They’re just as good as the sea. The water’s crystal clear, they have beaches for sunbathing and offer a host of water sports and swimming in a beautiful mountain setting. We’re talking about lakes, a great alternative to the sea if you want somewhere to cool down in the summer. But that's not all. They […]
“The Starry Night” is one of Van Gogh’s masterpieces. Before this painting, stars had never been so intense and visionary. But you don’t have to go to the Museum of Modern Art in New York to admire them. Just head out into the countryside, away from sound and light pollution, and enjoy the silence and […]
Flowers can convey calm and wellbeing with their colours and scents; trees like beech and Aleppo pine fill the air with monoterpenes, particles that have a positive effect on the immune system; small leaves can become active ingredients for drugs and plant therapies. Plants have been seen to have “superpowers”, something our ancestors realised a […]
We’re excited to reveal the latest prestigious international project involving Effe as the wellness partner. It is the prestigious Cheval Blanc Hotel in Paris, inaugurated on 7 September 2021 following extensive restyling by the French architect Edouard François and the New York starchitect Peter Marino, who added their bold and contemporary style to the historical La Samaritaine […]
QC Terme Spas and Resorts has opened its latest spa - QC NY - in the unique setting of Governors Island, its first project outside Europe which was seven years in the making and involved architectural and landscape work, as well as sympathetic conservation of the original historical buildings. The New York spa – with […]
Water is welcoming and adapts to any shape. This is the first thing that gives us pleasure when entering a pool. Then there's the temperature. Dermatologists suggest the ideal temperature for water is around 36-37 °C, the same as our body temperature. Any hotter and it could have harmful effects on the circulation, especially if […]
