Culture hounds and history buffs will undoubtedly head to one of the continent’s world-class cities, while sunbathers and beach bums will opt for a seaside escape—one of TripAdvisor’s recent award-winning beaches, perhaps? Tweets by @highstylife The fourth country – pub-quiz kings will know – is Liechtenstein. How about this stunning apartment in Orta San Giulio on the lake’s edge—you’ll still be just an hour’s drive from Milan for a day of more lively city sightseeing. Tampere is a case in point – the third-biggest city in the country is infused with a post-industrial charm by its position at the meeting of Lakes Nasijarvi and Pyhajarvi (the Tammerkoski Rapids are a splash-and-spray divider).
Plus you won’t miss a boat ride from your cottage if you are a fan. The wooden hut on the edge of a small lake has two bedrooms, fireplace, and a kitchen that are modestly furnished. See all 30+ rentals near Lake of Sainte-Croix from TripAdvisor! The trip costs £795 a head in July, with hotels and breakfast (flights and bike extra). Our log cabins can be found in the highlands of Scotland, Lake District, Wales, Central England and all the way down to the South West coast of England. The following 20 natural joys are all distinct entities, yet all have something in common. Here is an area framed by marshland, where elk and bison roam. Book yourself a local holiday home to be close to the hiking trails and the water. Lakeside Nightingale, in particular, is a cabin that is close to conservation area and the largest wooden church in the world next to Kerimaki.
Flexitreks (01273 410550; flexitreks.com) sells an eight-day Adige River and Lake Garda Cycling Holiday, which starts its 171-mile (275km) journey in the mountains at Bolzano, and descends to the lake (with the option of a ferry jaunt to Peschiera at the opposite end).
If you prefer a spacious room with traditional bedding, you can book a log cabin. 'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs"); Copyright High Style Life. Man-made it may be, thanks to a purpose-built dam back in the 1970s, but Sainte-Croix makes up for its lack of natural origins with ridiculously pleasing views and bright blue waters in which you can swim, kayak, and pedalo. Certainly – via the Irish Landmark Trust (00353 1 670 4733; irishlandmark.com), which lists Ballealy Cottage. Spend an unforgettable holiday full of fun and variety in one of our holiday homes by a lake in destinations across Europe.
While Loch Lomond is the biggest of the Scottish lakes, its profile is generally eclipsed by its compatriot, with its hoary talk of monsters. Don’t expect running water or electricity but your house will be lit by candles as enjoy the comfort of wooden huts and sheepskin rugs. In the nearby town of Lindoso, there is a weekly market on the riverside.
The Bodensee (to use its German title) goes one better than Lake Maggiore and Geneva by lapping the shores of three countries (Germany, Austria, Switzerland).
And remarkably, there are direct flights from the UK. Shared by Switzerland and Italy, Lake Maggiore is a tapering ribbon of such sun-dappled mystique that even the flight of Frederic Henry – the narrator of Ernest Hemingway’s First World War novel A Farewell To Arms, who rows north across the border under cover of darkness to evade a charge of desertion – sounds a romantic endeavour. Seven nights’ hire of a Horizon vessel (which sleeps four in two cabins), beginning on July 14, costs from £2,505 in total. Slovenia is home to many of Europe’s hidden gems and Lake Bled is no exception, though it’s true that the secret of its beauty has long been out.
And though he was already divorced from her, he would write to his first wife, Ekaterina Volzhina, and tell her: “It’s beautiful here, like a fairy tale.”. It’s handmade and perched on a wooden stand over a private pond.