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Daylesford & Macedon Ranges aerial view

Daylesford & Macedon Ranges, Australia

Spa country: Australia's densest concentration of mineral springs, an hour north-west of Melbourne, where Daylesford and Hepburn Springs pair bathhouses with one of the country's most celebrated regional restaurants, and the Macedon Ranges add cool-climate shiraz and granite hills.

Lake House Daylesford

The benchmark of regional Australian hospitality since 1984: a Wolf-Tasker family property on Lake Daylesford with a two-hatted dining room, treetop mineral bathing and its own farm.

The Dudley Boutique Hotel

An adults-only 1930s guesthouse in Hepburn Springs, restored around art and gardens, a short walk from the bathhouse and a few minutes from Daylesford village.

Lancemore Macedon Ranges

A family-run hilltop retreat above Lancefield, an hour from Melbourne, with garden-facing rooms, a seasonal pool and cool-climate wine country, Hanging Rock and walking trails nearby.