If sun, sea and nature is your calling, coupled with a stay in a restored old home, then Sardinia’s bio sustainable village, Sardinna Antiga, may satisfy your “green” desires for your next vacation.

Located in the village of Santa Lucia, a small fishing village overlooking the sea around Sardinia, Sardinna Antiga has beautifully restored some of Sardinia’s traditional homes or ancient nuragic huts in an environmentally friendly manner.

Housed on the grounds of an ancient village, which was abandoned for over 50 years, Sardinna Antiga have recovered the huts in line with its former glory.

The dwellings have been built with all natural materials. Wood features heavily throughout the bio sustainable village, where sink basins have even been carved from wood. Since there are no sewers, a wetland has been constructed instead to avoid pollution.

Surrounded by unspoilt nature and close to the sea, the environment at Sardinna Antiga has been left mostly intact. Within seven hectares of…

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Sustainable Stays: Finca de Arrieta, Lanzarote

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Lanzarote Retreats’ Finca de Arrieta is a fully immersive off-grid retreat for eco savvy travellers in search of some winter sun.

Surrounded by mountain and sea views, Finca de Arrieta is a charming eco village retreat that boasts being “powered by the largest green energy system on the island”.

Offering a range of accommodations, from a luxury villa to silk-lined Mongolian Yurts, Finca de Arrieta is likely to tick the boxes for many traveller’s desires from the lil’uns to adults in search of a stay that is aligned with the rural environment in which it sits in.

A breath of fresh air from the tourist resorts found in other parts of Lanzarote, Finca de Arrieta is located in the traditional village of Arrieta. With a small population of 400, this small fishing village in the northern municipality of Haria provides a delightful and peaceful vacation for its rural, unspoilt and very natural state…

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Sustainable Stays: The Arlmont Hotel, St Anton am Arlberg, Austria

With ski season approaching, for travellers who want to take an Alpine adventure trip and make it as green as possible, The Arlmont Hotel in Austria’s St Anton provides guests with sustainable luxury. Located next to the ski slope and the Arlberg cable car, this eco-friendly Austrian hotel adds a contemporary twist to the Tyrolean … Continue reading Sustainable Stays: The Arlmont Hotel, St Anton am Arlberg, Austria

Sustainable Stays: Huilo Huilo, Chile

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Huilo Huilo with its quirky tree house design is an ode to the wonderful things one can create with magic and the elemental of earth, namely wood and flora in this case.

Set within the lush Huilo Huilo biological reserve in Chile’s Lake District, Huilo Huilo offers a special, one-in-a-lifetime vacation where peaceful lakes, snow-topped volcanoes and the Andes Mountain range provide the backdrop to this mystical forest setting.

Huilo Huilo is made up of a number of lodges and hotels, which offer immediate access to stunning nature. The Nothofaghus, Montaña Mágica and Reino Funghi Lodges stand tall with their majestic tree house stance. At the higher price range of accommodation at Huilo Huilo, these tree houses, which are good options for families, have their own distinctive whimsical character which transport guests into their own fairy tale.