Rifugio Friulano

If you spend your holiday in a tower, you may have to climb more steps than in a bungalow, but in the old water towers, former fortification towers or contemporary wooden buildings you will be rewarded with a very special ambience and a wonderful view. Experience a holiday with Rapunzel feeling!

Rifugio Friulano

Rifugio Friulano is a hideaway in the hills of the upper Italian region of Friuli. Originally the owners had been looking for an old stone house to buy, but they fell in love with this small property on a steep slope north of the town of Udine. Here they built themselves a refuge to retreat to and take a break from everyday life: a simple and archaic wooden house with 35cm thick walls of untreated timber and a copper-clad roof…

Region/Town: IT – Italy, Friuli, Tarcento

Scenery: In the hills above Tarcento near Udine

Accommodation: House

Wasserturm Pirach

Wasserturm Pirach is a landmark in the foothills of the Bavarian Alps between the Lake Chiemsee and the Waginger Lake. With a height of almost 30 metres, the water tower presides over the houses of the hamlet of Pirach. Its façade of silver-coloured sheet steel panels, which protects this 1950s-built structure from the elements, makes for a striking visual impact.

Region/Town: DE – Germany, Bavaria, Pirach in the Chiemgau

Scenery: In the heart of a little hamlet with views over the Alpine peaks

Accommodation: Apartment

Turmhaus Tirol

Situated in the Tyrolean Alps, Turmhaus Tirol is built into the gradient of a steep mountain slope and reaches up six floors into the sky. The lower three floors are dug into the slope itself and form the concrete foundation for the wooden structure. Flamed larch boards of different widths, some of which overlap, give structure and character to the façade. The windows, arranged according to functions of each room, also liven up the reduced design of the building, with its wide cantilevered saddle roof.

Region/Town: AT – Austria, Tyrol, The Ziller Valley, Zell am Ziller

Scenery: At 1200 metres in the heart of the Tyrolean Alps

Accommodation: House

Torre Piccola

Torre Piccola is a historic tower house with modern interiors in the old town of Nardo, Apulia. This heritage-listed tower has been converted into a holiday apartment, which expertly combines the historic substance of the building substance, an open spatial concept, and minimalist design.

Region/Town: IT – Italy, Apulia, Nardò

Scenery: In the old town

Accommodation: House

La Tour Sarrazine

La Tour Sarrazine in the village of Montaren near the southern French renaissance town of Uzès is a medieval tower dating to the 12th century. The building was restored over the course of five years and transformed into a unique B&B, in which combining authenticity and comfort was of the highest priority. New elements are clearly recognisable as such, but have been designed in a neutral mode that doesn’t steal the limelight from the historic building itself.

Region/Town: FR – France, Occitania, Uzès, Montaren

Scenery: In the small village of Montaren in southern France

Accommodation: House, B&B

Giovi’s Tower

In the small hamlet of Giovi – just a few kilometres from the Tuscan cultural centre of Arezzo – this tower house is perched on a spectacular panoramic spot overlooking the Arno river. Just as unique as its setting is Giovi’s Tower interior: the Aretian architect Roberto Baciocchi – archistar of the international haute couture flagship stores – has lent his holiday home a very personal touch, but his priority was always to preserve the traces of time as well as the original structure of the building.

Region/Town: IT – Italy, Tuscany, Giovi

Scenery: Spectacular position overlooking the Arno river

Accommodation: House

Wasserturm am Park Sanssouci

Built at the beginning of the 20th century, the water tower at the Kaiserbahnhof in Potsdam once supplied water to steam engines at the station. A German-Spanish couple, both architects, saved the tower from falling into decay and converted it into a holiday apartment, …

Region/Town: DE – Germany, Brandenburg, Potsdam

Scenery: Between Wildpark and the Sanssouci Park

Accommodation: House

ArchitekTurm

Built in 1956 on the outskirts of Braunschweig, this former water tower hasn’t been used as such for decades. In the 90s, this listed monument was transformed into a residential building. Now, following a recent renovation, …

Region/Town: DE – Germany, Lower Saxony, Braunschweig

Scenery: on the outskirts overlooking fields and meadows

Accommodation: House

Zumthor Vacation Homes

Leis is a hamlet of several old wooden chalets, a white chapel and a small restaurant, located in the mountains above Vals in Graubünden. Here, at 1,500 meters, the internationally renowned architect and Pritzker Prize winner Peter Zumthor built three wooden houses: the Oberhus, …

Region/Town: CH – Switzerland, Leis ob Vals

Scenery: Graubünden

Accommodation: House

Wasserturm Waren

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Region/Town: DE – Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Waren (Mueritz)

Scenery: Mecklenburg Lake District

Accommodation: Apartment

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