Tags: Liguria , Italy , wellness , Wellbeing , Mindfulness. The sulphurous thermal baths in Pigna, the ferrous water at Eira and the alkaline water at Acquasanta in the Western Riviera are the most famous thermal baths in Liguria. Beauty treatments and every type of massage are available, including assisted underwater massages, plantar reflexology, stone therapy, Ayurvedic massages, lymphatic drainage and shiatsu massage.
The water has an elevated iron concentration with anti-stress, anti-inflammatory and rehabilitative properties. The naturally occurring Eira clay is produced in the spring. Just a stone's throw from Genoa are the Acquasanta thermal baths. There is a wellness centre and beauty farm, with hammam, calidarium and relaxation. The Acquasanta establishment has a covered swimming pool, Jacuzzi and a vascular run with a Kneipp bath, which is useful for venous and circulatory problems.
Spas and wellness centres in Liguria are a must. The Arnaldi Colony behind the Portofino Mountain was founded as a House of Health, in a splendid park where traditional treatments are practised alongside modern techniques of relaxation. There are many wellbeing hotels in Liguria, such as the Grand Hotel del Mare in Bordighera, with a spa-living room, saunas and emotional showers. In Finale Ligure there is the green resort of Relais il Casale which boasts a Turkish bath in a cave.
The Hotel Caravelle in Diano Marina offers seaweed packs, massages and sea peeling. Visit the Grand Hotel's wellness centre in Arenzano. In Alassio the Grand Hotel Mediterranee has an avant-garde spa. In Lerici the Hotel Shelley has various treatments including Finnish sauna, and the Grand Hotel Portovenere has a tepidarium, Jacuzzi tub and various treatments are available.
Discover wellbeing in the valleys and parks of the Ligurian hinterland. Holiday farms with wellness centres, offer an organic holiday that blends nature with wellbeing.
