Beauty spots
Suzanne Duckett and Andy Friedlander pick 10 European cities where you can relax in style.
Head for W1 for the bliss of Bali
Escape spa guide: Elemis Day Spa, London.
Spa trek – the final frontier
Oliver Mann dips into the best bath guides, from the spiritual to the celebrity-mad.
Seaweed chic: c’est fantastique
Escape spa guide: Sofitel Thalassa Miramar Biarritz, France.
Natural high in the Himalayas
Rupert Mellor is oiled, massaged and fed into a state of physical and spiritual bliss at the Ayurvedic spa resort Ananda.
Go slow in Gozo with a trip to the Blue Lagoon
Escape spa guide: Kempinski San Lawrenz Resort & Spa, Gozo, Malta.
If you liked the sound of that… try these
More delights for the avid spa visitor.
First, take your medical…
Escape spa guide: Grayshott Hall Health Fitness Retreat, Grayshott, Surrey.
Why we should all be wrapped in algae
Spas are multiplying around the globe at dizzying speed and no new hotel is complete without one. Spa junkie Mariella Frostrup reveals why she can't get enough.
Around the world in 80 ways
Escape spa guide: Calcot Manor and Spa, nr Tetbury, Gloucestershire.
Mud, sweat and tears – of laughter
Escape spa guide: Aqua Sana at Center Parcs Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire.
Easy does it
Abstinence is not an essential part of the Hungarian route to health. Will Woodward enjoys saunas with dumplings and thermal lakes with the best local wines.
No hints of chintz in the modern manor
A new hotel in Wiltshire is reinventing the country house experience. Joanne O'Connor checks it out.
Flexible friends
'Well-being' holdidays are all the rage. Caroline Roux revitalises herself on a yoga break in the Peloponnese.
Princess for a day
After a long working week, Helen Carter was in the mood for a spot of pampering in two of the north's most fashionable hotels. But which one left her feeling more relaxed?