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15 January, 2019
Everyone needs to recharge, but the eye-watering price tag that accompanies a weekend spent guzzling herbal tea and swanning around in a white robe is enough to send you straight back into another nervous breakdown. While there are no 24-karat gold body wraps or blood-curdling vampire facials on the menu, these health-centric holidays provide an antidote to modern day stresses - and leave you with cash to spare to continue your good habits at home.
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Bordeaux, France
Caudalie launched the very first vinothérapie spa in 1999. In between vinothérapie treatments carried out in a barrel-shaped hot tub and gourmet dining at the estate's triad of restaurants (two of which are Michelin starred) guests are likely to spend the majority of their down time wallowing in fluffy dressing gowns or bobbing in heated pools. For something really special, the signature "premier cru" facial uses spring mineral water (sourced from 540 metres below the site) and grape-seed cosmetics chosen for their anti-ageing properties. The 50-minute session incorporates eight different products and includes dermaroller treatment, gentle exfoliating, a hot-oil massage and countless creams, finishing with a showering of grape-water spray (a cult Caudalie product).
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Castries, Saint Lucia
This all-inclusive resort, tucked away on the northern tip of St Lucia is committed to healthy living. Wellness seekers will relish in a wide range of activities from tennis and archer to diving and spinning from a treetop studio. Stop by the wellness centre, which comprises of 33 treatment rooms, an Ayurvedic centre and a specialist skin clinic. Choose a spa treatment a day (when they say "all inclusive" they mean it). All that exercise is sure to work up an appetite. At The Body Holiday, food is as much a focus as exercise and with your choice of three restaurants you won't want for variety. We're booking a table at TAO from some East meets West fusion feasting.
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