Taste of Life Hellas 2018-19

左 上 :Galini 健 康
理 療 和 恢 復 中 心 擁
有 室 內 和 戶 外 溫 泉
水 泳 池 。 右 上 : 在
泳 池 中 的 瀑 布 下 接
受 水 流 衝 擊 , 有 效
放 鬆 舒 緩 肌 肉 。
左 下 : 在 酒 店 裏 用
餐 , 可 觀 賞 到 希 臘
Kamena Vourla 地 區
海 岸 線 的 美 景 。 右
下 : 理 療 中 心 提 供
豐 富 的 按 摩 和 理 療
種 類 , 滿 足 顧 客 不
同 的 需 求 。
Top left: The Galini
Wellness Resort
and Spa features
indoor and outdoor
thermal water pools.
Top right: Moments
under a rushing
waterfall can melt
stress away. Bottom
left: Meals come
with a stunning view
of Kamena Vourla,
a seaside region of
Greece just north
of Athens. Bottom
right: Galini offers a
comprehensive massage
and treatment
menu well suited to
guests seeking rest
and relaxation.
Back on the trail, an array of luxury spa treatments
promised a bit of modern indulgence, from silky milk
baths to smooth chocolate scrubs, while still remaining
true to the age-old principles of relaxation for body
and mind. As Hippocrates famously said, “The way
to health is to have an aromatic bath and a scented
massage every day.”
In one of those indulgent moments, I slathered a thick
grey dollop of therapeutic mineral mud, odourless and
creamy, over my bare legs and the rest of my body as part
of the rasul treatment at the five-star Galini Wellness
Spa & Resort in Central Greece. As the mud dried and
gripped my body, my eyelids began feeling luxuriously
heavy. I tilted my head upwards to gaze at my private
spa chamber’s lights, twinkling like stars on the domed
ceiling. I gave in and let my eyes slowly shut. The air
remained comfortably warm, slightly thick and misty,
as an exotic domed centrepiece released steam infused
with relaxing aromas. I half dozed until the dome
gently sprayed out a warm rain shower, washing away
the mud to unveil my newly soft and deeply cleansed
skin. These thermal waters are from the hot springs at
the foot of Mount Knimis, not far from Thermopylae,
“the hot gates,” which was the historic setting of the
Greek victory against the Persians in 480 B.C.
I finished the day with a final nighttime soak at
Galini’s softly lit indoor thermal pool. In a state of
appreciating the calm warmth of the room, I wondered
who could argue with this ancient recipe for wellness?
The ambient lighting danced on the water, a healthy
mist blurred any more thoughts, and the notion of time
wafted away.