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Lefay Resort and Spa tops The Times and The Sunday Times’ 50 best spas in the world list
POSTED 28 Oct 2025 . BY Helen Andrews
Lefay Resort and Spa Lago di Garda has been named the overall best spa Credit: Lefay Resort and Spa Lago di Garda
The newspapers have launched an interactive guide, from which readers can learn about their top rated spas
A supplement will be published on Sunday about the growth of consumer wellness and self-care trends
The best spas according to the newspapers are listed below
Lefay Resort and Spa Lago di Garda in Italy has topped a new list of the world’s 50 best spas, curated by The Times and The Sunday Times.

The newspapers have created an interactive platform with a guide to their top spas in destinations across Europe, Asia, Africa, North America and the Caribbean.

Available via their website today, the guide features detailed reviews of each spa. It will be complemented by a further supplement on the growth of consumer wellness and self-care trends, which will be published on Sunday 19th October.

Below is a list of the winners of the highest accolades in each category:

• Overall winner: Lefay Resort & Spa Lago di Garda, Gargnano, Italy

• Best detox spa: Park Igls, Innsbruck-Igls, Austria

• Best city spa: Botanic Sanctuary Antwerp, Belgium

• Best boutique spa: Prés d’Eugénie, Eugénie-les-Bains, France

• Best spa for solos: Euphoria Retreat, Mystras, Greece

• Best foodie spa: Palazzo Fiuggi, near Rome, Italy (reviewed by Sunday Times columnist Jeremy Clarkson)

• Best romantic spa: Borgo Santo Pietro, Tuscany, Italy

• Best medi-spa: RAKxa Integrative Wellness, Bangkok, Thailand

• Best coastal spa: Bamford Spa, 1 Hotel, Miami, Florida, US

• Best spa for sport and fitness: Palace Merano, Italy
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McKinsey: 84 per cent of consumers say wellness is a top priority
Eighty-four per cent of consumers now say wellness is a top priority in their lives, with this percentage increasing year on year, according to a preview presentation of McKinsey’s Future of Wellness 2026 research report.
Protests continue in Albania against US$1.6 billion luxury resort backed by Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump
Mass protests have been taking place since Monday 1 June in Albania over the development of a luxury resort by Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner.
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Lefay Resort and Spa tops The Times and The Sunday Times’ 50 best spas in the world list
POSTED 28 Oct 2025 . BY Helen Andrews
Lefay Resort and Spa Lago di Garda has been named the overall best spa Credit: Lefay Resort and Spa Lago di Garda
The newspapers have launched an interactive guide, from which readers can learn about their top rated spas
A supplement will be published on Sunday about the growth of consumer wellness and self-care trends
The best spas according to the newspapers are listed below
Lefay Resort and Spa Lago di Garda in Italy has topped a new list of the world’s 50 best spas, curated by The Times and The Sunday Times.

The newspapers have created an interactive platform with a guide to their top spas in destinations across Europe, Asia, Africa, North America and the Caribbean.

Available via their website today, the guide features detailed reviews of each spa. It will be complemented by a further supplement on the growth of consumer wellness and self-care trends, which will be published on Sunday 19th October.

Below is a list of the winners of the highest accolades in each category:

• Overall winner: Lefay Resort & Spa Lago di Garda, Gargnano, Italy

• Best detox spa: Park Igls, Innsbruck-Igls, Austria

• Best city spa: Botanic Sanctuary Antwerp, Belgium

• Best boutique spa: Prés d’Eugénie, Eugénie-les-Bains, France

• Best spa for solos: Euphoria Retreat, Mystras, Greece

• Best foodie spa: Palazzo Fiuggi, near Rome, Italy (reviewed by Sunday Times columnist Jeremy Clarkson)

• Best romantic spa: Borgo Santo Pietro, Tuscany, Italy

• Best medi-spa: RAKxa Integrative Wellness, Bangkok, Thailand

• Best coastal spa: Bamford Spa, 1 Hotel, Miami, Florida, US

• Best spa for sport and fitness: Palace Merano, Italy
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The Good Spa Guide sets up event for modified Good Spa Guide Awards
The UK spa review and discovery platform for consumers, the Good Spa Guide, has announced it will host the Good Spa Guide Awards 2026 during an event on 16 November at Sopwell House Hotel in St Albans, UK.
McKinsey: 84 per cent of consumers say wellness is a top priority
Eighty-four per cent of consumers now say wellness is a top priority in their lives, with this percentage increasing year on year, according to a preview presentation of McKinsey’s Future of Wellness 2026 research report.
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In the fast-paced world of fitness and wellness, where high-intensity workouts push us to our limits and the sweat pours, the importance of efficient recovery cannot be overstated. [more...]

Meet Desert Therapy: Aromatherapy Associates' first new blend in seven years
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