In the city itself, there’s ‘Hagabadet’, an old Renstromska public bath-house located in a cobble-stoned neighbourhood. It offers an array of treatments (everything from facials to therapeutic mineral soaks), a gym, and ’Agget’ (’The Egg’), the main swimming pool so-called owing to its shape. On the rocky Bohuslan coast, ‘Smögens Havsbad’ is a dramatically positioned spa-hotel specialising in massage, facials, thermal baths and, on a different note, local seafood. And in the lake district, ’Kroppefjäll’ has an outdoor bath barrel, professional classical Swedish massage, energy massage and zone therapy. Flights to Gothenburg are available from £15 pp with Ryanair.

For more information on West Sweden visit www.westsweden.com.