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Ostrelle Estrada do Farol, Cabo Lume Atlantic coast

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Wellness27 April 20264 min read

Why we swim in cold water

The spa's morning ritual, from a dawn swim in the cove to the wood-fired sauna on the rocks.

Dark rocks rising out of mist over still water

Words by Clara Noronha, spa director

At half past six a small group walks down to the cove. The water is fourteen degrees in April. Nobody stays in long, and nobody regrets it.

Heat, then cold, then rest

Afterwards the sauna on the rocks is already hot. Ten minutes in, a plunge, ten minutes in the sun. We repeat it three times and then go to breakfast.

A wooden sauna with a slatted bench lit by a warm glow
The sauna is heated with pine from the estate.

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