension, calm
the mind, relax the body or nourish the skin. Included a romantic gift
that you can take with you. (45 min or 80 min). A range of other
spa treatments are available. Just let us know what you need to get
from your trip to Italy
and allow us to propose the many options available.
We now head toChiantifor our
next encounter with complete relaxation. Nestling in the hills to the south
of Florence
this hotel is elegant, charming and luxurious. The spa has been designed by
global spa specialist ESPA and it is now possible to revitalise
in the magnificent outdoor vitality pool. Enjoy the luxurious range of heat
and cooling experiences which cleanse body and skin, relax and soothe aching
muscles and prepare your body and mind for the treatment experience to
follow. Body and soul will be brought back into balance as natural vigour and creative powers are restored. Journey through
natural wood, smooth glass and cool stone to the cocooning treatment rooms,
where each ESPA treatment fuses advanced techniques with ancient therapies to
deliver the best bespoke therapeutic experiences in the world.
The signature treatments have been
designed to evoke a true feeling of Tuscany.
Here are some great treatments…. Olive oil and pink clay oriental inspired
head massage, sea salt and rosemary body exfoliation, intensive facials, body
scrubs, hot stone therapies, detoxing treatments…
or just sit back and use the wonderful facilities available here.
Now it
is time to pop over toIschiaand LaccoAmeno where the sea and sky unite. This is
such a special place. Large halls, interiors with colouredmaiolicas, wide spaces, natural balconies
overlooking the sea and 128 rooms all unique. Thermal waters with
ancient virtues and a top quality SPA in the heart of the Mediterranean,
a rare combination that provides wellness for the body and soul, as well as
beautiful Mediterranean scenery. The Thermal Baths are an ode to life
and vitality, to a wellness that springs from the balance between body, mind
and spirit. The regenerating properties of the multi-active waters are
skillfully enhanced by constant and careful scientific research. On the
same wavelength, the main purpose of the staff here is to get to know guests
in order to satisfy their needs and to find the perfect balance.
The
thermal baths offer a range of 50 wellness treatments, including those with
Thermal Plastic Dermatology, which takes advantage of the principles of thermalism to provide more effective prevention of skin
ageing and blemishes. Gests can choose one of the 5 "Lifestyle programmes which have been elaborated with you in mind. A
personal agenda is developed within the programme
frame, depending on what type of holiday guests prefer, as well as your
wellness objectives. All programmes require an
initial medical examination with an electrocardiogram and there are various programme mixes. Balance between body, mind and spirit is
of the essence. Treatments include mud wraps, underwater massage, ozone
supplements to microtherapy, peeling and deep skin biostimulation.
Located
in thePiedmontand on
the border with Liguria,
this is the ideal Relais. A unique and unforgettable place, refined and
romantic. Frescoed halls, 31 rooms with unique decorations, gardens and park
and a Michelin star hotel.
In more than a thousand square meteres
of the Grotta del Sale or SaltCave,
there are tanks of the high saline-density water which you will only find
here, a heated indoor swimming pool, a hammam or
Turkish steam bath, a scenic solarium terrace and 11 cabins for beauty
treatments, massage and therapy. The relais is located along one
of the five ancient Vie del Sale or Salt Roads that carried the precious salt
from the LigurianSea to beyond the Alps.
With all its oligoelements, salt has always been
essential to Health Treatments. Salt, the heart of the SPA, plays a starring
role in the Gotta where the highly dense, saline
water is ideal for hydrotherapy. Here exclusive therapies and beauty
treatments are offered in perfect symbiosis with the innovative medical
centre specialized in wellness.
The Grotta del Sale is a natural gorge
dug into the rock where the salt baths have been created. The combination of
the highly mineralized water of the San Maurizio monks and the salt arriving
from the Cagliarisaltworks
in Sardinia has produced highly saline water
able to eliminate toxins and ensure lymphodrainage.
The Grotta del Sale offers an exclusive
regenerating, health circuit. Besides the two salt baths, the ScuoladelleGambe (LegsSchool) offers specific
treatments geared to cardiovascular wellness.
Why not hire the spa suite for the morning or afternoon and
enjoy a hydromassage for two followed by lunch on
the balcony in true privacy? Or just enjoy the main treatments available to
you.
Apulia also has some great
offerings and here is one of our favourites. The
Masseria possesses one of the finest thalassotherapy complexes in Southern Italy, equipped
with cutting-edge installations and using treatments based on organic olive
oil made from its own olives. This is a boutique hotel with about 40 rooms and 10
suites and is frequented by Italian VIPS. The essential element of thalassotherapy is sea water. Its salinity is very rich
in minerals and the abundance of trace elements also makes it a primary
source of purification for the human organism. In order to obtain the maximum
of these benefits, international thalassotherapeutic
experts-particularly in Thalgo-have performed
research to extract the greatest benefits from the sea water, while keeping
in mind its nature and potentiality. The water used in the centre is drawn
from a deep underground stratum, which sits at about 400 meters below sea
level. This water is also completely purified by means of filters and
is then heated using the most up-to-date equipment.
Another
extremely beneficial sea material is seaweed. The seaweed here has vast
concentrations of minerals and vitamins. The seaweed is crushed and micropolverized and then added to sea water in hydromassage and compresses. Sea water and seaweed are an exceptional cocktail producing an equilibrating,
invigorating and detoxifying tonic effect. There are a range of
treatments, body treatments – thalgogommage, mince wraps,Aromacéane Marine prelude, breast and
décolleté and a range of massages and stretching to facial and thalassotherapy treatments like Thalgo jet, marine scrub and thalaterm
to mention just a few.
A range of other great destinations & ideas available for a Spaing & Chilling Out Escape
