Food and Travel (UK)

Tranquil Turkey, an inviting Nottingham­shire inn, luxury in the Algarve, and superior Scotland

This issue, we are pampered to perfection in Turkey, make like Tiger Woods in the Algarve, bank on a good night’s sleep in Edinburgh, find starry style in Nottingham­shire and curl up in the Cotswolds

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Six Senses Kaplankaya TURKEY

While two of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World – Ephesus, in Selçuk, and the Mausoleum at Halicarnas­sus – are within easy reach of this idyllic coastal sweep north of Bodrum, you’ll be hard pressed to tear yourself away from the countless wonders right here at your fingertips. Carved into a fragrant, pine-clad hillside, the 141-room idyll, which opened last year, aims to nudge guests gently towards optimal wellbeing, rest and nutrition, with mindfulnes­s coming easy among wild olive trees swaying in the warm breezes from the Aegean Sea.

Accommodat­ion makes the most of those views: the Ridge Villas, which are great for families, each has its own well-tended garden with outdoor shower, plunge pool or cabana. Elsewhere, walk-in closets, floor-to-ceiling windows, marble bathrooms with Organic Pharmacy amenities and swoon-worthy tubs, beach bags and yoga mat, make for an utterly soothing stay. At the sumptuous spa – which is, in effect, more like a high-tech Swiss sanitorium – bespoke treatment programmes might include decadent oil-dripping shirodhara, sessions in the watsu pool, Biologique Recherche facials and hammams.

Elsewhere, dining options take you from vibrant, buffet-style breakfasts featuring produce from the resort’s organic garden, to alfresco Turkish small plates and fresh-off-the-boat grilled fish at Meze by the Sea, to late-night botanicall­y-led cocktails in The Library Bar. Sustainabi­lity is key: the hotel’s Earth Lab supports local communitie­s and ecosystems with as much aplomb as it cossets guests. BG. Doubles from £311. sixsenses.com

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