3 February, 2011

4 of the best spas in Provence

Taking a break to a luxury spa and sauna is a fantastic way to relax and re-energise. Here are four of the best spas in Provence.

Visiting one of the many prestigious and trendy spas the beautiful French region of Provence has to offer is a wise choice of location if being pampered in the most sublime of surroundings appeals to you.

But with such a huge variety of different spas available in Provence, choosing which one to feel your anxieties slip away can be difficult. Luckily help is at hand, with Vintage Travel’s guide to four of the best luxury spa breaks in Provence.

The Four Seasons, Provence

Described as being a “jaw-droppingly grand spa in the heart of the lavender-scented Provencal countryside”, the Four Seasons Provence, is one of the best places in the whole of France to experience modern wellbeing luxuries. With its 14 treatment rooms, black granite pool, outdoor hydrotherapy pool, manicure and pedicure studio and endless steam rooms, laconiums, saunas and ‘experience’ showers with tropical rain and arctic mist, this 3000 square meter spa is a truly sensational place to experience the ultimate fitness and wellbeing experience.

Les Bories & Spa

Set in 20 acres surrounded by aromatic gardens, olive trees and lavender fields, Les Bories & Spa is a quintessential setting to indulge and pamper is some traditional and contemporary treatments. When you feel satisfied you’ve finished with the Turkish bath, the various spas and saunas and indoor and outdoor pools, guests can enjoy cocktails by the fountain in the summer or log fire in the winter, or enjoy some of the finest French cuisine in the Michelin-starred restaurant.

La Bastide de Gordes & Spa

This magnificent 5-star hotel boasts one of the best spas in the Provence region. Comprising of a chromatic bath with water jet massages, a hydro-massage table, colours and music, a steam room, herbal tea rooms, meditation room, face and body care booths and a solarium, the Spa de la Bastide provides a truly exceptional setting to indulge you body and provide it with the well-being it deserves.

Thermes Sextius, Aix en Provence

Located in the city of Aix en Provence, 25 kilometres from Marseille, Thermes Sextius is a truly divine place to experience the magical world and healing powers of the spa baths sextius. The spa caters for everything, including the Thermes Sextius gym, cardio training, whirlpool bathed in natural light, heated pool and sauna and steam room.

To compliment all this pampering, Vintage Travel has the best luxury Provence villas available.