Anyone who has had enough of the alpine ski circuit will be delighted with this handpicked selection of five sustainable accommodations. These five off-piste spots show that there are great, eco-conscious alternatives to skiing and snowboarding that are worth exploring. It doesn't matter whether it's a snowshoe tour, cross-country skiing, ice climbing or tobogganing - after enough exercise on the crystal-clear,...
Morning mail at the dining table
The Hotel Hinteregger is located in the middle of the market town of Matrei in East Tyrol. The modern building is surrounded by the mountains in the Hohe Tauern National Park and rural areas. Katharina Hradecky has been running the hotel with passion and charm since 2003, since the hotel celebrated its 100th anniversary. Much has changed since then, but her passion and her ...
Do like the Finns and stay in a cottage with a sauna right on the lake
A guest at the Hawkhill Resort. A guest contribution by Charlott Tornow: The Finns love their cottages like probably no other European people: weekend holiday homes in the woods and mostly right on the lake. After all, 65 percent of Finland's surface is covered by forest, plus almost 190.000 lakes! The Finns grow up with nature in their blood ...
Road trip to the Ramenai: forest vacation at its best
Finally on the road again. After we had to cancel one or the other travel plan due to the corona, we set out again at the beginning of July to go out. After weeks in the home office, a long-awaited break from the forest awaited us. In the luggage: the finest road trip music and exciting podcasts for on the go. Our journey took us to the Ramenai, which we ...
Places of power are not only found in the mountains
As a guest at Villa Hygge. A guest post by Charlott Tornow: What do you think of when you think of Rügen? Baltic Sea, clear, and long sandy beaches. Casper David Friedrich and the famous chalk cliffs. Prora, wasn't there something else? Ahja, the long concrete buildings from the times of National Socialism. Rügen arouses many associations, especially with those ...
Mea Via: A special place for special moments
The Slow Farm Hotel Mea Via is located on the sunny slope of the South Tyrolean mountain village of Bulla, at the foot of the legendary Alpe di Siusi. The Pitschieler family's house is a paradise for nature lovers, slow food enthusiasts, architecture fans and everyone who is looking for little moments of great happiness crave. Bënunì in Mea Via! South-Tirol. The name alone arouses longing: For ...
Five places to go before Christmas
The pre-Christmas season is just around the corner: It doesn't matter whether it's baking cookies, making stars and window decorations, visiting Christmas markets and spending more time with the family again. What is contemplative for some is stressful for others, especially when you have to organize the whole thing yourself. So how about if you just ...
Five places for sauna enthusiasts
Now that it is slowly getting colder again and getting dark earlier, the sauna and wellness temples are filling up again everywhere. Things are quieter in these five places, some of which you can enjoy a sauna session in your very own private sauna. We have put together five places for sauna enthusiasts ...
Behind the scenes: From a weekend in the Uckermark
The Uckermark is something special. An extraordinary region in Brandenburg, about an hour north of Berlin, which is sometimes referred to as the "Tuscany of the North" due to its gently rolling landscape. And in fact, one misses the flat land that is otherwise so typical for Brandenburg. Especially when - like me - you plan to ...
Behind the scenes: a simple espresso in the 1477 Reichhalter
When I open the old door, the first thing I see is the reception, nicely furnished and at the same time modern, so that I immediately feel at home. In the corner of my eye I see a nicely arranged reading corner with interesting magazines and a shelf with a generous selection of wines. In the adjoining room, the wooden tables and the pretty lamps fall to me ...