Well…. we were in Tuscany after all. That’s Chianti and Brunello and the Sangiovese grape. So we had to try some wines. So ‘Go Visit’… we did!On the recommendation of Ferdinando, the General Manager at Borgo la Banaia, we drove through the beautiful central Tuscan landscape to Castel Banfi in Montalcino. This is a converted [...]

London to Pisa 2 hours; Pisa to the spa 30 minutes. Check in. Chill out. Easy!
Grotta Giusti is a natural spa resort in Monsummano Terme near Florence in northern Tuscany. This is a luxurious villa hotel in a century old park – at the edge of the town but also in its own getaway world. [...]

Even in these recessionary times there is a land that can take your breath away, take your stress away and re-kindle your joie de vivre. It’s Tuscany in Western Italy, a magical destination that’s easily accessible and has an amazing cornucopia of art and culture, vineyards and olive groves, big cities and ageless agriculture. Very [...]

I had the pleasure of visiting Blau Porto Petro in Majorca about a week ago…and the effects of this heavenly experience are still emblazoned across my mind, body and soul. A bit dramatic, I know…but perhaps it was the easy and painless trip from London Luton to Palma or perhaps it was the warm [...]

Cassandra writes…
“I was so excited this morning to open my email and see that my esteemed colleague, good friend and lovely all around spa goer, Susie Ellis (SpaFinder Inc.’s President) has issued her ‘Top 10 Spa Trends to Watch in 2009’. I will admit, I did have a bit of sneak peek at them a [...]

With the days getting shorter and temperatures dropping, we’re all in danger of getting the winter blues. So here at SpaFinder we’ve dug around to find a selection of energising and invigorating treatments to help you clear out those cobwebs this Halloween…

The Sanctuary at Covent Garden are offering an Invigorating Sento body treatment inspired by [...]

Kevin writes…

“While in Paris for the European Spa Summit I took the opportunity to visit some spas – as you do! This is a brief thumb-nail of each visit – which embraced the traditional, the modern and the different!

First the different: Themae – a Day Spa in Paris that exclusively focuses on products and treatments [...]

Kevin writes…

“First weekend in October – it must be the European Spa Summit in Paris, the City of Light. I’m not sure that description applies to the Paris Nord Convention Centre, beside Charles de Gaulle airport but there you are and there we were.
The Summit was held co-incident with the Beyond [...]

As we’re in the middle of Spa Week, here at SpaFinder we thought we’d take the opportunity to launch our very own blog. We’ll be bringing you our take on all the latest spa news and trends as well as sharing info on our favourite spas and spa deals.
Looking around at the moment, almost everyone [...]