Wellness getaways in the Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria and South Tyrol...

Wellness and spa vacation have become an integral part of European tourism. Not only German luxury resorts have specialised in spa and wellness tours, our European neighbours like the Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria or South Tyrol have done so as well. Small wonder, since these countries, too, possess a unique and captivating scenic beauty and cultural specialties for you to discover during your spa vacation: The Alpine countries are especially attractive, with a wide range of different landscapes offering hiking, skiing, mountain biking and climbing opportunities as a beneficial addition to spa treatments and spa therapies. Some spa resorts like the newly opened Golf Panaroma in Switzerland are located in direct vicinity to an exquisite golf course, thus offering ideal conditions for a golf vacation combined with wellness. Others offer the ideal starting point for winter sports in the Alps, like the spa resort Ermitage Golf in Switzerland: It is located in the centre of the Saanenland, a winter sports enthusiast's paradise with more than 25 cable cars and ski lifts. Others again offer such a wide variety of sports that they could almost satisfy the professionals. One example is the spa resort Quellenhof in South Tyrol, which offers two golf courses, riding facilities and tennis courts.

From the highest peaks to the lowest valleys – the Netherlands, too, offer relaxing wellness and spa vacations: Surrounded by the typical flat terrain criss-crossed by polders, which presents ideal conditions for cyclists, lies our spa resort Fontana Resort Bad Nieuweschans. And because the Dutch are a nation of cyclists, tourists are also recommended to explore the area by bicycle. Ideally during a wellness weekend in spring and early summer, when the tulips in Holland bloom in all colours. There can hardly be anything better than cycling along the endless dykes and pastures with the fresh North Sea breeze in your hair, marvelling at the colourful splendour of flowers. And if you then sample the huge variety of typical Dutch cheeses, your wellness holidays in the Netherlands will be perfect.