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Holiday home Cons 148
Cons 148
Holiday home Cons 148
Between mountains and eras: the Cons 148 holiday home in Graubünden combines the charm of a traditional Walser house with the demands of modern living. Quite simply: with wood.
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.
Holiday home Villa Moras­sutti
Villa Moras­sutti
Holiday home Villa Moras­sutti
A tribute to Frank Lloyd Wright - in the middle of the Dolomites. In 1949, young architect Bruno Morassutti travelled to the USA to take part in the renowned Taliesin Fellowship. Deeply impressed by Wright's ‘Organic Architecture’, he transferred its principles to traditional Alpine architecture.
Holiday home Chasa Noth
Chasa Noth
Haus Scuol E. Noth ©Rita Palanikumar
Holiday home Chasa Noth
Artistic sgraffiti adorns the massive walls of the Chasa Noth, a 300-year-old Engadine house on the village square in Scuol, framed by the peaks of the Silvretta and the Engadine Dolomites.
Holiday home Hof Wen­denius
Hof Wen­denius
Holiday home Hof Wen­denius
Between old half-timbering, rediscovered murals and modern exposed concrete: the more than 200-year-old three-sided farmstead in the Taunus region immerses its historic backdrop in bright light, delicate colours and light elegance.
Holiday home Mühl­radhof
Mühl­radhof
[©(c)Roland Halbe; Veroeffentlichung nur gegen Honorar, Urhebervermerk und Beleg / Copyrightpermission required for reproduction, Photocredit: Roland Halbe]
Holiday home Mühl­radhof
By the tiled stove - under the hipped roof: the listed Mühlradhof dating from 1659 vividly tells the architectural story of rural life in the Upper Black Forest. All combined with modern comfort and a casual atmosphere.
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.
Holiday home Can Morera
Can Morera
Holiday home Can Morera
Can Morera blends into the Mediterranean landscape like an homage to the rugged coastline of Mallorca. A spacious holiday home of simple beauty in the signature style of architect Alberto Lievore.
Holiday home Umberto 121
Umberto 121
Holiday home Umberto 121
Medieval walls, imposing frescoes from the 19th century and 1930s terrazzo - Umberto 121 near Montalcino is a spectacular interplay of eras that stretches right up to the modern day.
Apartment La Ferme de Brouage
La Ferme de Brouage
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Apartment La Ferme de Brouage
Simplicity, peace, space and light: La Ferme de Brouage hides like an enchanted garden in the green hinterland of the Atlantic coast and merges old walls with sophisticated architecture, French charm and farm-fresh vegetables.
Holiday home Elf am See
Elf am See
Fotos Objekt Heimstr. Templin von Reinhardt & Sommer Fotografen
Holiday home Elf am See
Like a group of friends, the eleven holiday homes stand on the edge of the forest of idyllic Lübbesee. Each with a hexagonal floor plan and a green view - partly left as bungalows, mostly raised, all with the same basis and yet each renovated with its own character.
Holiday home Secular Retreat
Secular Retreat
Holiday home Secular Retreat
Peter Zumthor's Secular Retreat is the award-winning Swiss architect's first building in the UK. This extraordinary, sculptural retreat of concrete and glass stretches discreetly into the sheltered landscape and puts it in the limelight.
Holiday home The Artist Tarifa
The Artist Tarifa
Holiday home The Artist Tarifa
The sky over Tarifa: The Artist Tarifa, a listed building, is as cosmopolitan as the city itself. A haven of tranquillity amidst the whitewashed, lively streets of the old town, its roof terrace offers views stretching all the way to the mountains of Morocco.
ApartmentHoliday home Effi und Luise
Effi und Luise
Apartment // Holiday home Effi und Luise
As if it had stepped out of one of Theodor Fontane's works, the Effi & Luise holiday home is nestled between fields and meadows in the Brandenburg province. A historic manor house with the charm of the Wilhelminian period, renovated and combined with modern architecture and vintage design.
