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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.
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.
Apartment Kleiner Faktor
Kleiner Faktor
Apartment Kleiner Faktor
The Kleiner Faktor not far from Zittau - once the servants' house of a cloth merchant in the Umgebinde style - openly tells its story and adds personality with bright colours and collected art.
Apartment Haus Her­zog­stand
Haus Her­zog­stand
Ferienwohnungen Koche am See Architektin Antje Bulthaup Kochel am See, 1.5.2024 Copyright Quirin Leppert
Apartment Haus Her­zog­stand
Haus Herzogstand in Kochel am See is a beautiful combination of historical flair, modern comfort and sustainable renovation against the alpine backdrop of the "Blue Country".
Hotel Ler­mooser
Ler­mooser
Hotel Ler­mooser
Next stop Lermooser: the course was newly set for the listed railway station at the foot of the Zugspitze. Since then, the friendly hotel has been delighting guests with its bright rooms, easy-going kiosk and sustainable concept.
Hotel Wilmina
Wilmina
Hotel Wilmina
In a lush green backyard in the middle of Berlin Charlottenburg, the Wilmina - an extraordinary hotel with a delicate history - reveals its unique dimension. The listed ensemble has been transformed by the architect duo Grüntuch Ernst.
Hotel Hotel Sturm
Hotel Sturm
Hotel Hotel Sturm
In the Hotel Sturm, the architecture of the 80s takes on new dimensions, artfully and subtly connecting the past with the present. A multi-layered house with a clear philosophy and sustainable concept, set amidst the cultural landscape of the Rhön.
Apartment Sixty Steps Studio
Sixty Steps Studio
Apartment Sixty Steps Studio
A dance between époques. The Sixty Steps Studio in the heart of Dubrovnik welcomes its guests with casual elegance within historic walls. These look back to the year 1600 - and from the third floor out over the atmospheric alleys of the car-free old town.
Apartment Loft Atelier Dietzold
Loft Atelier Dietzold
Apartment Loft Atelier Dietzold
The art scene and industrial heritage are closely intertwined in Leipzig – a fact that guests can experience in the loft named Atelier Dietzold. The holiday apartment is located in an old factory building, the former Dietzoldwerke in the west of the city.
Apartment Loft Atelier 16
Loft Atelier 16
Apartment Loft Atelier 16
The Loft Atelier 16, located in an old factory in the west of Leipzig, plays with contrasts and skilfully achieves a balance between cool and cosy. The raw brick walls generate a warm atmosphere in the 56-square-metre flat.
Apartment Loft Galerie ff15
Loft Galerie ff15
Apartment Loft Galerie ff15
When staying in the Galerie ff15 loft, you are surrounded by artworks on the walls and next door to artists. The loft is located in the administration building of the former Springer & Möller printing ink factory in the Leipzig district of Leutzsch.
Holiday home Sieseby Tenne
Sieseby Tenne
Holiday home Sieseby Tenne
Spacious holiday home in a wide landscape! Fjorde Sieseby on the edge of the picturesque village of Sieseby on the Schlei is a former farm, which has been converted into a holiday resort with three lodges and a landscape park.
Holiday home Aux Losanges
Aux Losanges
Holiday home Aux Losanges
The large white diamond pattern in the entrance area are already suggesting it: Aux Losanges in the Tschiertschen mountain village in the canton of Graubünden is no ordinary traditional mountain chalet - even if it almost appears to be one from the outside.
Apartment Atelier Palermo
Atelier Palermo
Apartment Atelier Palermo
Palermo is a city of contrasts, where baroque splendor meets morbid charm and a lively atmosphere. In the capital of Sicily, Stefan Koppelkamm – graphic designer, photographer, author and university lecturer – has fulfilled his dream of having his own atelier in a baroque palazzo.
Bed & Breakfast Zum Egle 1336
Zum Egle 1336
Bed & Breakfast Zum Egle 1336
Concrete and the Middle Ages! Zum Egle 1336 is a B&B with two rooms in the historic old town of Constance. It is situated on the second floor of a heritage listed half-timbered house, which also houses a shop, the owner's architectural office, and his family apartment over its four floors.
