Serious wellness regime in Monaco
For the more adventurous, why not consider a trip to Monaco? Not just a playground for expat tax exiles, racing aficionados or superyachts on the Mediterranean, this tiny country attached to France is also a wellness destination for many.
In Monaco, guests can combine medical treatments and rehabilitation with wellness and relaxation at the 160-yearold Thermes Marins Monte-Carlo spa, placed at the heart of a top-notch medical offering with its luxurious preventive medicine unit at the Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace. The facility combines innovation and savoir-faire in a 71,042 sq ft facility dedicated to wellness, fitness and preventive health. The seawater-based treatments there, the basis of its founding in 1895, are still a priority while the massages and stunning seafront room views regularly attract the rich and famous.
As a destination rich in wellness history, you will also find heritage skincare brands like the Monegasque Lancaster, which originated here in the 1940s. World famous, it counts the late Princess Grace Kelly as one of their most loyal and enthusiastic ambassadors.
At the Thermes Marins Monte-Carlo, the spa features four different spas with entirely different experiences, including a Ko Bi Do Supreme facial massage using the Geto Supreme cream at Spa Cinq Mondes at the Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel and Resort.
Monaco also offers healing programmes at the Monegasque Institute of Sports Medicine and Surgery (IM2S). The place has been welcoming Olympic athletes since it opened in 2006, with many patients complementing their treatments with rehabilitation programs at Thermes Marins Monte-Carlo, including full body cryotherapy facilities — said to be a favourite of James Bond actor Daniel Craig.
With many exceptional spas drawing the world’s elite, integrated programmes are personalised to support individual needs to achieve their health and beauty goals. From stressed out executives with health issues to high-level athletes to those seeking best-in-class anti-aging treatments, Monaco offers it all. If the hefty price tag doesn’t put you off, that is.
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