Financial Times presents alte säge

In two parts, we invite you to join us on a journey through the Bregenzerwald – where landscape, building culture and lifestyle blend in ways that are both pleasant and innovative. Part 1: The Vorderer Bregenzerwald.

Heavenly peace: when you enter the Johannes Neun holiday home, not only does the world become a little quieter, but the light also appears more magical. After all, the loft with its luminous stained glass windows was originally a church.

Mon Oncle, South Modern and a move from Paris to the deep blue of Faro. The story of a creative domino effect that began in the Arizona desert.

In the heart of Salento, Italy's southernmost peninsula, an old town house tells of the tradition and architecture of the region between two seas - charming, authentic and well hidden in a maze of alleyways.