THAT’S WYLD Liverpool gets a taste of a Finnish floating sauna


Hotel healing


The UK’s first floating sauna makes a splash


Liverpool welcomes Nordic traditions with a modern sauna experience at Princes Dock


BRITAIN’S BOOMING sauna scene is showing no signs of slowing down and it now has its first floating variation. The elegant Finnish-style Wyld Sauna opened at the end of November in Liverpool’s Princes Dock, capable of holding up to 30 people, with four ice baths alongside. Sauna-goers can also plunge into the chilly waters of the dock, which have an ‘excellent’ water quality rating and are tested fortnightly. “Our mission is to bring the best


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of the Nordic sauna tradition to Liverpool and the UK, where anyone can come, unwind and reconnect – and this location gives us the perfect blend of city energy and natural calm,” said Jon Miller, co-founder of Wyld Sauna. For those keen on visiting the


ancestral home of the sauna, head to Helsinki to enjoy the recently opened Uusi Sauna – complete with saunas, steam rooms and a large bar and bistro next door to cool off.


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THE ZEM WELLNESS CLINIC ALTEA, opening in January in the Spanish city of Alicante, aims to boost wellbeing through its programmes based on high-end medical principles. Its setting is relaxing and luxurious, offering sea views, fruit and vegetables sourced from a local organic farm, an extensive spa, pools and ample surrounding nature. When it comes to treatments, consider the ‘Pro-Ageing’ programme which includes medical tests, consultations, treatments and holistic therapies to “embrace the passage of time”. You can also add on ‘boosts’ – mini treatments targeting a range of health concerns, from sexual wellbeing to sleep and hair loss. The region itself is becoming a destination for hotel healing, with the clinic’s CEO Franck De Weerdt hailing from the renowned SHA Wellness just 25 minutes away.


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