Spa Selma Lagerlof Sunne by Matthew Barker

Sweden’s largest spa is in the far north, up near the Norwegian border. Their treatments include sauna, herbal wrap, hotwaxing and an energy massage based on traditional acupuncture. They're big on tai chai.

They say: “State-of-the-art gym and treatment areas, early-to-rise attitudes and New Age therapies” (The Daily Telegraph).

We say: An outdoors kind of place for rugged types, with canoeing and hiking typical of the pursuits on offer. They let you drink beer, too.