Holiday home Villa Sorriso
Villa Sorriso
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Holiday home Villa Sorriso
Small bays, white sandy beaches, sophisticated Art Nouveau buildings - in the charming seaside town of Castiglioncello, where artists and actors were once inspired by the beauty of the Etruscan coast, Villa Sorriso lies amidst the lush greenery and looks far across the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Holiday home Umge­binde 1657
Umge­binde 1657
Holiday home Umge­binde 1657
A testimony to Saxon history made of sandstone and half-timbering: situated on a sunny slope in Saxon Switzerland, just a few metres from the Elbe, this cultural gem offers its visitors two holiday apartments to discover the impressive Elbe Sandstone Mountains.
Holiday home Cedä M
Cedä M
Holiday home Cedä M
The Cedä M in the heart of the small mountain village of Dosoledo on the edge of the Dolomites tells the story of this memorable place in each of its five holiday rooms. Built in 1807 and shaped by the life of the farmers in the secluded Comelico Valley, the house is a historical gem in every way.
Holiday home Villa Erika
Villa Erika
Holiday home Villa Erika
Villa Erika on the steep slope of the seaside resort of Göhren on the island of Rügen transports its visitors back to times gone by. Built as a summer residence, by the Wolgast Corporation in 1891, the style of the villa is distinctive both architecturally and historically.
Holiday home Landloft27
Landloft27
Holiday home Landloft27
Leisurely days in light-filled architecture. The spacious holiday home on the sunny island of Fehmarn reveals light-flooded rooms over three floors in a simple design and with a fresh atmosphere.
ApartmentHoliday home DIRINGLO
DIRINGLO
Apartment // Holiday home DIRINGLO
Those who would not place the three concepts of recreation, rural life and late baroque under one roof will be proven wrong at DIRINGLO in Ohlstadt. Because the holiday appartments of the 400-year-old "Hauserhof" show masterfully how to blend old and new.
Holiday home Schilana 80
Schilana 80
Holiday home Schilana 80
The Engadine house, centrally located in the village of Ramosch, is over 300 years old. It was renovated entirely but thoroughly in 2011, preserving the historic building with the traditional structure of the residential stable house while at the same time adapting it to modern living requirements.
Holiday home Sankt Unterholz
Sankt Unterholz
Holiday home Sankt Unterholz
Plenty of nature, few people: In the Uckermark region in north-eastern Germany, you can easily leave everyday life behind. The quiet rural surroundings are ideal for relaxing, yet also for concentrated and creative work.
Apartment haus und hof
haus und hof
Apartment haus und hof
The haus und hof apartments in Hof near Salzburg embrace the art of reduction and are distinguished by refined simplicity. The terraced building structure nestles up against the topography of the hillside.
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.
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 Fusenhof
Fusenhof
Holiday home Fusenhof
Fusenhof is an historic Black Forest house from 1754 idyllically situated amidst the meadows of the Dreisam valley, at the foot of the Black Forest Mountains near Freiburg.
Holiday home Podere 500
Podere 500
Holiday home Podere 500
Podere 500 is situated in a picturesque location in the Tuscan hills. Behind the old stone walls of the former farmhouse lies a surprisingly modern holiday home with spacious rooms and a light and airy ambience.
ApartmentHoliday home Heimat1883
Heimat1883
Farchant, Löwenzahnwiese im Frühling, Wettersteingebirge, Oberbayern, Deutschland
Apartment // Holiday home Heimat1883
Heimat1883, located at the historic centre of Garmisch in Bavaria, was once the town’s almshouse. Today, you will find five modern and comfortable apartments behind its heritage listed facade.
Holiday home Büre­tenhof
Büre­tenhof
Holiday home Büre­tenhof
This traditional Black Forest building – a three-storey farmhouse with both a residential space and a farmwork section, all under a traditional, low-drawn shingle roof – has been converted into a spacious holiday home that combines traditional flair with a modern loft ambience.
