All-girls' health and fitness weekend

Elodie, Myriam and I had been wanting for a long time to go on a health and fitness break, so we booked a bed and breakfast in Hainaut. 
1^st day: breakfast featuring organic produce, a few lengths of the pool at the gîte and off for a trip into Scarpe-Escaut Regional Nature Park. How wonderful to feel reinvigorated in the countryside air and to watch time slip by while walking along the banks of the Scarpe! After all that hard work we had a waffle and tea sitting comfortably on the terrace outside at the bed and breakfast, dreaming already of our seawater therapy sessions the next day.
2^nd day: dressed in our bath robes we surrendered with pleasure to all the treatments provided by the Saint-Amand-les-Eaux spa centre. thalassotherapy, balneotherapy, spa, beauty treatments: they looked after us all day!
3^rd day: light and relaxed, we left our Gîte du Nord accommodation for a last getaway into the countryside before heading back to the city. Horseriding in the estate forest provided a breath of fresh air.  We're looking forward to coming back to the Nord soon for another relaxing visit exploring the Opal Coast, the sand dunes and Cap Gris Nez. .

Amandine, off again soon for another wellbeing weekend with her friends.

Lovers' week in the Avesnois

We wanted to get some peace and quiet, to quite simply find each other again. With the children at the their grandparents', we took a Charmance bed and breakfast through Gîtes du Nord, with the prospect of rest, cocooning and exploring the Avesnois. What better way to forget the stress of everyday living than to spend a relaxing day in the wellbeing complex in Pont-sur-Sambre. In its setting of lush greenery with views over the Mormal forest, we abandoned ourselves to the pleasures of the sauna, the hammam, the jacuzzi and the various massages. Relaxed, we returned to the cosy comfort of our bed and breakfast room.
Next day we went to the glass workshop in Trélon. It seemed quite natural to enrol for a pottery workshop and sculpture course in Sars-Poteries, relaxation for the mind.  We continued our exploration of local traditions by tasting some local organic produce and buying direct from Nord producers..
We ended our health and fitness break in the beautiful setting of the Val Joly holiday resort with its undulating countryside, forests and leafy bocage landscapes, on the edge of the largest lake in the Nord. There we had great fun in Aquatica, with water sports and a boat trip. Very romantic...

Back to the real world soon. Next time, we'll bring the children and go on a family adventure trail.

Swen, persuaded by his laid-back holidays in the Nord.

You too, follow your own ideas and find the holiday that best suits you.