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Luxe wellness retreats that embrace sustainability

- SHIVANI VORA

A LUXURY WELLNESS vacation doesn't have to mean forgoing sustainability. In fact, many escapes for recharging are as eco-minded as they are focused on healthier living. From a dreamy storybook property in a Canadian forest to a mountain retreat in Italy, we've rounded up three properties where you can pursue health from the inside out while being environmentally mindful.

Manoir Hovey

North Hatley, Canada

The Canadian Appalachian Mountains and Lake Massawippi frame this estate, featuring 30 acres of birch and pine forest and extensive English gardens. The new Le Spa is worth the trip alone: Comprising 9,000 square feet over three levels, it offers a hammam, dry sauna, cold plunge pool, an outdoor heated infinity pool and indoor-outdoor Nordic thermal experience. If that's not reason enough, you can enjoy a private beach, a suite in the new lakeside pavilion, bike rides, snowshoe adventures, or sound-bath healing classes, indoors or out on the sprawling lawn. Another highlight is the cuisine. The fine-dining Le Hatley Restaurant showcases the best of Quebec's rich terroir and follows a farm-to-fork philosophy. In addition, Manoir Hovey plants a tree for every booking to promote reforestation, uses sustainably harvested seafood, and eschews single-use plastics.

Mohonk Mountain House

New Paltz, New York