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...need for a spa calls, head to the Hotel Relais San Maurizio in San Stefano Belbo. It will take 25 minutes from Alba. This luxely transformed old monastery in the middle of vineyards has crisp linen sheets, a Caudalie of Bordeaux, France, Vinothérapie Spa and one of the finest restaurants in the area. Da Guido recently moved into the hotel's subterranean quarters--renovated, vaulted-ceiling wine cellars--from its previous home in Asti. The cooking is elegant in its simplicity. Perfectly memorable were the chunks of cardoons (a close cousin of the artichoke) punctuating a puddle of potent...
...avoided island R. & R. because of a reputation for bad food and overpriced wines, there is salvation at Sandy Lane, the place in Barbados that made news as the location of Tiger Woods' wedding. Sandy Lane has the obligatory brilliant beach, spa, golf course, tennis courts and all the trimmings, but besides being a slice of paradise, it has a handful of interesting, on-premises restaurants and one of the few really decent, not totally outrageously priced beach- resort wine lists, as a recent spotting of the fine Picq Petit Chablis for about $50 confirms. From $700 a night. www.sandylane.com
...SPA SAMUI, THAILAND The trailblazer among the country's detox spas, Spa Samui, tel: (66-77) 230 976, was set up on the island's Lamai beach in 1992 by Californian Guy Hopkins, who began looking into wellness treatments after his mother succumbed to cancer. A supervised seven-day Clean-Me-Out fast is offered...
...SOMATHEERAM BEACH RESORT, INDIA Choose from 28 wellness programs at this highly regarded Keralan spa, tel: (91) 471 226 8101. A five-time winner of the state's "best Ayurvedic center" award, it also has dozens of therapists on site, and offers music, art and dance programs should you need a break from all the treatments...
...MAYR HEALTH SPA, AUSTRIA Claiming to tackle more than mere weight loss, the Mayr Health Spa, tel: (43-427) 325110, offers a system of "intestinal regeneration" based on the theories of founding physician Dr. Franz Xaver Mayr. A pristine setting near the country's W?rther See and its adjacent golf course might keep your mind off the Spartan diet...