Top 10 Romantic Spas

• Introduction
• 1. Idaho: Coeur d’Alene Resort
• 2. Tucson: Starr Pass
• 3. Prague: Mandarin Oriental
• 4. Los Angeles: Sofitel
• 5. Arán Valley: La Pleta
• 6. Los Cabos: Las Ventanas al Paraiso
• 7. Ojai, California: Ojai Valley Inn & Spa
• 8. Atlanta: Inter-Continental Buckhead
• 9. Vail: Park Hyatt Beaver Creek
• 10. Turks and Caicos: The Palms

Arán Valley: La Pleta

THE SPAThe alluring Occitania Spa in this tranquil mountain lodge feels like a calming, aromatic cavern, with flickering candles and a mysterious atmosphere.

SETTING With 72 trails, an average annual snowfall of 32 feet, and a top elevation of 8,234 feet, Spain's quaint Pyrenees resort of Baqueira, which lies 220 miles north of Barcelona, is a winter-sport-lover's haven.

SIGNATURE TREATMENT The Essence of Cassis Massage uses oil from local mountain-grown berries. After luxuriating in a hot soak, walk on the pebbled "reflexology pathway," and let the smooth stones underfoot massage your soles while streams of water run over your calves and ankles.

MORE THAN MASSAGE Alpine skiing, mushing, mountaineering, and everything snow.

CUISINE Sink your teeth into chicken paillard stuffed with aubergines, and follow it with a glass of mulled wine or a shot of cassis, the locally made, sweet purple liqueur.

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