Bota Bota, the serene floating retreat anchored in Montreal’s Old Port, is marking its 15th anniversary with major waves.

Standing in a sweltering sauna near Montréal on a recent morning, Dominique Evens whirled a towel through the air, snapping the terry cloth to the piped-in sounds of sitar jazz. Evens, a Montréaler ...

Contributor Hilary Nangle offers a fool-proof recipe for relaxation: A sybaritic soak in one of the Nordic spas in Quebec. “Fifteen to 20 minutes hot, then 30 seconds to one minute cold, then 15-20 ...

Inside a sauna on a ferry boat turned spa, we sweated in silence and gazed out a broad picture window framing the Montreal skyline. The floating spa, Bota Bota, is docked on the St. Lawrence River, ...