Sanctuary Spa Holidays Blog

Health Spas, with their modern, utopian atmosphere using the latest technology to make you look and feel great may seem like they were only invented yesterday, Spas, in fact have been around for thousands of years. If you have ever visited a spa you will have been treated to a rejuvenating, restorative experience which no…

We have come to associate the Algarve, the southernmost part of Portugal, as a top pleasure holiday destination and yet somehow we pleasure-seeking Brits think sun, sea and Sangria and tend not to associate places such as the Algarve with Spas, which suggest (but do not necessarily MEAN) self-improvement and some degree of deprivation. Deprivation…

Some of us take the practice of looking and feeling good to extreme measures. We have all seen friends and relatives walking around the house with their faces covered in a slimy green substance in the vain hope of looking ten years younger, or heard tales of people bathing in mud with a view to…

It’s long been thought that the Spa holiday is very much associated with middle-aged, married couples or groups of women, looking to get away from it all and escape the stresses and strains of modern living. Spa breaks are a world away from the younger generation’s idea of a holiday, namely a boozy jaunt to…