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Croatia at its very best: on Lastovo, one of the most remote islands in the Adriatic, architect Jurek Brüggen has trans­formed the ruins of a former village hall into seven relaxed studios. Yet another example of the prin­ciple that ‘after it’s broken, it gets even better’.
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Apartment Lastovo
Lastovo
Apartment Lastovo
Croatia at its very best: on Lastovo, one of the most remote islands in the Adriatic, architect Jurek Brüggen has transformed the ruins of a former village hall into seven relaxed studios. Yet another example of the principle that ‘after it’s broken, it gets even better’.
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Apartment Ita Res Apartment
Ita Res Apartment
Apartment Ita Res Apartment
‘Ita Res’ is Latin and means ‘That is how it is’. This is the name of the apartment in a Renaissance patrician house in Biberach, Swabia. It does not simply reconstruct the past, but takes everything a step further: a tribute to history and so much more.
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Holiday home Villa Ruh­leben
Villa Ruh­leben
Holiday home Villa Ruh­leben
A gem of Darß seaside resort architecture, renovated and extended with a light-filled annexe: Villa Ruhleben, built in 1890, can accommodate up to ten people – just five minutes from the Baltic Sea beach and nestled in the heart of a pine forest.
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Holiday home Backhaus
Backhaus
Holiday home Backhaus
On the banks of a small pond, a short distance from the historic farm complex, stands the ‘Backhäusle’ in the heart of the Black Forest. For decades, it served as a functional outbuilding for baking bread. Today, it is a listed building, along with the other buildings of the Sägehof.
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Apartment Wein­villa 1901
Wein­villa 1901
Apartment Wein­villa 1901
It's a rare gem: on the bright banks of the Saale River in Naumburg, two experienced designers are setting a real example with the renovation of a listed Wilhelminian style villa, aiming to turn a wine region into a design region too.
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Apartment Gut Kerkow
Gut Kerkow
Apartment Gut Kerkow
Welcome to a green environment: at Gutshaus Kerkow, sustainability-oriented entrepreneurship meets genuine hospitality – with organic farming and a farm shop, an art space, kitchen stories and eight exciting holiday apartments in the heart of the Uckermark.
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Apartment Horami Villa
Horami Villa
Apartment Horami Villa
Half-timbered Zen: Horami Villa, located in the heart of the Mecklenburg Lake District, combines historical charm with Far Eastern philosophy, Scandinavian clarity and modern design. A harmonious fusion of different worlds.
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Hotel Die Ree­derin
Die Ree­derin
Hotel Die Ree­derin
Stay in the midst of Hanseatic tradition with a Scandinavian twist: Hotel Die Reederin is located in a listed building dating from 1790 on Lübeck's beautiful Old Town island.
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Apartment Stall & Sterne
Stall & Sterne
Apartment Stall & Sterne
Inspiring universe: The Stall & Sterne holiday estate between the Ore Mountains and Vogtland is an example of a creative approach to building in existing structures - full of ideas, colours and spatial experiences.
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Apartment Oberes Haus Scar­pa­tetti
Oberes Haus Scar­pa­tetti
Apartment Oberes Haus Scar­pa­tetti
Once the residence of a distinguished family of politicians and officers, the Scarpatetti Upper House is still one of the most important architectural monuments in the Rhaeto-Romanic Val Surses in Graubünden. Today it offers a retreat for up to six guests in the midst of the impressive mountain scenery.
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Apartment St. Oak
St. Oak
Apartment St. Oak
Take two spacious apartments with historic flair overlooking a 200-year-old oak tree and combine them with Nordic design, industrial elements, warm colours and a passion for cooking – welcome to St. Oak in Kyritz!
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Hotel 1280 Die Krone
1280 Die Krone
Hotel 1280 Die Krone
Open and authentic: the walls of the Hotel 1280 Krone in the Black Forest are almost 750 years old and look back on a long history of hospitality. Today it shines in a new light and with subtle elegance.
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Hotel Leuch­tenburg
Leuch­tenburg
Hotel Leuch­tenburg
A breath of fresh air within 500-year-old walls: The Pension Leuchtenburg on Lake Kaltern is a family-run journey through time between historic vaults and peasant furniture, modern design and dolce vita at the hotel's own lakeside lido.
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Hotel Avion Hotel
Avion Hotel
Hotel Avion Hotel
Form follows function: the Hotel Avion in Brno, built by Bohuslav Fuchs, is considered an architectural masterpiece of the interwar avant-garde. Discover one of Europe's slimmest hotels.
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Holiday home Hof Wen­denius
Hof Wen­denius
Holiday home Hof Wen­denius
Between old half-timbering, rediscovered murals and modern exposed concrete: the more than 200-year-old three-sided farmstead in the Taunus region immerses its historic backdrop in bright light, delicate colours and light elegance.
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Holiday home Mühl­radhof
Mühl­radhof
[©(c)Roland Halbe; Veroeffentlichung nur gegen Honorar, Urhebervermerk und Beleg / Copyrightpermission required for reproduction, Photocredit: Roland Halbe]
Holiday home Mühl­radhof
By the tiled stove - under the hipped roof: the listed Mühlradhof dating from 1659 vividly tells the architectural story of rural life in the Upper Black Forest. All combined with modern comfort and a casual atmosphere.
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