Europe's leading medical spas

Even for those who are not new to wellness, it can be difficult to choose the best medical spa or clinic. At first glance, they seem to offer the same thing. And you need to check several to understand what the difference is. We have prepared a small guide to the leading wellness centers in Europe to help you navigate, and our managers will provide more detailed information.

Chenot Palace Weggis

Location: The picturesque commune of Weggis on the shores of Lake Lucerne at the foot of the Swiss Alps.

Specialization: Reduction of biological age by the Chenot method.

Features: The Chenault method does not aim to treat diseases. It is a proactive approach that reconfigures the body in a healthy way so that a person can reach their potential and feel young regardless of age. They do not offer "magic pills" but, on the contrary, teach a responsible attitude to health and self-discipline. With this approach, the body heals itself, the metabolism is maintained at a high level, and age-related changes are slowed down.

The Chenault method is based on the following principles: 

• 100% vegan food. The food is steamed, with no added salt or sugar. The daily value is 850 kcal;
• hydrotherapy to remove toxic substances. Mud wraps fill the body with useful minerals;
• massages. Massage techniques based on the Chenault method are based on Traditional Chinese Medicine, which helps restore energy circulation in the body. Manual therapy is designed to work out muscles, fascia and ligaments, restore healthy movements and improve the functioning of the entire body;
• restoration of energy balance (Yin-Yang).

Usually, people come to the Sheno health complex after the age of 40. Experts advise to think about a healthy lifestyle at the age of thirty, when a person is full of energy. It is good if you can visit the Chenault center twice a year. According to Henri Chenault, the optimal recovery course is 12 days or more. Even today, it is advised to come for at least 10 days, because the body experiences stress and responds to it for the first 4 days, and this is how the recovery process starts: the body is cleansed and filled with new strength. Of course, not everyone can afford to stay for that long, and the modern technologies used in the center help speed up the effect.

You will be pleasantly surprised by the sophistication of the equipment and the level of fitness and spa facilities. The latest achievements in the field of diagnostics and health improvement have been brought together here. The staff of the health center includes therapists, cardiologists, specialists in sports and physical therapy, energy medicine, nutritionists, gastroenterologists, osteopaths and physiotherapists - specialists from all over the world.

The following departments have been opened: medical, human body capabilities, hydrotherapy, aesthetic and aesthetic medicine, sports and fitness.

The center in Veggies is the flagship center of Chenault. It is home to the head office and where all research takes place.

Additional features: The recreational program includes outdoor sports: tennis, hiking, sapsurfing, swimming in the lake, kayaking. In winter, you can go skiing and sledding in Veggis, and in summer, there are walks on the lake and boat trips to other picturesque resort towns.

The Grand Resort Bad Ragaz

Location: The Swiss spa resort of Bad Ragaz in the Rhine Valley at the foot of Mount Pitzol.

Specialization: Healthy lifestyle.

Features: In one of the largest medical spas in Europe, they help make healthy habits part of everyday life. To do this, they developed the NEWYOU method based on six principles:

• Harmony. Filling with energy. Preventing the negative effects of stress. Increase in strength and endurance. 
• Strengthening the immune system and supporting metabolism. Diagnosis and development of an individual action plan during your stay in the clinic and after returning home. 
• Movement. Physical exercises are essential for good health, emotional balance and mental activity. It is the key to youthfulness, prevention of premature aging and memory impairment. Sport strengthens the cardiovascular system, gives you a feeling of strength, endurance and flexibility, improves mental alertness, and helps prevent heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure. 
• Healthy, conscious eating. Reviewing your dietary habits, choosing nutritious foods. Metabolism assessment, selection of an individualized nutrition plan, and reduction of inflammation in the body. Prescribing a diet that you will follow at home. 
• Keeping in touch with nature. Healing properties of thermal water for harmony of body and soul. Outdoor exercise to reduce stress, strengthen the immune system, speed up metabolism and improve heart function. 
• Caring for the beauty, youth and health of the skin, strengthening its barrier properties and immune function.

The healing method is based on the healing properties of a mineral spring from the Tamina Gorge. The water at a temperature of 36.5 degrees has been used for medicinal purposes for almost 800 years. It has a general stimulating effect on the body, improves metabolism and blood circulation, improves heart, lung and kidney function, relieves joint inflammation and calms the nervous system.

The center's team includes more than 20 doctors, including a doctor of the Swiss national ski team. They are specialists in dietetics, rheumatology, traumatology and orthopedics, sports medicine, aesthetic medicine, dentistry, neurology, somnology and psychotherapy, and Traditional Chinese Medicine. There is a center for vascular medicine, which deals with blood and lymph circulation, a center for respiratory treatment, a center for radiological research methods and a medical laboratory.

