National Geographic Traveller (UK)
TREATMENTS TO TRY
TAKE A MILK BATH IN MÉRIBEL
High above the French ski resort of Méribel, Refuge de la Traye is an exclusive hamlet of chalets with a patchwork of outdoor pools surrounded by peaks, and a spa specialising in quintessential rustic alpine treatments, with enough luxe trimmings to ensure complete comfort. Try hay and milk baths along with high-tech ‘medi spa’ beauty treatments. refugedelatraye.com
SOAK UNDER THE SILVER SCREEN IN GRAUBÜNDEN
7132 is a super-luxe Swiss spa hotel in the mountain village of Vals, with a futuristic design and ‘natureforward’ wellness programme packed with such fashionable al fresco pursuits as forest bathing and night swims. In summer, a programme of outdoors films is screened in view of its natural thermal pools. 7132.com
FOREST BATHING IN BOLZANO
Alpine treatments in the sprawling, high-altitude mountain spa at
Adler Lodge Ritten in Italy’s South Tyrol include facials with biocosmetic products house-made from Tyrolean ingredients, and a generous programme of included outdoors activities. These range from hiking and e-biking to guided forest bathing sessions that focus the mind on each of the five senses, using trees as a fragrant, verdant muse. It’s mindfullness made easy, as everywhere from the numerous pools to the saunas have forest and mountain views. adlerhotel.it SB