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Article: The Quest for the Herbal Holiday.(spas)
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- Newsweek International
- Article date:
- July 22, 2002
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A hydrotherapist wearing an apron empties a glass of what appears to be good Bordeaux into my whirring Jacuzzi. "This," she says, "is red vine extracts, to help circulation." Following the bath, I am wrapped in a sticky blend of local honey and wine yeast, then scrubbed with grape seeds. And after a swim in an indoor pool filled with thermal waters, I feast on a four-course dinner in a restaurant fine enough to have earned a Michelin star in its first year.
Hey, it's a small price to pay for a little relaxation. At Les Sources de Caudalie spa, nestled in the vineyards of Bordeaux, a week's stay-- complete with four treatments a day and meals--runs about ...