Rettungsschuppen

Rettungsschuppen

Built in 1899, this brick building on the North Sea island of Juist operated as a sea rescue station for many decades. The heritage-listed building was recently renovated and has been reborn as a holiday house combining historical flair and modern design.

Region/Town: DE – Germany, Lower Saxony, Island of Juist, Ostdorf

Name: Rettungsschuppen

Scenery: In the quiet district of Ostdorf, close to the beach and not far from the idyllic town centre.

Accommodation: House

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Trecubi

Trecubi – a holiday home situated near the town of Noto in the southeast of Sicily – offers magnificent views over the region’s hilly landscape, all the way to the sea five kilometres away. It rises out of a terraced slope and merges harmoniously with its surroundings through its ochre colour palette. …

Region/Town: IT – Italy, Sicily, Avola

Name: Trecubi

Scenery: On a terraced slope with magnificent views over the hilly landscape

Accommodation: House

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Finca Sonrisa

At Finca Sonrisa, Mallorcan architecture meets an exciting combination of contemporary design and Art Deco style. This 500 square metre villa is situated on a spacious property with panoramic views overlooking the lowlands and Tramuntana Mountains of Mallorca. A traditional country estate on the outside, the villa itself will surprise you with its modern interiors that transport the glamorous lifestyle of the 1920s into the present.

Region/Town: ES – Spain, Randa, Mallorca

Name: Finca Sonrisa

Scenery: On a spacious property with panoramic views

Accommodation: House

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Can Miret

This holiday home is situated in the north of Mallorca on the edge of the little town of Campanet – in a large garden overlooking the village and the Tramuntana mountains. This traditional Mallorcan building is comprised of an older main wing and a newer extension and offers 300 square metres of space for nine people.

Region/Town: ES – Spain, Mallorca, Campanet

Name: Can Miret

Scenery: On the outskirts of the village in the middle of an idyllic garden with a view of the Tramuntana mountains.

Accommodation: House

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Hygge Hus

Hygge Hus on the North Sea island of Föhr makes a traditional impression from outside – but inside it boasts a modern Scandinavian style and great attention to detail. Across its 140 square metres this house provides a large family-sized space for different activities.

Region/Town: DE – Germany, Schleswig-Holstein, Föhr, Oevenum

Name: Hygge Hus

Scenery: In the village

Accommodation: House

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Tinoshearts – House Y

Tinos Hearts House Y is located in Karidari, one of the most beautiful villages on the Greek Cycladic island of Tinos. The house is a modern interpretation of the typical architecture of the Cyclades with brightly whitewashed walls, cubic forms, a flat roof and puristic design language.

Region/Town: GR – Greece, Tinos, Kardiani

Name: Tinoshearts - House Y

Scenery: In the village, with breathtaking views of the sea

Accommodation: House

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El Jardin de la Palapa – Veranda House

El Jardin de la Palapa is situated in the midst of a banana plantation on the north coast of Tenerife. This veranda house is one of three buildings on the 10-hectare property, which is laid out like a tropical garden. The house, built in the local style, offers generous space for two people over 100 square metres.

Region/Town: ES – Spain, Tenerife, Los Realejos

Name: Veranda House

Scenery: In the midst of a banana plantation on the coast.

Accommodation: House

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La Riserva

La Riserva holiday home near the Sicilian Vendicari nature reserve just south of the baroque town Noto offers wide views over the Mediterranean macchia shrublands to the sea 900 metres away. Elegant and archaic at once, this elongated building extends across the spacious property. The linear composition forms a contrast to the gnarled olive trees and prickly pears and simultaneously enters into dialogue with the surrounding landscape thanks to its walls of local stone and broad glass surfaces.

Region/Town: IT – Italy, Sicily, Noto

Name: La Riserva

Scenery: Amidst a Mediterranean garden with spectacular views of the Vendicari nature reserve.

Accommodation: House

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Tigharry Schoolhouse

Tigharry Schoolhouse is situated on North Uist, one of the islands of the Outer Hebrides, west of Scotland. This 19th century building is surrounded by fields, pastures and meadows, and once served as the local school to the village of Tigharry.

Region/Town: UK – United Kingdom, Scotland, Isle of North Uist, Tigharry

Name: Tigharry Schoolhouse

Scenery: Surrounded by meadows, pastures and fields

Accommodation: House

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Gut Üselitz

The manor Gut Üselitz is surrounded by the Üselitzer Wiek bay on the southern side of Rügen, just off Germany’s Baltic Sea coast. This romantic island location is the result of the area’s natural restoration in 2011, when the bay – which had been drained in the 1920s – was flooded again.

Region/Town: DE – Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Poseritz on the island Rügen

Name: Gut Üselitz

Scenery: Surrounded by the Üselitzer Wiek bay

Accommodation: House, Apartment

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