I read a magazine article of a spa in France that the elite visit. It's actually in or part of a vinyard/winery. They actually have treatments where you sit in tubs of wine and grape skins. Has anyone heard of this or knows of any good spas in Provence?

All that alcohhol might allay those fears of the other bathtub poster. Personally I am going to stick to the new world wines from now on of that's what they do if France!

Dena: <BR> <BR>Sounds like something my good friend Bridget Jones would be interested in! Can you drink the bathtub dry - is that part of the cure? I can see the headline now, In the New York Times travel section: <BR> <BR>British lady almost drowns in France Spa: <BR> "Mon Dieu", said M. Percival de Rothschild, owner of the spa " Several times we tried to fish her out of the bath, but she resisted strongly. Ahh.. she is a women of taste; she recognizes a good vintage". <BR> <BR>Madonna, a former US resident of little real talent currently residing in the UK and married to a local director of some merit who has obviously made a considerable contribution to her flagging career, had this to say: "Even a Brit fallen down dead drunk from consuming their own bath water sounds more intelligent than a Harvard educated American" <BR> <BR>In Brussels, the EU Food Regulatory Board commented: "Obviously, this is just another case of the hazards associated with consuming un-pasteurized cheese and, soon to be outlawed, offal, which the lady dined on BEFORE she entered the bath". <BR> <BR>The British Foreign Service representative had this to say: "We take this matter VERY seriously and, in exchange for this unfortunate incident, would ask the French to finally agree to giving us back the Acquitaine, which was given to us with the marriage between Henry and Eleanor! What ho, off to hounds" <BR> <BR>The PM of Canada, WHATHISNAME?, was unavailable for comment as we could not find his name in the phone book. <BR> <BR>The Irish Tourist Board, are considering installing a similar spa in Jameson's distillery in Dublin. "A tragic tale.", said Brendan O'Reilly, Manager of Jameson' marketing department. "We believe, however, that the lady was overcome by bacteria in the French wine, that is NOT present in our own holistic brew. We have been concerned, of late at the amount of Fodorites that insist on visiting these wine producing countries (France & Italy) with no regard to their health. We assure all potential customers that NO bacteria can sustain "the cure" of Jameson's best whiskey". <BR> <BR>The US foreign office has published an alert on their website, warning their citizens against drinking bathwater at this spa or in general, citing recent posts on the Fodor's website regarding concerns of the cleanliness of hotel baths. "Travelers should be aware of the hazards involved in drinking foreign bathwater" said Reginald Bush, a distant cousin, twice remove from the President. <BR> <BR>When asked for a comment, the President waved his golf club and asked where France was. His caddy, a senior advisor in the Defense Department, commented on the importance of the "Missile Defense Programme". <BR> <BR>"Americans should understand the threat to our security if those French start launching those wine tubs at us. They are un-American and, frankly, severely threaten our Californian Wine industry. We could have a trade war on our hands". <BR>

Ger, <BR> <BR>Now that was funny!!!

Hi, Dena, <BR> <BR>It's called Les Sources de Caudalie in the Bordeaux region. Web site: <BR> <BR>http://www.sources-caudalie.com/ <BR> <BR>Looked into staying there last year, but didn't get as far west as the Bordeaux region. They can send you info on all of their spa and demi-pension or full-pension packages.As far as Provence spas, the only thing I have seen is Hotel Ile Rousee in Bandol, which is between Marseille and Toulon. I know nothing about this -- check out their web site: <BR> <BR>http://www.ile-rousse.com/us/Hotel/ <BR> <BR>John H.

Hey Dena, it's Les Sources des Caudalie and GO FOR IT!! <BR> <BR>

Yes Dena, GO FOR IT. If you can't get to the original spa in Bordeaux, Les Sources de Caudalie has a spa in the Hotel Meurice <BR> <BR>Also for other spas along the Med here in Provence... <BR> <BR>www.thalacap.com <BR> <BR>PB

Is it the same Caudalie that has their own line of scincare, or am I confusing it with another line with similar name? <BR>I also read about this spa. <BR>The idea is that grapes and their off-products have extremely beneficial rejuvenating effect on a skin. <BR>For those who were making fun of it: it is not for getting drunk, just the different and possibly good alternative way of treatment. <BR>Dena, go for it, and please provide the info afterwards. <BR>

Oh mon dieu! Just visited that website! Someday I've got to go there. I think maybe even just two nights would be sublime. How can one live without at least once in a lifetime having a Crushed Cabernet Scrub, followed by a Honey and Wine Wrap...and I'm not sure what to choose from that list of massages. What a perfectly magnificent idea for a birthday present...

For those who might not be traveling to France anytime soon, a wide range of Caudalie products can be purchased on-line at www.sephora.com.

N.B <BR> <BR>As a graduate chemist I should warn you that farting in such a situation would prove fatal, as this would start a chain reaction which turns the wine into sulphuric acid in 2.79 seconds.

Dena: <BR> <BR>It's called Les Sources de Caudalie and it's outside Bordeaux (nowhere near Provence). <BR> <BR>

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