Pic­turesque River Deity

Among German football fans there is the term “Alles­fahrer”. This refers to those hardcore fans who always follow their team ever­y­where, even to the sup­po­sedly least important fri­endly match at the far­thest end of the world.

Some­times I wish I were a HOLIDAYARCHITECTURE “Alles­fahrer”. And, as in the case of the holiday accom­mo­dation Mon­schau­bleibe (Picture: Yvonne Kirch), I wouldn’t have to travel to any­where near the end of the world. Because in a few hours I can (actually) reach the small town of Mon­schau in western Germany, more pre­cisely in the Rur-Eifel region.

Then I would wander through the medieval alleys of the his­toric old town and explore the Hohes Venn-Eifel Nature Park or take a short trip to Aachen and neigh­bouring Belgium. Or I would always just sit on the balcony and gaze at the river Rur.

I wouldn’t have to worry about the accom­mo­dation itself anyway. We have known and app­re­ciated the host Anke Nuxoll-Oster, a cheerful soul par excel­lence from the Rhi­neland, for a very long time as a tireless, creative “coll­ector of houses”.

– Ulrich Stefan Knoll, CCO HOLIDAYARCHITECTURE

PS: Dear readers, which picture do you dream of?

Much of HOLIDAYARCHITECTURE’s work involves dealing with visual material. Some­times there is a picture that par­ti­cu­larly appeals to us – a photo that sur­prises us, fasci­nates us, or simply forces us to pay even more attention to a house or look at it from a dif­ferent per­spective. You can find this in our new series “One Picture”.

The House