Fordypningsrommet Fleinvær
At a glanceRegion/Town: NO - Norway, Archipelago Fleinvær, Sørvær Island
Accommodation: Resort
In the far north of Norway – on a small island in the Fleinvær Archipelago within the Arctic Circle – the composer and musician Håvard Lund has created a retreat for artists and vacationers. The spectacular natural surroundings will inspire you and spur your creativity! …
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schlicht & ergreifend: das Birki
At a glanceRegion/Town: DE - Germany, Sachsen-Anhalt, Thale
Accommodation: House
Simply beautiful. There is no better way to describe Birki, an historic brick-built house in Thale, a small town on the northeastern rim of Germany’s Harz mountains. Situated by a babbling pebble creek on an elevated hill slope near the edge of the town, …
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Büretenhof
At a glanceRegion/Town: DE - Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Southern Black Forest,Todtnauberg
Accommodation: House
The Büretenhof is situated in one of the most beautiful high valleys in the southern Black Forest. This traditional Black Forest building – a three-storey farmhouse with both a residential space and a farmwork section, all under a traditional, …
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Rocciaviva
At a glanceRegion/Town: IT - Italy, Umbria, Campello sul Clitunno
Accommodation: House, Apartment
Rocciaviva is a 16th century farmhouse in Umbria, beautifully placed on a hillside between olive groves and woods, overlooking a valley and the old Campello Alto castle. This restored farmhouse comprises two spacious, bright apartments: a 100 sq m ground floor apartment and a 150 sq m apartment on the upper floor. …
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Le Tamerici
At a glanceRegion/Town: IT - Italy, Sicily, Punta Secca
Accommodation: Hotel
Right on the beach! Le Tamerici forms part of an historic building complex just 200 meters from the central piazza of Punta Secca, a fishing village on the southeast coast of Sicily. A house with soul and charm: rooms with high ceilings, …
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Villa Ashyana
At a glanceRegion/Town: IT - Italy, Puglia, near San Vito dei Normanni
Accommodation: House
Villa Ashyana, located in the southern Italian region of Puglia, is surrounded by olive trees that stretch out in long rows toward the horizon. With its elongated floor plan, the villa’s cubic structure fits precisely between two of these rows. …
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Penthouse Cordari Ortigia & Casa del Forte
At a glanceRegion/Town: IT - Italy, Sicily, Syracuse, Ortygia
Accommodation: House
Ortigia – the small island off the east coast of Sicily – is connected by several bridges to the mainland. It forms the historic center of the city of Syracuse with narrow streets, small squares and baroque buildings. …
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Pantelleria Nikà
At a glanceRegion/Town: IT - Italy, Pantelleria, Nikà bay
Accommodation: House
The volcanic island of Pantelleria, located between Sicily and Tunisia, is known as the “Black Pearl of the Mediterranean”. The island’s characteristic houses are called dammusi: cube-shaped buildings made of volcanic rock, with dome-like white roofs that serve to catch rainwater. …
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Villa Domus
At a glanceRegion/Town: IT - Italy, Sicily, Noto
Accommodation: House
Gorges, valleys and high plateaus characterize the hinterland of the Sicilian Baroque towns of Noto and Siracusa. In a beautiful setting with sweeping views of this fascinating canyon landscape, the Villa Domus is a dazzling white composition of several interconnected, …
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Casa Ola & Casa Piera
At a glanceRegion/Town: IT - Italy, Capri
Accommodation: House
With broad views of the Gulf of Naples, these summer houses nestle on a rocky slope of the Italian island of Capri. The upper house – the Casa Piera – was designed by Neapolitan architect Cherubino Gambardella as a private residenza minima. …
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Seaside Villa Capo Zafferano
At a glanceRegion/Town: IT - Italy, Sicily, Palermo, Bagheria
Accommodation: House
Just 30 meters from the sea and overlooking the Capo Zaferrano, this villa is situated on a rocky slope on the northern coast of Sicily. The Italian architect Armando Barraja designed the house as a summer residence for his family in the late 1980s. …
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Villa Capri
At a glanceRegion/Town: IT - Italy, Lazio, Itri
Accommodation: House
Villa Capri is situated in an olive grove on the outskirts of Itri, a small town between Rome and Naples. The house was built around an abandoned steel concrete skeleton. The architects Cherubino Gambardella and Simona Ottieri, …
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Vito
At a glanceRegion/Town: IT - Italy, Sicily, Noto
Accommodation: House
Vito is a small apartment in a former farmstead near the Sicilian city of Noto. The owners are artists who live in Milan and use part of the estate as their showroom. The apartment consists of a large room with an adjacent bathroom and kitchen at the back. …
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Villa Zagara
