VALE DO LOBO ROYAL SPA

SALT, WATER, NATURE

The design of the spa is inspired by the salt mines of Loulé, whose vast, silent caverns are renowned for their health benefits, due to both the properties of the rock salt itself and the environment of absolute calm the caverns provide.

The word spa is an acronym of the latin "sanus per aquum", or "healing through water", based on the principle that water is the very origin of life and possesses special healing powers.

Thus the most basic foundation of this sanctum is water. This also reflects of course the prevailing influences of Vale do Lobo's environment: the Atlantic Ocean and the Natural Reserve of the Ria Formosa. From the moment of entry into the spa, water caresses the senses, evident to the eyes and ears in crystal glass walls and cascades and to the body in the various hydrotherapies available, which include a vichy shower, salt baths, hydro-massage and steam therapies.

Nature provides the third part of the Royal Spa theme, reflected in its organic design – the antithesis to clinical treatment centres.
Using natural elements such as wood, stone, plants and water, the spa reflects pure nature, providing a comforting haven from the stresses of daily life. Products based on organic plant extracts, sea algae and natural essential oils help clients to unwind.

ROYAL SPA FACILITIES

Special Treatment Rooms

Therapists specialised in different branches of spa medicine have their own treatment rooms, customised for the application of their particular therapies. Each of the treatment rooms is named after a flower indigenous to the local area, an extension of the theme of prioritising the use of natural products. Ten serene indoor rooms are fully equipped for different types of therapy, while outside, under the umbrella pines of Parque do Golfe, two wooden cabins are set in a quiet Oriental-style garden featuring a white pebble waterfall and a lily pond.

Guests are encouraged to use the facilities - which include saunas, a Turkish bath and hammam - as part of their Royal Spa experience.
Steam rooms, infused with local essential oils such as eucalyptus, are especially good for sinus problems and weak lungs, prone to ailments such as bronchitis. The hammam, with a lower temperature and higher humidity, is a gentler option for optimum detoxification of the body. In the vichy shower, gentle water jets provide the ultimate natural back massage. A calendarium area can be used to cool down between steam and sauna sessions, complete with a fountain and cold water foot baths to stimulate the circulation.

A Complete Experience

A swimming pool and decked area, with a retractable glass roof making it outdoor in Summer and indoor in Winter, is the finishing touch to this fully equipped wellness complex.

For a cool drink or a healthy snack after your treatment, Pure, the bar-restaurant at the Royal Spa, offers menus specially created by chef Maurice Belhaj in collaboration with UK diet expert Rosemary Conley.

TREATMENTS

The Royal Spa offers many beauty and massage therapies, perfect for relaxation and pampering, but its central mission is to address each client's individual health objectives: from weight loss, to skin conditions, fitness, stress management, anti-ageing, detoxification, muscular skeletal problems and chronic illness can all be helped by the spa's highly qualified and skilled therapists.

A full list of treatments is below.