IRELAND

Carton House, Co. KIldare
A converted farm spa in a mansion just half an hour from Dublin

Auriga Spa, Capella Castlemartyr Hotel, Cork
Body therapies based on the moon's cycle at a pristine spa

Beautique at Hayfield Manor, Cork
Get a taste for chandeliers, pearls and girls at a new spa in Ireland

The Killarney Park Hotel, Co. Kerry
Enjoy the sounds of silence at this luxury spa

The Heritage at Killenard, Co. Laois
Wallow in whale music, mud and golf in rural Ireland

Delphi Mountain Resort & Spa, Leenane, Co. Galway
End a day's fishing and hiking in the wilderness with a massage

Samas spa, Park Hotel Kenmare, Co. Kerry
A sleek spa in perfect harmony with Kerry's beautiful natural surrounds

Espa at g hotel, Galway
Sheer indulgence in minimalist West coast spa



FRANCE

Fermes de Marie, Villa Marie, St Tropez
A beautiful hillside spa for essential buffing before you hit the St Tropez quayside

Hydrotherapy Centre, Avène Les Bains
A healthy hilltop spa in South of France with a spring water source

Thalasstonic Hotel, Roscoff, Brittany
A great value seawater spa with stunning coastline views

Accor Thalassa, Le Touquet
Who needs massage when you can get pummelled with seawater jets

Le Mas Candille, Mougins, Provence
A Riviera retreat with harmonious spa and charming gourmet food

The Spa at the Four Seasons resort, Provence
A grand villa of calm and space in lavender-scented countryside

Les Deux Abbesses, Auvergne
A back massage in a rustic chateau rounds off a French holiday

Hotel Le Bristol, Paris
A Haute-Couture Getaway with expensive personal trainer

George V Hotel Spa, Paris
A Four Seasons hotel with arguably the poshest spa in Paris

Guerlain Institut de Beaute, Paris
A grand day out at a super chic spa in the French capital

Le Serignan Plage, Languedoc
Modern take on Roman baths in the middle of French campsite

Helianthal, Saint Jean de Luz
Water frolics at seaside spa near Spanish border

Les Granges d’en Haut, Chamonix
An uncrowded lodge spa in perfect harmony with the French Alps

Givenchy Spa des Neiges, Courchevel
Colours therapy and treatments before and after a day's skiing

GERMANY

Hotel Adlon Kempinski Berlin
Massage vows and spirtual bodywork at this landmark hotel

Kempinski Grand Hotel Spa Heiligendamm
An historic spa resort on Germany's Baltic Coast

Toskana Therme, Bad Sulza, Germany
Floating bliss in saltwater pools and Dr Hauschka treatments

Brenner's Park Hotel, Baden-Baden
Designer daydreams for footballers' wives

Buhlerhohe Schlosshotel, Baden-Baden
Raising the wunderbar in the Black Forest

InterContinental Resort, Berchtesgaden
Panorama and aboriginal treatments at historic Alpine retreat

Parkschloesschen, Bad Wildstein
Go Ayurvedic in Art Deco surrounds



ITALY

The Hill That Breathes, Le Marche
Deep breathing and bonding over good food

Spa at Hotel Castello del Nero, Florence, Tuscany
Treatments with extra-virgin olive oil from the hotel’s estate

L’Andana Hotel and Spa, Tuscany
A gourmet retreat devised by one of the world’s top chefs

Fonteverde Natural Spa Resort, Tuscany
Thermal springs and teabag baths Italian style

Bulgari Hotel, Milan
Small but perfectly formed spa in centre of fashion capital

Espace Vitalit at L'Albereta, Lombardy
Dine or detox at spa with medical staff and Michelin star

Terme di Saturnia, Tuscany
Clinical spa in minimalist hotel built around a volcano crater

Berzieri Spa, Emilia-Romagna
Salty waters and Liberty-style architecture in Salsomaggiore Terme

Forte Village, Sardinia
Seawater pools and water chutes for family pleasures

Casa Angelina, Amalfi Coast
Citrus flavoured pampering overlooking Positano

L'Albergo della Regina Isabella, Ischia
The healing powers of glorious five-star mud

Kempinski Giardino di Costanza, Sicily
Lemon, olive oil and salt rubs at this secluded Arabian style spa

