Italian Hospitality Collection’s Chia Laguna Resort in south Sardinia, Italy, has undergone a €40m (US$44.2m, £28.4) refurbishment, adding a new 600sq m (6,458sq ft) Chia Natural Spa.

Designed by Sardinian architect Sandro Sergi, the Chia Natural Spa is immersed in the lush vegetation that surrounds it, and includes both indoor and outdoor elements.

The spa includes five treatment cabins and two beauty cabins, and is developed on three levels with a range of specialised areas. The outdoor treatment area features three hydro-massage pools, and the property also includes a Turkish bath, Rasul mud bath, sauna, indoor whirlpool, and an outdoor terrace with an open-air whirlpool.

Treatments include massage, facials, manicures, waxing, anti-cellulite treatments, moisturising body treatments with thermal trace elements, pre- or post- sun treatments, mud detoxes, new mum treatments, and salt massages. Special multi-day treatments are also available, as well as treatments for teens.

The Bioaquam Circuit, a hydrotherapy course that blends the benefits of water with the effect of hydro-massage, includes a ‘sculpt hydro-massage’ for toning, as well as a geyser and against-the-current courses for toning the lower body; the ‘bain boillant’ for general stimulation, and submerged seats and beds for massaging the gluteals and lumbar region.

Managed in-house, the spa uses the Eteria by Fonteverde product line created for Italian Hospitality Collection. The team at Chia Natural Spa comes from IHC’s Tuscan spas, the Fonteverde, Bagni di Pisa and Grotta Giusti.

“The new Chia Natural Spa is unique for its location; the nature and colours of Sardinia are all over the building and the lush Mediterranean vegetation is growing around and inside the spa,” said spa manager Alexandra Obermair.

The resort features three hotels, nine restaurants and private villas.