Holiday home Sieseby Loft
Sieseby Loft
Holiday home Sieseby Loft
Width and light characterise the up to eight-metre-high Sieseby Loft, which is located in a courtyard complex on the edge of the thatched-roof village of Sieseby near the Schlei, an inlet of Germany's Baltic Sea Coast.
Holiday home Loft by LIEU
Loft by LIEU
Holiday home Loft by LIEU
Are you dreaming of a holiday that brings the whole family – or all your closest friends – together? In the south of France perhaps? Accommodation with traditional charm and casual flair? In the countryside, but close to the sea and the mountains. Voilà: Loft by LIEU.
Holiday home Wene­frieda
Wene­frieda
Holiday home Wene­frieda
Wenefrieda is a typical representation of the modern timber architecture the Vorarlberg province in western Austria is famous for. This longhouse-style holiday home is based on the traditional buildings of the Bregenzerwald forest.
Holiday home Quartier Wieck
Quartier Wieck
Holiday home Quartier Wieck
The ensemble with the two houses WIECK9 and WIECK11 is located in the fishing village of the same name on the Darß, just 300 metres from the Bodden. The architecture provides a counterpoint to the thatched-roof houses typical of the Darß.
Holiday home Por­cignano
Por­cignano
Holiday home Por­cignano
Porcignano, near the Tuscan village of Radda in Itatly’s Chianti region, was once the private summer house of Leo Lionni (1910-1999).Today, guests can experience the villa with its sculpture garden.
Holiday home Can Bou
Can Bou
Holiday home Can Bou
With beautiful views of the mountains of the Serra de Tramuntana, the Can Bou holiday home is located on the outskirts of the small town of Sóller – about three kilometres from the northwest coast of Mallorca.
Hotel Kranich Hotel
Kranich Hotel
Hotel Kranich Hotel
Nestled in the fields of northern Western Pomerania, the Kranich Hotel owes its name to the fact that hundreds of cranes rest here in spring and autumn before moving on to their summer or winter quarters.
Holiday home NewHaus
NewHaus
Holiday home NewHaus
The NewHaus holiday homes are located in the foothills of a pine forest just behind the dunes on the Fischland-Darß peninsula. The furnishings with classic furniture in an urban style are both elegant and casual.
Holiday home Kuća Foto­grafa
Kuća Foto­grafa
Holiday home Kuća Foto­grafa
The small stone house in the Croatian fishing village of Novigrad is known as “The photographer's house”. The house was once the home and studio of Nikica Karavida, the first public photographer of the region during the 1920s and 1930s.
Apartment Denkmal Karl­stadt
Denkmal Karl­stadt
Apartment Denkmal Karl­stadt
The Denkmal situated near to the historic town walls of Karlstadt is just a few steps away from the River Main. The listed building from 1576 has been extensively renovated and converted into a cafe and two apartments.
Holiday home Villa G
Villa G
Holiday home Villa G
In the middle of an oak forest, yet with a wide view up to Lake Trasimeno, Villa G. is situated on a mountainside near the medieval town of Preggio.
Apartment Kultur Gut Has­selburg
Kultur Gut Has­selburg
Deutschland, Schleswig-Holstein, Altenkrempe, Kulturgut Hasselburg, Dr. Constantin Stahlberg, September 2023
Apartment Kultur Gut Has­selburg
The Kultur Gut Hasselburg is a listed late-baroque country estate near at the Baltic Sea. The ensemble of manor house, barns and a gatehouse impresses with its size and architectural unity and offers a variety of holiday apartments.
Apartment Meis­ter­zimmer
Meis­ter­zimmer
Apartment Meis­ter­zimmer
The old cotton mill in Leipzig is a melting pot for creative professionals. Numerous studios, galleries, workshops, a cinema, several theatres and shops have taken over this large factory site, located four kilometers away from the city centre.
Holiday home Tautes Heim
Tautes Heim
Holiday home Tautes Heim
Step back to the Roaring Twenties: Taut’s Home (Tautes Heim) is an architecture, design and Bauhaus lover’s dream. This house, which was designed by the famous German architect Bruno Taut in the 1920s, is part of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Hufeisensiedlung Berlin.

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