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South Tyrolean prac­ti­cality. Anyone visiting Sand in Taufers is greeted at the ent­rance to the village by Ovina’s Haus – holiday accom­mo­dation in the midst of green meadows and against an impressive mountain backdrop.
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Apartment Ovina’s Haus
Ovina’s Haus
Apartment Ovina’s Haus
South Tyrolean practicality. Anyone visiting Sand in Taufers is greeted at the entrance to the village by Ovina's Haus – holiday accommodation in the midst of green meadows and against an impressive mountain backdrop.
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Apartment Ida
Ida
Apartment Ida
South Tyrolean Stuben meets minimalist zeitgeist. The Ida - historic town apartments in the heart of Sterzing skilfully bridge the gap between the past and today. Here, star-ribbed vaults and ornate door frames blend with clear shapes and natural materials.
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Apartment Par­cloft
Par­cloft
Apartment Par­cloft
At the Parcloft, you stay in a stately city palace in the historical centre of Merano, in the Elisabeth Park, overlooking the Passer River. Here, the award-winning architect Markus Scherer has transformed a former store into an extraordinary holiday apartment.
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Hotel Milla Montis
Milla Montis
Hotel Milla Montis
With its restrained and at the same time sensational design, the South Tyrolean Milla Montis Hotel enriches the Puster Valley with an architectural highlight. The motto of the architectural intervention: origin, redefined.
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ApartmentHoliday home Larix Lodge
Larix Lodge
Apartment // Holiday home Larix Lodge
The Larix Lodge in the village of La Villa (Stern) in Alta Badia is modern, yet rooted in tradition. The wooden façade, loggia and gable roof relate to the characteristic features of the region’s buildings, but at the same time the building has an independent, contemporary character.
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Holiday home Casa Salvati
Casa Salvati
Holiday home Casa Salvati
Casa Salvati is part of an ensemble of three holiday homes built by the architects Alberto Salvati and Ambrogio Tresoldi in 1972 on a hill on the western shore of Lake Garda. An important element of Salvati and Tresoldi’s work was the use of colour.
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Hotel Hotel Villa Mayr
Hotel Villa Mayr
Hotel Hotel Villa Mayr
Villa Mayr in Vahrn near Brixen, South Tyrol, is a house steeped in history. The building, which is more than 400 years old, used to be the summer residence of the Hotel Elephant in Brixen and was converted into a boarding house in 1878.
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Apartment Umamma
Umamma
Apartment Umamma
In the Umamma apartment in the small Tuscan town of San Miniato, the Middle Ages are combined with industrial style. The apartment is extraordinary and will elicit a "Wow!" from many guests—or "umamma" as they say in Tuscany for something unexpectedly amazing.
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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.
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ApartmentHoliday home Freiform
Freiform
Apartment // Holiday home Freiform
Below the village of Verdings, architect Martin Gruber has planned an organic free form, which will be rented out as an extraordinary guest house. Like a nature observatory in the midst of the South Tyrolean mountains, the contemporary glass pavilion affords a captivating view across the valley.
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Apartment Casa del Forte
Casa del Forte
Apartment Casa del Forte
Casa del Forte is located in an old fisherman's house in Ortigia, the old town of Syracuse. Just a few minutes walk from the city beach and at the same time in the middle of the bustling old town streets with its ancient sites.
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Apartment Fran­cocci 7
Fran­cocci 7
Apartment Fran­cocci 7
On a hill in Umbria, the green heart of Italy, lies the Francocci 7 estate with sweeping views over the countryside. The former Fatttoria has been renovated and extended with modern architecture.
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Apartment Casa Sabir
Casa Sabir
Apartment Casa Sabir
Outside: a lively hustle and bustle. Inside: peace and quiet and the grandeur of bygone eras. Casa Sabir is located on the market square of the small island of Ortigia – the historic centre of the Sicilian city of Syracuse.
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Holiday home Villa Abruzzo
Villa Abruzzo
Holiday home Villa Abruzzo
Vineyards and olive groves surround Villa Abruzzo, located in the north of the Italian region of Abruzzo, just a few kilometres from the Adriatic coast. The bungalow was designed and furnished by the interior architect and designer Davide Rizzo.
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Holiday home Rifugio Friulano
Rifugio Friulano
Holiday home 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 near Udine.
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Holiday home Trecubi
Trecubi
Holiday home 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.
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Hotel Gasthof zum Riesen
Gasthof zum Riesen
Hotel Gasthof zum Riesen
Gasthof zum Riesen is a house full of history. Since the 14th century, this former pilgrims' hostel has stood in the centre of Tarsch, a village in the Vintschgau region of South Tyrol.
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Hotel MIRAMONTI Bou­tique Hotel
MIRAMONTI Bou­tique Hotel
Hotel MIRAMONTI Bou­tique Hotel
High above Merano, the Miramonti Boutique Hotel has been offering a stylish place for nature and design lovers for many years. The three individually designed wooden houses of the Monti House complement the ensemble, offering understated luxury - and a spectacular view of the mountains.
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Hotel See­hotel Ambach
See­hotel Ambach
Hotel See­hotel Ambach
Seehotel Ambach beams its guests back to the seventies. At the beginning of the decade, architect Othmar Barth, considered a pioneer of modernity in South Tyrol, created a complete work of art – merging architecture, design and nature – on the northern shore of Lake Caldaro.
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