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Europe’s moneyed elite are returning to Cascais and Estoril, part of a storied stretch of coast where kings and spies once roamed

Below, find 13 of Europe's best wellness retreats for body, mind and spirit renewal

Anwer Bati checks into Estorils Palacio hotel - one of Portugals poshest hotels - and visits the casino next door, which supposedly inspired Bond novel Casino Royale.

4. Palacio Estoril, Portugal An inspiration for Ian Fleming, and the set for the 007 film On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, this glamorous coastal grand dame is also home to one of Portugal’s leading wellness centres. As well as a golf-course, gyms and several pools, the 1930s hotel has a full medical centre and a spacious spa fitted with treats from Vichy showers to high-tech aesthetics equipment. The hotel’s real USP is its two-floor Banyan Tree spa, where guests can decompress using a v...

30 spa holidays for a happier, healthier new year Save Save Follow After nearly a year of being grounded, trips taken from here on have to count on so many levels – personally, professionally, psychologically and ecologically. Whether you admit it or not, the enforced slow down and more time spent with yourself, your partner or your family has unearthed some home truths.  Lack of routine has led, for many, to comfort eating, sporadic exercise, wine being cracked open most evenings and a...