L'AND Vineyards Spa

The spa at L'AND Vineyards, a contemporary wine hotel on the Alentejo plains near Montemor-o-Novo, occupies a low glass-and-concrete pavilion set apart from the estate's Michelin-starred restaurant and vineyard rows. Its signature vinotherapy treatments draw on grape-derived ingredients grown on the property, including grape-seed oil massages, red-wine body treatments and facials formulated with polyphenol-rich grape extracts. Therapists trained in vinotherapy protocols work across three private treatment rooms, offering massages and facials of 50 to 90 minutes. Beyond individual treatments, visitors can move between an indoor heated pool, a sauna and a studio that hosts scheduled Pilates and yoga classes, making the spa as much a wellness circuit as a single-treatment destination. The building's minimalist architecture, poured concrete and floor-to-ceiling glass overlooking the vines, keeps the focus on the surrounding Alentejo countryside rather than on resort-style ornamentation. Because the estate operates as a small boutique wine hotel, spa capacity is limited; treatments are by advance reservation rather than walk-in, and hotel guests are generally given priority over day visitors. The treatment menu is presented on arrival, with therapists available to help pair a vinotherapy massage with a facial or build a longer spa afternoon around the pool, sauna and a Pilates or yoga class.