SIX SENSES FORT BARWARA
India
Located 110km southeast of Jaipur, the 14th-century Barwara Fort is undergoing a painstaking restoration programme. Once owned by the Rajasthani royal family, the 2.2-hectare property – which houses three traditional quarters and two temples, and is circled by 1.5m thick rock walls that climb up to six metres in certain areas – will soon be turned into a 48-suite Six Senses outpost. In particular, the women’s palace will be converted into a 2,800sqm spa, which will feature sleep, meditation and spa therapies rooted in Ayurveda. Also happening concurrently is the reinstatement of traditional gardens, water features and the curation of art from the Shekhawati region. Spearheading the entire project – a massive undertaking to say the least – is Prithviraj Singh, grandson of one of the former nobles who lived on the grounds.