With my intense travel schedule, I savor detours where I put away the schedule and notes and simply enjoy the moment. And for me, there’s no better detour in Europe than visiting a public bath or spa ...

The essential guide to baths, saunas, and spa treatments. Finnish cabinet ministers do it, Russian hockey players do it, Koreans do it on a first date. Social bathing—known as "naked communion" in ...

Contemporary sweat baths reflect the country’s architectural past — and propose a future in which simple, sustainable buildings can still be sublime. The lowest and coolest area in traditional Finnish ...

There’s a lot to love about a spa experience, whether you’re indulging in some much-needed self-care, taking time to rest and relax or spending time with friends or family members. However, spa trips ...

At Budapest’s Széchenyi Baths, intellectuals and elder statesmen stand in chest-high water around chessboards and ponder their next moves. Cameron Hewitt With my intense travel schedule, I savor ...