Wellness
Spas, hammams, thermal baths, retreats and recovery. A category that attracts more marketing language than almost any other, which is precisely why it needs plain description.
What was done, how long it took, what it cost, and whether anything measurable changed afterwards.
From the archive
Earlier wellness pieces, from Edits 01–26. These were published on Vitae and still live there.
Kılıç Ali Paşa Hamamı
Kılıç Ali Paşa Hamamı — The Ritual That Never Needed Reinventing
Built by the Ottoman Empire's greatest architect for an admiral who began his life as a galley slave. Derelict for centuries, then rebuilt to the exact specification of the man who designed it.
Edit No. 26 · on Vitae
Monart Destination Spa, Co. Wexford
Ireland's Great Escape: Monart Destination Spa, Wexford
Ireland's only adults-only destination spa. 100 acres of private woodland near Enniscorthy. Condé Nast top three spa retreats worldwide. The thermal suite is included.
Edit No. 16 · on Vitae