The Oligo-Marine Cure is a transformative 6-day program with 31 targeted treatments to boost your immune system and restore mineral balance through essential trace elements.
It begins with a personalized medical consultation to tailor your Quinton Serum dosage, followed by an Oligoscan analysis—which quickly assesses mineral deficiencies, excesses, and heavy metal presence—and a nutritional review. The core features thalassotherapy: 6 hydromassage baths with seaweed, 6 revitalizing laminar seaweed wraps, 2 soothing affusion showers, 2 pressure jets, 2 underwater showers, and 2 aerosols. Spa enhancements include 1 body scrub with three salts, 2 affusion massages, and 6 massages with remineralizing oils.
This cure delivers unparalleled marine benefits: breathe invigorating sea air, absorb Quinton Serum (ultra-pure seawater vortex-drawn from over 20m depths in the Bay of Biscay) twice daily for vital minerals and trace elements, enjoy fresh seaweeds like Breton kombu, flat fucus, sea lichen, and wakame in the organic 'Detox/Marine' menu at La Terrasse restaurant, plus potent thalassotherapy. The results are profound.
Relax in the 33°C seawater aquatic course, hammam, sauna, or fitness room. Outdoors, stroll the coastal path to Pornic's historic center, passing fisheries and opulent villas in the Gourmalon district. Explore the lower and upper towns on the rocky outcrop. For a pause, head to La Fraiseraie on Place du Petit Nice for cirafine strawberry sorbet amid seagulls and boats.
Full board is essential to maximize benefits—and irresistible given chef Dominique Mauge's inventive organic cuisine at La Terrasse: spirulina raspberry, millefeuille of artichoke and Royal Kombu-simmered potato, scallop carpaccio with Le Croisic seaweed and fennel salad. Seafood shines for its lightness and flavor.
The staff—across restaurant, thalasso, and reception—offers exceptional efficiency and warmth, enhancing relaxation. Managed by thalassotherapy expert Marie-Noëlle Veillet-Berry (30+ years' experience, author of Les Bienfaits de la thalasso by Marabout), the resort pioneers innovations like Physioscan (bioresonance check-up), MiltaLed light therapy, cryotherapy, and infrared sauna. This is wellness at its most credible.
Retreat to zen, marine-inspired rooms at Alliance Pornic**** hotel, complete with private terrace and deckchairs for serene recovery.
Oligo-Marine Cure from €1,794/person: 6 days, half-board accommodation, treatments, and Espace Forme access. www.thalassopornic.com.
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