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| Athens spas |
| Relaxation havens |
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| The Asana Spa and Fitness Center in Glyfada. |
Athens is a congested, stressful, and relatively polluted city. Thankfully, for both Athenians and visitors, the city is home to at least 2 dozen spas and beauty care centers that offer quite oases of relaxation in the middle of a modern metropolitan environment. Many of these wellness havens were established in the last 5 years and more keep coming every year. Three major Athens-area hotels, the Grande Bretagne, the Apollo Palace, and the Mare Nostrum have jumped on the bandwagon with modern spas, while international chains, such as the Swiss-based La Prairie, now have a presence in Athens. The city today boasts a wide variety of spas and wellness centers that cater to almost every need and taste, and, perhaps eually importantly, to every budget. In addition, they are spread throughout the city, from Glyfada to Kifissia, and around the Kolonaki district. Below, we present the 14 top spa and beauty care centers in the Athens area. The prices per treatment are indicative and you should call in advance to enquire about them, since they are subject to change. Furthermore, you should call to reserve an appointment and make any special arrangements you may require. All of these establishments have English-speaking employees. |
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Divani Athens Spa and Thalasso Centre |
| 10 Agiou Nikolaou Street and Iliou Street, 166 71 Vouliagmeni |
| One of the best spas in the Athens area, recently opened to the public after a major renovation of the facilities and the hotel itself.
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Nilaya Day Spa |
| 149 Harilaou Trikoupi Street |
Nilaya, a new boutique spa in the northern Kifissia district of Athens offers a whole range of treatments and therapies like reflexology, aromatotherapy, Cleopatra bath, Thai massage, and Indian head massage.
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Mare Nostrum Thalasso |
| Artemidos Avenue |
| The thalassotherapy centre of the hotel Mare Nostrum features mud treatments, massage, reflexology, shiatsu, thalassotherapy, hydrotherapy, slimming and anti-arthritis programs, as well as a gym with sauna.
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Hotel Grande Bretagne Spa |
| 1 Vassileos Georgiou, 105 63 Athens |
| The hotel's new impressive spa and wellness center designed with all modern facilities and services.
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Elizabeth Spa |
| 96 Vasilissis Sofias Avenue |
| Conveniently located, near the Kolonaki district, this facility offers therapeutic massage, shiatsu, reflexology, chinese massage, local fat and cellulite loss, and spa manicure and pedicure.
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Cocoon Urban Spa |
| 9 Souliou Street and Erifylis Street |
In three floors, decorated in Polynesian style, Cocoon features, among other things, aroma balancing facial (€75), aromatotherapy massage (€59-70), Thai massage (€80), watsu (€65), indian head massage (€35), body bronzer (€55), sugar fix (€70), turkish steam bath (€45), milk and honey pedicure (€44), head-to-toe (€130), jaccuzi, sauna, hammam, and pool (€25).
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Cavalliert |
| 18 Irodotou Street |
| One of the oldest and most successful beauty salons in the city, located in the trndy Kolonaki district.
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Caroli Health Club |
| 73 Kyprou Street and Pandoras Street, Glyfada |
This facility features relaxation programs like indian head massage (€70), abhyanga massage (€170), herbal rejuvenation massage (€100-120), and herbal pouch treatment (€160).
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Asana |
| 80 Posidonos Avenue |
| One of the newest additions to the Athens fitness scene, this is a modern facility that offers a wide variety of fitness and gym programs, including aerobics, etc.
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La Prairie Day Spa |
| 24 Kanari Street (Kolonaki), and 238-240 Kifissias Avenue at Levidou Street (Kifissia) |
The Athens outlet of the famous Swiss spa company is a full service spa and treatment center.
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Anne Semonin |
| 36 Anagnostopoulou Street |
| This facility in the centre of Kolonaki, features face treatment (59 euros), eye treatment (65 euros), foot massage (44 euros), thalassotherapy with mud (80 euros).
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