At a glanceRegion/Town: IT - Italy, Sicily, Noto
Accommodation: House
Villa Zagara near the Sicilian town of Noto is surrounded by a garden of lemon trees. The house and garden are the joint project of three brothers – two are architects in Naples and one is a landscape architect. …
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Masseria Moroseta
At a glanceRegion/Town: IT - Italy, Apulia, Ostuni
Accommodation: B&B
The Masseria Moroseta B&B near the Apulian town of Ostuni is surrounded by a 5-hectare ecological olive grove. The bright white building is a modern interpretation of the traditional Apulian farm, the “Masseria”. The wall on its entrance side appears stark and closed off. …
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Palazzina Alchimia
At a glanceRegion/Town: IT - Italy, Apulia, Fasano
Accommodation: House
Experience the vibrant southern Italian city life in the Palazzina Alchimia! This 17th century townhouse is centrally located on the ancient Corso Garibaldi in the Apulian town of Fasano. A steep staircase leads you away from the bustle of the street and up to the first floor where you’ll find the combined living, …
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Principe Amedeo
At a glanceRegion/Town: IT - Italy, Apulia, Salento, Galatone
Accommodation: Apartment
Authentic southern Italian way of life in the historic heart of the Apulian town of Galàtone: The apartment Principe Amedeo is located on the first floor of the Palazzo Nobile, an extension to the small church of San Giovanni Battista from the 17th century. …
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Anime a Sud | Residenza Hortus
At a glanceRegion/Town: IT - Italy, Sicily, Modica
Accommodation: House
The Hortus residence in the historic center of the Sicilian Baroque town of Modica dates back to the 16th century and was probably part of the old castle or a church building. During the complex, ecological renovation of the dilapidated property much emphasis has been placed on maintaining its historic charm. …
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Casa Via Garibaldi
At a glanceRegion/Town: IT - Italy, Apulia, Locorotondo
Accommodation: House
The small town Locorotondo (“round city”), located about 12 km from the Adriatic coast in Apulia, has a circular medieval old town and is one of the „Borghi più belli d’Italia“, the most beautiful villages in Italy. …
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Rocciaviva Atelier House
At a glanceRegion/Town: IT - Italy, Umbria, Campello sul Clitunno
Accommodation: House
The Rocciaviva Atelier House, set on the edge of a Mediterranean forest, comes with spectacular views of the castle Campello Alto and the surrounding valley. The building combines clean lines and open, light-filled spaces, with traditional Umbrian stone and iron work like travertine flooring and custom made windows and doors. …
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Villa Vendicari
At a glanceRegion/Town: IT - Italy, Sicily, Noto
Accommodation: House
With the glittering sea in sight and a pool in the Mediterranean garden Villa Vendicari is located in the nature reserve Vendicari in south-eastern Sicily. The building looks like it has been shaped by the wind and with its organic form it blends in well with the original landscape. …
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Villa Due Pini
At a glanceRegion/Town: IT - Italy, Lazio, Itri
Accommodation: House
Surrounded by an olive grove and overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea as well as the Aurunci mountains Villa Due Pini is situated on a hill in the small town of Itri. The house is also known as “White Pumpkin” and as unusual as its name is its story of origin: The villa is based on the redesign of an unfinished reinforced concrete skeleton. …
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Masseria Alchimia
At a glanceRegion/Town: IT - Italy, Apulia, Fasano
Accommodation: Hotel, Apartment
The shining white Masseria set itself apart from the brown-green Apulian countryside with its fields, olive groves and fruit trees. The German-Swiss host Caroline Groszer has converted the remote manor house from the 17th Century into a stylish holiday destination combining tradition, …
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la melagrana
At a glanceRegion/Town: IT - Italy, Sicily, Noto
Accommodation: House
From a distance, it seems like a wooden box is floating on a hill overlooking the archaic Sicilian countryside. La melagrana is pitched on concrete beams and offers a view of the sea shimmering in the distance. …
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Casa Vico Fiscaiolo
At a glanceRegion/Town: IT - Italy, Apulia, Monopoli
Accommodation: House, Apartment
Casa Vico Fiscaiolo is located in a picturesque street in the historic part of the Italian town Monopoli. The apartment is a typical “Casa a Torre”: based on an small ground floor it extends over three levels. …
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Villa La Pergola
At a glanceRegion/Town: IT - Italy, Stromboli
Accommodation: House
The earth quakes. Every ten minutes the volcano blasts red fire into the air. And at the foot of the black island, the white LA PERGOLA VILLAGE, nestled between palm trees, prickly pear cacti and pink bougainvilleas, …
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