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Top 15 spas in Portugal

15 places to relax in Portugal, from historic thermal baths to modern wellness retreats.

15 spas

  1. 1
    Thermal baths

    Terra Nostra Park Thermal Pool

    Furnas

    Large iron-rich thermal pool in an 18th-century botanical garden in the volcanic Furnas valley.

  2. 2
    Thermal baths

    Termas de São Pedro do Sul

    São Pedro do Sul

    One of Portugal's oldest spa towns, with Roman bath ruins and hot sulphurous springs.

  3. 3
    Hotel spa

    Vidago Palace Spa

    Vidago

    Spa designed by Álvaro Siza Vieira in the park of the Belle Époque Vidago Palace hotel.

  4. 4
    Historic bathhouse

    Pedras Salgadas Spa

    Pedras Salgadas

    Restored thermal bathhouse in a historic spa park famed for its naturally sparkling water.

  5. 5
    Thermal baths

    Poça da Dona Beija

    Furnas

    Series of warm volcanic spring pools in woodland beside a stream in Furnas.

  6. 6
    Thermal baths

    Caldeira Velha

    Ribeira Grande

    Natural thermal pools beneath a waterfall in a fern-filled volcanic ravine on São Miguel.

  7. 7
    Thermal baths

    Termas de Chaves

    Chaves

    Spa using some of Europe's hottest springs, exploited since the Roman town of Aquae Flaviae.

  8. 8
    Thermal baths

    Termas do Gerês

    Gerês

    Historic spa in a mountain village inside Peneda-Gerês National Park.

  9. 9
    Thermal baths

    Termas de Luso

    Luso

    Spa town beside the Buçaco forest known for its light mineral water.

  10. 10
    Thermal baths

    Termas da Curia

    Anadia

    Belle Époque spa town in the Bairrada wine region with a lake park and thermal centre.

  11. 11
    Thermal baths

    Termas de Monfortinho

    Idanha-a-Nova

    Frontier spa near the Spanish border in Beira Baixa, used since Roman times.

  12. 12
    Thermal baths

    Termas de Monchique

    Monchique

    Wooded spa hamlet of Caldas de Monchique in the Algarve hills, with warm alkaline springs.

  13. 13
    Thermal baths

    Termas das Caldas da Felgueira

    Nelas

    Spa on the banks of the Mondego river in the Dão region with sulphurous springs.

  14. 14
    Destination spa

    Six Senses Spa Douro Valley

    Lamego

    Extensive spa with indoor pool and wellness programmes in a Douro vineyard estate.

  15. 15
    Wellness retreat

    Longevity Wellness Resort Monchique

    Monchique

    Medical wellness retreat in the Monchique hills focused on detox and health programmes.

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