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Bijou refuges crafted deep in the countryside or clinging to the wild coastline, these hideaways bring style to the most natural of getaways.
If you want complete escapism and love being close to nature, we've got just the places. We have pulled together a handful of B&Bs and hotels that capture the very essence of the elements, whether on the seaside or as rural gems hidden in the forest.
Home to knitting workshops, cottage industries, craft brews, folklore, painters & writers and fabulously fresh produce, each of our destinations carries the stamp of coastal originality and woodland life. The carefully constructed interior concepts all reflect their surroundings and range from eco nature-pods through to a hilltop refuge.
These small-is-beautiful pit-stops provide urbanites with a rural refuge where down-to-earth charm and isolated escapism meet the most innovative design and modern facilities.
Here is where me-time is on the agenda. Read a book, relax with a loved one, go off the beaten track and find an adventure in nature. These places are wild, authentic and real - and we love them for it.
This is the SALT & TURF TRAVEL EDIT.
Being tactile by nature is something that rocks our boat – so no wonder then that our love of fonts, print and paper stock is part and parcel of what defines The Aficionados.
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This reclusive stopover will give you reason to pause and take in the stillness of your environment while a revelling in the perfectly blended alchemy of Scottish and Scandinavian style.
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Artsy modernism melts within aged tea plantation walls perched upon a verdant hilltop – a house of uninterrupted rural life where Azorean beauty bursts from the terracotta architecture and the scents of wild coastal nature clean the air.
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A short drive northwards from the wild sandy beaches, the eco-design guesthouse Breac.House lies secluded within the Horn Head peninsula. Created to blend seamlessly in with its surroundings, the house allows County Donegal’s mountainous yet green landscape in via the many windows and terraces.
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A monastic designer den of rural appeal set in a 30-hectare estate, this rural sanctuary has clubhouse flair, a sleek modernist touch and loads of sun-kissed sophistication. Altogether, a chilled off-radar adaption of indulgent luxury.
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Set against the forested Beskydy (Beskids) range in the Carpathian Mountains, this 200-year-old designer hideaway fosters modern Czech county living whilst giving heritage a hug, decked in whites, linens and twisted rafters.
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An unfussy architectural gem that floats above a bed of the greenest and most delicate fauna like a scene from the latest Hobbit epic, this is total immersion in nature from your spectacular viewing pods – here, less is definitely more.
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Wildland is one of Scotland's largest conservation projects, returning the Highlands back to nature and re-growing the pine forests.
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A tiny redoubt of stripped, twisted beams, limestone walls and a modern interior. There’s an air of culture at this aged – and much loved – restored monastery, which perches on a verdant hillside overlooking distant Capri and close to the Paestum Temples.
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In a toned-down material palette of stone, timber, metal and glass, the brutal stone exteriors are hushed by Danish functionality: each piece of furniture carefully considered so as to embellish nothing but the raw landscapes, framed in oak.
A famed retreat for artists over centuries, this little boutique house-hotel is all about style on the seaside, bathed in nautical blues and New England crisp sail whites. Just steps away from the windswept beaches of Ahrenshoop this is a thatched hideaway that is chilled and lovingly familiar on the Baltic coast of Germany.
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An elemental experience awaits at this natural designer den, where cashmere hugs, rock walls shield, and simplicity is elegant. Insanely popular foodie destination where the maverick chef-owner prepares food from the seas, straight from the heart.
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Once a remote shooting lodge home to the Duke of Sutherland, Kinloch
Lodge now provides a remote and inviting retreat into the vastness of
nature. Boutique, urban touches meet a rustic, countryside canvas so
striking and so open, it is as if you are in floating in an earthy infinity
pool. Embrace the mountains and the sky with family, friends, the clan, or
just yourself.
A sleek modernist base that is both rustic and sophisticated in its design simplicity – conceived to mirror the surrounding vineyards and Arco Mountains of Trentino, this rural idyll is an architectural bolthole that gives nature a stylish makeover, irresistibly close to Lake Garda.
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Revered for its sublime beauty and ethereal landscapes, Norway is graced with natural phenomena and vistas so stunning that they could easily belong within the pages of a fairy tale.
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A restoration den of raw genius – a weathered Tuscan house close to Montefollonico that has been allowed to expose her weathered elements and complemented with chic salvaged interiors. An imaginative retreat of utter, rustic romance.
An aged private-hire farmhouse conversion that is brimming with smoothness and urban vibes. Original stonework is forged with pastel eggshell tones, modern furnishings and fresh tonal whites. The perfect frame to those alluring Tuscan vales and the puffball sheep grazing all around.
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A fabulous luxurious retreat located on the wild Mani Peninsula of Greece’s Peloponnese, a dreamy, soul-catching kind of place, rugged and barren, yet full of impressive shows of xeric beauty.
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An old logged, fairytale-like gingerbread house, wrapped in a lush carpet of nature. Inside, designer interiors narrate this chameleonic hub of eclectic creativity – it is traditional, pleasingly crafted and naturally cool.
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A tiny weathered Scottish farmhouse plays host to Scandinavian contemporary design and Scottish crafted pieces from the Highlands - an irresistible combo of old and new, heritage meets the design - affectionately known as the 'Scandi-Scot'. This is where wild hearty Scotland meets the smooth Nordic around the crackling fireplace.
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Close to the natural beauty of the Neusiedler Lake lies one of Austria’s best kept foodie secrets, a place famed for making the humble, wonderful.
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A fabulously humble basecamp of good design for kindreds of style, Brücke 49 is a collection of rooms, suites, studios and apartments in the high-in-the-mountains creative enclave, Vals. Nordic elegance, designer furnishings and a creative narrative marry the concept of a loveable Swiss refuge with urbane cool.
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Small, delicate, exquisite; this creative residence is fully-stocked with vintage family pieces and curatorial heritage, and includes a fabulous orangerie thriving between the greenest of Mediterranean gardens and whitest snow-capped peaks.
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A crafted narrative of art, design and nature that sits lakeside wrapped in a dense forest cloak of the Polish Lake Districts of Warmia and Masuria. A decidedly laid-back designer escape, Galery69 is a working creative hub for artisans, a nature-loving nest for adventurists and a bolthole for urbanites seeking lush downtime on Lake Wulpinskie.
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Agriturismo simplicity meets designer theatrics here at this chilled farmhouse awash in white and filled with rustic bric-a-brac. A candlelit gem that sits amongst the twisted olive trees, rubbing shoulders with a golf course and the Adriatic.
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Burgenland's Gut Oggau winery is Austria's famed and finest biodynamic vineyard, famous also for its association with Austria foodie institution, Taubenkobel.
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Get clued up on our natural ALPINE TRAVEL EDIT - cool dens and mountain porn pair with living with heart, this is the Alps as we love it.
Crash pads that capture the essence of the Mediterranean. Small, luxuriously-crafted boutique hotels and villa retreats that are.
A smooth genre of luxury hotels that bring an urban touch and neu luxe together: Old-school quality with a relaxed contemporary feel.
Dens of creativity, art and playfulness, each of these hotels plays host to countless cultural events, where boho meets highbrow.