Markus Koch starts up the conveyor belt system, and it roars into life, separating black lumps of peat from larger pieces.

The case is similar at the Therapy Centre and Spa Baths in Bad Kissingen, Bavaria. Irene Hoffstadt says the heat does more than reduce pain. It relaxes muscles and inner organs, greatly easing ...

Villa Stéphanie at Brenners Park in Baden-Baden, Germany the heart of European spa life, is where you go ... here—from a Finnish sauna to a steam bath, an open-air area, a cold plunge pool ...