SPAIN

Atira Spa, Mardavall Hotel, Mallorca
Eclectic treatment menu and healthy food in elegant cliff-top hotel

Read's Hotel & Spa, Mallorca
A secret garden spa with an African-style couples suite

The Aloe Spa, the Sheraton, Gran Canaria
Miracle juice and aloe vera wraps at an architectural triumph in the mountains

The Complete Retreat, Lanzarote
Daily yoga and a diet of sun and raw food helped Mira Katbamna cope with spartan conditions

Mare Nostrum spa, Tenerife
Seaweed massage and a lung overhaul for smokers

Real Hotel, Santander
Seaside thalassotherapy at royal spa on the Cantabrian shore

Termas Marinas, Bennecasim
Healthy water treatments at charming family-run hotel

Aqua Diagonal Wellness Centre, Barcelona
Fruity treatments a hot stone's throw from Barca's football ground

Six Senses Spa, Hotel Arts, Barcelona
A Spanish "unwrap" in a 43rd-floor spa with an outside pool

Occitania Spa, Baqueira-Beret, Pyrenees
A honey-drizzled apres-ski massage 80 miles from Toulouse

De las Letras Hotel & Spa, Madrid
Contemporary comforts with in-room pampering and a rooftop bar

EASTERN EUROPE

The Royal Spa, Budapest, Hungary
Your money goes a long way at this downtown spa

Danubius Health Spa Resort, Budapest, Hungary
Budget treatments and cures with a dose of culture

Mandarin Oriental, Prague, Czech Republic
Spiritual cleansing in a former Renaissance chapel

Spalmaris Spa, Hotel Podstine, Hvar, Croatia
Buff up to join the beautiful people without breaking the bank

Smrdaky spa, western Slovakia
Will up to 50 treatments in 10 days for under £600 cure psoriasis?

AquaCity, Poprad, Slovakia
A huge geothermal resort with subzero treatments

Aphrodite Spa House, Slovakia
Mineral-rich physical treatments for under a tenner

Terme Hotel, Terme Catez, Slovenia
For good value, no-nonsense luxury go East

Spa Vilnius, Druskininkai, Lithuania
A spa that’s more glam than glum and light on the wallet

CYPRUS

Londa Spa, Limassol
Energy massage at a boutique hotel in the island's bustling south coast resort

The Columbia Beach Resort
Surprises galore at elegant island retreat

Le Meridien Limassol Spa & Resort
Pampered in mud and seawater at island paradise

The Thalassa Hotel
Massage-and-butler bliss with perfect sunsets

Azia Club and Spa, Paphos
A five-star retreat with expert therapists, kids' treatments and its own fruit juice


REST OF EUROPE

Les Thermes Marins de Monte Carlo, Monaco
Roomy with a view: a jet-set spa on the French Riviera

St Moritz Spa, Kempinski Grand Hotel des Bains, Geneva, Switzerland
Summer high life and Alpine treatments at sensible prices

La Reserve, Geneva, Switzerland
Playboy-style pampering in stylish hotel overlooking lake

Cinq Mondes Spa, Beau-Rivage Palace, Lausanne, Switzerland
Affordable relaxation at one of the most exclusive spas in the world

Givenchy Spa, Montreux, Switzerland
High Swiss standards, priceless views, "energy" water and Nordic walking

The Supreme Hotel, Bad Tatzmanndorf, Austria
A Shaolin monk and Lipizzaner horses add to the wellness factor

Hotel Hochschober, Turracher Hohe, Austria
Haki massage stretches and relaxes the stressed out

Quellenhotel & Spa, Styria, Austria
State-of-the-art health farm in woods with pools and treatments galore

Aspria Avenue Louise, Brussels, Belgium
Turkish delight at a low-key, child-free day spa on stylish avenue

Thermes de Spa, Radisson SAS Palace Hotel, Spa, Belgium
Slick James Bond-style spa specialising in a range of baths

Hotel Fortina Spa Resort, Sliema, Malta
An epic resort with therapeutic spa bedrooms

Second opinion: Joining the water jets set at Europe's largest spa

Blue Palace Resort, Crete, Greece
Thalassotherpay spa in beautiful seaview setting

Balikli Kaplica Spa, Sivas, Turkey
Swim with man-eating fish in remote Turkey

Reid’s Palace Spa, Funchal, Madeira
A new "parent and child" spa experience at a classic hotel

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