Apartment//Holiday home Tür­a­lihus

The Tür­a­lihus is part of a his­toric ensemble of buil­dings in the centre of Valendas, Switz­erland. This small mountain village on the banks of the Rhine in the Safien Valley is known for its stately town houses. First built in 1485, the Tür­a­lihus has been extended mul­tiple times over the cen­turies – with annexes, addi­tional levels, and the stairwell from which the house derives its name. The house stood empty from 1941 until 2007, when the Swiss “Vaca­tions in a Listed Building” Foun­dation acquired it and trans­formed it into a holiday home.

Their approach was defined by a com­mitment to pre­serving and repairing the building’s his­to­rical fabric. The res­to­ration was limited to altering only the bare essen­tials; traces of use and age were pre­served and, as a result, the house evinces ele­ments of several building eras. On the façade you can see frag­ments from five dif­ferent periods that have appeared from under the 20th century plaster. Inside, the ori­ginal cha­racter of the rooms has also been pre­served. Stone steps, soot-bla­ckened walls in the kit­chens, his­to­rical fire­places, splendid painted wood panelling in the par­lours: ever­y­thing breathes with a sense of history. The kit­chens and bath­rooms have been moder­nised and the designer fur­nis­hings include Swiss classics — which none­theless blend in unob­tru­sively and har­mo­niously with the old archi­tecture.

There are two holiday apart­ments in the house, which also can also be rented tog­ether. The smaller one for four people is on the first floor. The larger apartment for seven is on the second and third floors. The apart­ments are accessed via a common, open staircase. The only thing that guests will have to miss here is a TV.

The house is run by the foun­dation Ferien im Bau­denkmal (Vaca­tions in a Listed Building), a project of the Swiss Heritage Society at the interface of tourism and monument pre­ser­vation. The foun­dation presents other houses on its homepage ferienimbaudenkmal.ch.

What to do

Village tours and the Valendas development exhibition: www.valendasimpuls.ch. In the village square, you will find the largest wooden fountain in Europe. The Yellow House in Flims: this building, which has won several awards for its architecture, houses exhibitions on architecture, design and craftsmanship. Skiing in the nearby LAAX ski resort, snowshoe tours, winter hikes, swimming in the surrounding mountain lakes, many hiking trails and vantage points with a view of the Rhine Gorge, relaxing in the Terme Vals designed by Peter Zumthor.

Why we like this house

Enjoy a holiday in a heritage listed building in which the traces of time can be read like an open book.

This house is great for

Vacations with families, friends, or in larger groups. Dogs are allowed.

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