Barcelona Sanctuary

Barcelona Sanctuary

The Barcelona Sanctuary is just a half hour’s drive from the hustle and bustle of Catalonia’s capital, on the edge of a nature park and close to the coast. Its location on a hill with views of the surrounding forests and shimmering sea in the distance were a decisive factor in the design of the house.

Region/Town: ES – Spain, Sant Andreu de Llavaneres

Scenery: Paoramic spot right next to a nature reserve

Accommodation: House

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Hotel Gasthof Krone

The traditional Hotel Gasthof Krone is centrally located at the village square of von Hiltisau in the Bregenzerwald. The typical log building from 1838 was originally a courthouse, but has been used as an inn for 170 years. At the beginning of the 2000s, architect Bernardo Bader carefully renovated the building with great respect for its old structure and extendet it with six rooms. What has been added in a modern way is clearly recognisable, but does not form a contrast, but a harmonious addition to the old. The finesse of the local craftsmen can be seen in every detail in the dining rooms and hotel rooms.

Region/Town: AT – Austria, Vorarlberg, Bregenzerwald, Hittisau

Scenery: At the village square

Accommodation: Hotel

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Schgaguler Hotel

At the South Tyrolean Schgaguler Hotel in Castelrotto at the foot of the Alpe di Siusi, you can admire the amazing transformation of an 80s building into an elegant modern boutique hotel. The hotel is hardly recognisable and looks like an entirely new building.

Region/Town: IT – Italy, South Tyrol, Castelrotto

Scenery: In the historic centre of Castelrotto in the heart of the Dolomites

Accommodation: Hotel

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Podere 500

In a picturesque location between green meadows and sunflower fields, amidst the rolling Tuscan hills near the town of Cortona, Italy, you will find Podere 500, a holiday home that was once a traditional farmhouse. Behind its weathered stone walls, a surprisingly modern holiday home with spacious rooms and a bright and airy ambience awaits you.

Region/Town: IT – Italy, Tuscany, Cortona

Scenery: Amidst meadows and fields, with a great view of Cortona

Accommodation: House

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casa LUUM

Casa Luum is situated on a property surrounded by a nature reserve in the hinterland of the Algarve. The building was designed by the Portuguese architect Pedro Domingos, who also created the neighbouring house Casa Agostos. …

Region/Town: PT – Portugal, Algarve, Santa Barbara de Nexe

Scenery: In a natural reserve surrounded by of olive-, cork- and almond trees

Accommodation: House

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Le Tamerici

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, rough walls, old stone floors, original doors and windows, and traditional majolica tiles.

Region/Town: IT – Italy, Sicily, Punta Secca

Scenery: On the beach

Accommodation: House

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Steinhaus am Auerbach

At first, you might be slightly surprised by the name: “Steinhaus (stone house) am Auerbach”. This Steinhaus in the Bavarian town of Oberaudorf looks like a wooden house from the outside, but is in fact a massive stone building with 80cm thick walls. …

Region/Town: DE – Germany, Bavaria, Oberaudorf

Scenery: In a small village in the northern part of the Alps

Accommodation: House

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Golf Lodge Schloss Auel

The Golf Lodge is situated in the middle of the grounds and golf course of Schloss Auel in Germany’s Bergisches Land. The new building has its own modern character, yet still integrates seamlessly into the heritage listed ensemble. …

Region/Town: DE – Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rheinland, Lohmar

Scenery: Amidst meadows and forests in the Bergisches Land

Accommodation: Hotel

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Bergloft Privà

At first glance, Bergloft Privà in the mountain village of Degen in Switzerland’s Lumnezia valley looks like an ordinary stable typical to the region: an airy log cabin built upon raw stone foundations. Yet if you look closely – …

Region/Town: CH – Switzerland, Lumnezia Valley, Degen

Scenery: In the heart of the village Degen, in the idylliac region of the Surselva

Accommodation: House

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Casa Ceppi

Casa Ceppi is a rural property on the Croatian peninsula of Istria. The historic complex, which comprises a main building and outbuildings grouped around a central square, was in ruins until it was rebuilt according to plans by the Berlin architecture firm Wietersheim. …

Region/Town: HR – Croatia, Istria, Čepić

Scenery: In the hinterland of Istria, 15 min. from the coast

Accommodation: House

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