Life & Soul Magazine’s Travel Guide to Eco Spas will whet your appetite for a vacation that brings healing to holidaymakers in accommodations that work in harmony with the planet.

11. Mas Salagros EcoResort, Spain

Where modern meets ancient, Mas Salagros EcoResort is an eco-friendly resort and spa located within an idyllic nature reserve in the Catalan village of Vallromanes, near Barcelona.

Housed in a traditional 15th-century Catalan farmhouse, this luxury eco resort lives up to its accolade of Spain’s first ecological resort. Mas Salagros was built with sustainable materials, and the buildings were designed to save energy. The hotel is equipped with eco-friendly textiles and bath products, the furnishings are made partly with found or recycled objects, the kitchen employs products grown on the old farm, and the resort uses eco energy throughout.

The resort is set within the Serralada Litoral protected park featuring a beautiful lake. A 20-minute drive from Barcelona, Mas Salagros EcoResort is likely to…