5-Star Medical Detox & Longevity Retreat in the Italian Alps

The Revital Method is Palace Merano's own protocol, developed over two decades and still run by the same medical leadership. It starts with a consultation — bloods, body composition, medical history, a conversation about what you actually want out of the week — and from there the doctors, dietitians and therapists build you a schedule. That schedule changes daily depending on how you're responding, which is why this doesn't feel like a generic spa package.

The Detox & Longevity programme is the flagship. It's aimed at people who want to reset their metabolism, lose weight, take pressure off the digestive and hormonal systems, and address the inflammation that tends to build up with irregular eating and a stressful year. It's a real detox in the medical sense: controlled food intake, hydro-mud therapy, bioenergetic treatments, and hydrofangotherapy (the local thermal mud, applied in a bath). The aim is a cleaner system and better numbers, not just feeling lighter for a week.

Relax & Balance is the shorter six-day option, and it's the one to pick if you want calm rather than a metabolic overhaul. Mornings are yoga and massage; the programme adds floating therapy, bioenergetic work, medical consultations and group sessions, with Detox or Biolight cuisine depending on what the doctor recommends. Biolight is the lighter of the two menus, built around easily digested food and lower calories.

The Sport & Remise en Forme programme is the one for people who'd rather train than detox. It pairs a personalised nutritional plan with daily fitness activity — the hotel has its own gym and fitness facilities — plus targeted treatments and medical supervision throughout, so the training load and the food are matched to what your body is actually doing. If you lift, run or cycle and want a week of supervised training with proper recovery, this is the option.

Treatment days run around the spa and the two pools. The indoor and outdoor pools are both heated to specific temperatures set for recovery, so they get used as part of the programme, not just for lounging. The spa also runs yoga, meditation and floating therapy as standard, and the whole building is set up so you can move from a medical appointment to a massage to a pool session without leaving the grounds. Merano itself is a ten-minute walk — the old town, the Passiria valley walks and the Alpine trails above town are all reachable on a free afternoon.

What's included

- Accommodation at the five-star Hotel Palace Merano - Full medical consultation on arrival - Personalised treatment programme built by the Revital team - Hydro-mud therapy (fangotherapy) sessions - Bioenergetic treatments - Therapeutic and energy-boosting massages - Hydrotherapy sessions - Yoga and meditation classes - Floating therapy (Relax & Balance programme) - Programme meals prepared by Chef Günther Pirhofer's kitchen - Access to indoor and outdoor pools - Access to the fitness facilities and gym - Dietitian consultations and a personalised nutrition plan - Medical supervision throughout the stay

What's not included

- Travel to and from Merano - Airport or train station transfers - Travel insurance - Additional treatments outside your programme - Alcohol and food outside the prescribed programme - Personal expenses - Tips and gratuities