""You're going to be fasting in Rome?" a puzzled friend asked ahead of my three-day trip to the Italian capital for Six Senses' new Female Wellness program. Indeed, Rome is a city where la dolce vita is personified in parmigiano-heaped plates of pasta and pavement-bars serving Aperol Spritz - not exactly the ingredients for a weekend detox. However, the Eternal City's wellness roots run deep."
"On my way from the airport, I'm reminded that the city was one of the original pioneers of the spa as I pass the 2,000-year-old ruins of the once luxurious Baths of Caracalla, commissioned by Emperor Marcus Aurelius. One of Ancient Rome's most sprawling bathing complexes, in its heyday it included mosaic-lined baths and an Olympic-sized swimming pool, as well as gardens for exercising. The city's well-being legacy lives on in 21st-century form at Six Senses Rome."
Rome's spa heritage dates back to ancient complexes like the Baths of Caracalla, which offered mosaic-lined baths, an Olympic-sized pool and exercise gardens. Six Senses Rome opened in 2023 in a restored 18th-century palazzo, bringing an urban wellness focus. The Female Wellness Program, developed with Dr Mindy Pelz, offers three-, five- or seven-day retreats centered on fasting aligned to the female hormonal cycle. Other operators such as Chiva-Som and Zem Wellness Clinic have launched female-focused retreats. A Globetrender report links women's growing financial influence to rising demand for women-targeted travel experiences.
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