Additional features: The health complex has 7 restaurants and 4 bars. In total, they have been awarded 6 Michelin stars and one Michelin green star, which indicates their compliance with the principles of sustainable, ecological development.

You will also be pleased with the leisure program offered in Bad Ragac. In winter, it turns into a ski resort with slopes at an altitude of 1600 to 2220 meters, freeride slopes, a 7-kilometer toboggan run and a ski school. Before the first snow, you can play golf here, go for a walk to the Tamina Gorge and take an excursion to the lakes. Lake Kauma is called the "Swiss Caribbean" for its azure water color. On warm days, it's a great place to swim and sunbathe. Lake Valen, in turn, offers a variety of water activities, including boat trips. There are hiking tours along the Five Lakes route, which is considered one of the most beautiful in the Swiss Alps, as well as excursions to vineyards, where you go in a horse-drawn carriage. So feel free to come here with the whole family.

Lanserhof Tegernsee

Location: The resort region of Tegernsee at the foot of the Bavarian Alps, not far from Munich. 

Specialization: Cleansing and alkalizing the body. Stimulation of recovery processes. Prevention of diseases.

Features: This wellness center will help you cleanse your skin, normalize digestion, forget about joint inflammation, and get rid of insomnia. They start with cleansing the body, because the center's specialists are sure that only a toxin-free body is capable of self-healing. So, to feel good and look good, you need a detox.

The diet is based exclusively on ripe, sun-warmed fruits, organic, seasonal fruits and vegetables. The diet is based on biorhythms, as it has been scientifically proven that the body absorbs nutrients best in the morning, while eating in the evening is overwhelming and unhealthy. Thus, through the normalization of digestion, the whole body heals.

The therapeutic diet is complemented by exercise and physiotherapy. Also involved are developments in the field of naturopathy, energy medicine, psychology and psychoneuroimmunology, chronomedicine, and modern methods of rejuvenation and solving aesthetic problems.

At Lanserhof Tegernsee, you can have your body fully examined: check the functioning of all organs and systems, assess the state of immunity, sleep quality, and undergo genetic tests. The institution takes care of the constant updating of diagnostic equipment, choosing manufacturers and suppliers very critically.

The wellness center was awarded the title of "Best Medical Spa in the World, 2022". The Lanserhof wellness centers in Lans (Austria) and on the island of Sült in Germany operate on a similar principle.

Additional features: The Tegernsee resort has something to complement the wellness program at any time of the year. There are hiking and cycling in the mountains, swimming in the lake, sailing and SUP, golf, thermal springs saturated with iodine and sulfur, paragliding, and outstanding museums, such as the one dedicated to horses.

Brenners Park-Hotel & Spa

Location: a private park in the middle of the Lichtental Allee, a five-minute walk from the center of Baden-Baden. At the foot of the Black Forest and on the banks of the Oos River.

Specialization: Wellness and aesthetic medicine with five-star service in an elegant hotel-palace.

Features: The Brenners Hotel was at the origin of the spa movement in Europe in the early 80s, and today it offers comprehensive wellness programs lasting 5-10 days, as well as narrowly focused programs "Cleansing and Weight Loss" (detox includes the removal of heavy metals), "Restoring and Strengthening Immunity", "Beauty and Health". They combine the achievements of science with natural methods.

They offer rejuvenation without surgery, aesthetic and sports dentistry services, programs to restore metabolism, overcome physical and emotional burnout, fill you with energy, and restore freedom of movement (solving problems of the musculoskeletal system). All this is based on advanced diagnostics.

Part of the hotel is Villa Stephanie, where you can immerse yourself in the world of wellness in one of its 15 suites: take a break from social media and the Internet, replacing digital pleasures with spa treatments, a swimming pool, sauna, hammam, fitness center, and luxurious and healthy meals in the restaurant.

Last year, the hotel celebrated its 150th anniversary. From the very beginning, it has been catering to the biggest names, and its spa is considered the most progressive in Europe. Brenners Park-Hotel & Spa is a part of the Oetker Collection, which unites the highest quality hotels.

Additional features: Baden-Baden is beautiful all year round. Roman baths, museums, galleries, an opera house, cable car rides to the mountains, horseback riding and horseback riding, walks in parks and gardens, golf and tennis, hot air ballooning and paragliding, a vibrant program of concerts and festivals - you will have plenty to enjoy on your vacation. And Freiburg, Heidelberg, Stuttgart, and Strasbourg are only an hour and a half away.

Life is getting busier and busier. Accordingly, our expectations of time and money are growing. The same goes for our relaxation: we want to see results as soon as possible. In these medical spas, you, as a guest and a client, will be completely satisfied with the effect.