FOMO – are you familiar with this buzzword? It’s short for “fear of missing out”, a phenomenon that likes to strike in everyday life and sometimes even makes an appearance on holiday. With the constant anxiety of missing out on something, we end up missing where the journey should actually be taking us: far away from stress and to-do lists.
Even as a child, she was welcomed by the guests at her parents’ establishment with a glass of schnapps in their hands. As a born and bred “Puschtrerin” [someone from Pustertal] and with experience in hospitality, Gudrun Huber now runs the Hofergut in her South Tyrolean homeland. With a great deal of passion and enthusiasm, she looks after both her guests and the almost 1,000-year-old property. She’s like the Fairy
Godmother of the building. We asked her about where the walls express their historic charm, which collector’s items are hidden here and what she takes out of the smokehouse at night, plus much more.
The walk into the forest is taken literally here. Thanks to floor-to-ceiling windows, the Hotel des Horlogers not only offers numerous panoramic views of the surrounding sea of spruce trees, you will also come across sculptures made of branches and oversized truffles. The Horloger's culinary table takes you a little deeper into the forest. Guests are even invited to take off their shoes to feel the moss and wood shavings on the ground with their bare feet.
You can tell a lot about the ElisabethHotel from outside its two buildings: Tyrolean tradition and contemporary design are at one here. The original building with the usual gables, balconies and cut-outs greets guests with warmth, while the minimal, curved structure elegantly suggests that you move with the times. In the interior of the hotel in Mayrhofen, this symbiosis continues in all its splendour. You experience how old and new work together – “guat zsam”, as they might say in Tyrolean dialect.
Natural materials, an earthy colour palette, handmade light fittings and baskets, bespoke designer furniture from their own shop, antiques and a special fragrance – the interior of The Wild is a love letter to modern design and ancient Greece: paradise with a delightfully wild side.
The Küglerhof in South Tyrol is surrounded by vineyards, meadows, forests and panoramic views. Owner Karoline Dilitz affectionately calls the surrounding 3.5 hectares of her hotel the Green Island. What is there to experience in the garden oasis? Lots of greenery, plus this and that, but above all peace and dolce vita.
All good things come in threes, so the saying goes. Among these good things is the trio of hosts at the Pfösl nature hotel. Brigitte, Eva and Daniel have created an oasis of well-being with a holistic concept in South Tyrol, near Bolzano. The complex is located on a high plateau and surrounded by meadows and forests. It is framed by the three Dolomite peaks Schlern, Rosengarten and Latemar. Nature, mindfulness and indulgence are the main priorities at the Pfösl. How fitting that the number three also represents perfection.
Es flackert, es strahlt Wärme aus, es zieht an, es beruhigt und es verbindet –- Feuer hat eine magische Wirkung. Beim Food Circle im Hotel Sublime Comporta spielt es die Hauptrolle. Das gastronomische Erlebnis lässt Chef’s Table und Lagerfeuer miteinander verschmelzen.
Watch a blade of grass in the wind, watch the sun over the mountains, listen to the birds chirping, look up at the sky, look up at the sky a little longer, breathe in, breathe out, breathe deeply. Nature grounds us, nature makes us calm, nature helps us to leave everyday life behind. In Puradies, we encounter nature in many different ways.
Graz, Austria's second largest city, is known for its well-preserved historic city centre, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. But in addition to its historical splendour, Graz is also a centre for modern architecture and innovative design that harmoniously combines traditional elements with contemporary accents.
Madeira und die Azoren, zwei portugiesische Inselgruppen im Atlantik, sind ideale Ziele für Ökotourismus. Madeira lockt mit üppigen Wäldern, Wanderungen entlang der historischen Levadas und nachhaltigen Unterkünften inmitten atemberaubender Landschaften. Die Azoren bieten unberührte Natur mit vulkanischen Kraterseen, heißen Quellen und erstklassigen Möglichkeiten zur Walbeobachtung. Beide Inselgruppen fördern sanften Tourismus und ermöglichen es Reisenden, die natürliche Schönheit und Biodiversität umweltfreundlich zu entdecken.
The Vallée de Joux, a picturesque region in the Swiss Jura, is a paradise for nature lovers, outdoor enthusiasts and watch aficionados alike. This idyllic region, just an hour from Geneva, offers an impressive blend of natural beauty, cultural wealth and traditional craftsmanship.