Rail Europe

The French approach to a health spa is one that encourages indulgence for the body and the belly, and nowhere is that epitomized more than at Spa Harmonia at Relais de Margaux. This luxurious four-star hotel/spa complex is located on the banks of the Gironde River and boasts an impressive wine cellar, its own vineyard, a world class restaurant, an informal brasserie and an 18-hole gold course. Spend a day on the Médoc peninsula, being pampered inside and out.


Morning

Slip into your robe and slippers and make your way to the Hammam for a journey into Turkish bath rituals. Start with a green mint tea oil body treatment, which includes a steam room, scrub, a rhassoul and essential oils body wrap and a traditional style Turkish massage. After 90 minutes emerge feeling invigorated, refreshed and ready for your next indulgence -- The Egyptian precious milk bath.

Sink into a personal tub filled with pure milk and experience the treatment that Cleopatra no doubt enjoyed on a daily basis. Spend 20 minutes dreaming of servants fanning you with palm leaves and then shower off and head to Brasserie to enjoy a light lunch.

Afternoon

It is now time for a marine seaweed body wrap to rejuvenate and rehydrate your skin followed by a smoothing anti-wrinkle treatment facial -- over an hour of pure bliss as your therapist massages and contours your face using a combination of traditional and cutting edge cosmetic treatments, to wipe away years of stress.

To complete your day of sheer relaxation, let expert therapist’s hands work their magic with a signature Harmonia massage.

Evening

Take a table on the terrace, overlooking the estuary at Restaurant Gastronomique L’Ile Vincent and let master chef Pascal Dezutter tantalize your taste buds with selections like Aquitaine caviar, followed by Pigeon in a Verjus and chocolate sauce and Crème Brûlée à l’Orange et Grand Marnier.

Details:

Spa Harmonia de Margaux, Relais de Margaux
-5, route de L'Ile Vincent, 33460 Margaux
-Tel. +33/5-5788-3830
-Relais de Margaux is 25 minutes drive from central Bordeaux or 35 minutes from
Bordeaux’s Gare Saint-Jean train station
-À la carte spa treatments: Body Treatment with Green Mint Tea Oil: €90; Egyptian Precious Milk Bath: €45; Marine seaweed body wrap: €45; 50 minute Harmonia Massage: €85
-Royal Wellness package –Spa facilities + 3 balneotherapy treatments + 1 facial + 1 Harmonia massage: €155
-Hotel Relais de Margaux standard double room rates start from €127 per night
-Menu Dégustation at Restaurant Gastronomique L’Ile Vincent: €72

Journey Time: 3hr20
Frequency: 21
Departure Station: Paris Montparnasse
Arrival Station: Bordeaux
Prices From: 74 (Economy) to 374 (Premier / Comfort Flexi)
(prices subject to change)

Uselful Links:

• http://www.relais-margaux.fr

Book this Trip

Back