10 of Europe's Best Cozy Cabins for Winter
Velika Planina, Slovenia
With their cone-shaped wooden tile roofs that almost reach the snowy ground of their small fenced gardens, these pretty cabins, scattered across a high plain in Velika Planina, have a cute appearance that belies the origins of hard nuts. These were the traditional huts of one of Europe's largest herding settlements, dating back to the 16th century. Even now in summer the cows are brought to pasture here. Winter guests can explore the Kamnik-Savinja Alps, with their miles of ski slopes, go tobogganing and ice skating or ski touring on the Skuta Glacier, then relax in the on-site Finnish sauna .From €100 per night for two people, additional adult €30 per night, additional child €5/€20, minimum stay two nights, koca.si
Tirol, Alps
Fir trees dipped in icing sugar form the backdrop for Steindl Häusl, a rustic act on the edge of the forest, 1,300 meters above sea level, with a view of the Zillertal Alps. It is a top find on Huetten.com, another great resource, alongside Almliesl.com, for authentic alpine huts, listing hundreds in Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Germany and France. Here there is tobogganing and hiking from the doorstep, and skiing 500 meters on 6 km of slopes at the Reitherkogelbahn, or a little further in Alpbach, with 46 km of slopes. Warm up in the wood-paneled living space, with wood-burning stove and traditional stove. A week in a gîte for four from €990 for four people, huetten.com
La Clusaz, French Alps
With their cone-shaped wooden tile roofs that almost reach the snowy ground of their small fenced gardens, these pretty cabins, scattered across a high plain in Velika Planina, have a cute appearance that belies the origins of hard nuts. These were the traditional huts of one of Europe's largest herding settlements, dating back to the 16th century. Even now in summer the cows are brought to pasture here. Winter guests can explore the Kamnik-Savinja Alps, with their miles of ski slopes, go tobogganing and ice skating or ski touring on the Skuta Glacier, then relax in the on-site Finnish sauna .From €100 per night for two people, additional adult €30 per night, additional child €5/€20, minimum stay two nights, koca.si
Tirol, AlpsFir trees dipped in icing sugar form the backdrop for Steindl Häusl, a rustic act on the edge of the forest, 1,300 meters above sea level, with a view of the Zillertal Alps. It is a top find on Huetten.com, another great resource, alongside Almliesl.com, for authentic alpine huts, listing hundreds in Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Germany and France. Here there is tobogganing and hiking from the doorstep, and skiing 500 meters on 6 km of slopes at the Reitherkogelbahn, or a little further in Alpbach, with 46 km of slopes. Warm up in the wood-paneled living space, with wood-burning stove and traditional stove. A week in a gîte for four from €990 for four people, huetten.com
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