Holiday home Bergloft Privà
Bergloft Privà
Holiday home Bergloft Privà
At first glance, Bergloft Privà in Switzerland’s Lumnezia valley looks like an ordinary stable typical to the region: an airy log cabin built upon raw stone foundations. Behind the facade, however, is a modern holiday home.
Holiday home Casa Ceppi
Casa Ceppi
Holiday home Casa Ceppi
Casa Ceppi is a rural property on the Croatian peninsula of Istria. The historic complex, which comprises a main building and outbuildings grouped around a central square, was in ruins until it was discocerd by the Berlin architecture firm Wietersheim, who lovingly restored it and gave it a new, contemporary lease of life.
Holiday home Camino de Playa
Camino de Playa
Holiday home Camino de Playa
The Camino de Playa is located on the edge of the Galician nature reserve of Costa da Vela, near a kilometer-long sandy beach. From the outside, the house has a traditional appearance; from the inside, it is emphatically modern.
Holiday home Villa Capri
Villa Capri
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Holiday home Villa Capri
Villa Capri is situated in an olive grove on the outskirts of Itri, a small town between Rome and Naples. The house was built around an abandoned steel concrete skeleton.
Holiday home Villa CP
Villa CP
Holiday home Villa CP
Surrounded by cork oak forests, the Villa CP rests on a hill between the Catalan city of Girona and the Costa Brava. Original stone walls and modern architecture meet in perfect harmony, set against breathtaking natural surroundings.
Holiday home Alpen­lofts
Alpen­lofts
Holiday home Alpen­lofts
The Alpenlofts in Bad Gastein are a project of Evelyn and Ike Ikrath. With their hotels Haus Hirt and Miramonte the hotel manager and the architect have already created hideaways in which guests feel like visiting friends.
Holiday home Auf da Leitn 8
Auf da Leitn 8
Holiday home Auf da Leitn 8
The holiday home “Auf da Leitn 8”, in the middle of a traffic-free hamlet at 819 meters above sea level, is set amidst Hohe Tauern National Park, on the edge of the Kitzbühel Alps and the entrance to the Wildkogel.
Holiday home Rote Scheune
Rote Scheune
Holiday home Rote Scheune
The reconstruction of this old barn in Fergitz on the west bank of the lake Oberuckersee was conceived by Thomas Kröger. The Berlin architect had already achieved acclaim for two earlier projects in the Uckermark region.
Holiday home Casa Nettuno
Casa Nettuno
Holiday home Casa Nettuno
Looking out of the living room windows you have the impression of being on a ship. Casa Nettuno is located on a cliff overlooking the sea and therefore offers magnificent views over the Mediterranean.
Holiday home Onder Ons
Onder Ons
Holiday home Onder Ons
An atmosphere like in Bullerby: You would expect to find the Onder Ons holiday house in Sweden, but it’s actually located on a 1500 sqm large natural property in the village of Zierow in Mecklenburg.
Holiday home Haus Schminke
Haus Schminke
Holiday home Haus Schminke
The villa on the eastern edge of the Lusatian mountains rises like a ship into the English gardens. This spectacular example of modern architecture was designed by Hans Scharoun in the 1930s for the Schminke manufacturering family.
Apartment berge
berge
Apartment berge
Those who love the mountains accept their conditions. So clear, so good – and such is the maxim of the guesthouse berge. Celebrating the extraordinary, also in architecture.
Holiday home Die Arche
Die Arche
Holiday home Die Arche
The “Arche” (ark) has “dropped anchor” in the Austrian village of Serfaus. The holiday home with its extraordinary architecture refers to the surroundings with its materials and offers two units that can be booked separately or together.
Holiday home Villa Rasilla
Villa Rasilla
Holiday home Villa Rasilla
Spacious rooms, spectacular views, two saunas with relaxation rooms and mountain panorama ­– Villa Rasilla offers modern living with the highest level of comfort. Quietly located on the outskirts of Serfaus.

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