Ah, Morocco. To sit in the courtyard of a boutique riad, sipping mint tea from tiny ornate glasses as a sparrow dips its beak into a fountain strewn with rose petals and clad in intricate mosaics, the scent of jasmine and a muezzin's call to prayer in the air, is to be transported, invigorated, soothed.
As is enjoying a steam in a hammam, the Moroccan equivalent of a Roman bath – de rigueur whether you're in the country for business, pleasure or, well, wellness. Morocco is the fastest-growing spa and wellness tourism market in the world. Little wonder: here are secluded resorts with infinity pools offering views of lakes, dunes, snow-capped mountains. Luxury Marrakesh hotels such as the renowned La Mamounia and La Sultana (a collection of five riads, or palaces, in the heart of the medina) boast their own five-star spas.

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