Wellness

Head-clearing, soul-soothing, health-giving, body beautifying – here's where we focus on the parts of travel that are about more than mere enjoyment

Aaand relax: the best spa hotels in Europe

Decadent treatments, superlative spa hotels and soul-stirring wellness retreats for some continental self-care

Photographer Holly Clark takes a healing plunge in the wowing wilds of Swedish Lapland

Thinking ahead to ski season? Here's a selection of some of our favourite places for soothing weary limbs

Among the urban sprawl hotels are stepping up their spa game – ambient music to the ears of stressed-out city-breakers seeking serenity

'Free-air living' is the wholesome Scandi philosophy that reinvigorates body and mind – and Storfjord Hotel is the perfect place to practise