Tree Houses: here’s where to find them in Italy

Ever since the famous writer Italo Calvino decided to tell the story of the Baron in the Trees (title of one of his most read and appreciated stories), the idea of staying in an evocative tree house has accompanied many fantasies in the collective imagination of Italians – and still does today.

Well, over the decades, the project of creating an outbuilding nestled among the branches and leaves of a tall tree has not remained just an abstract element, but has been put into practice in some very special places on our peninsula. Specifically, we would like to show you the hotels that are most popular with visitors and tourists looking for a unique and unrepeatable experience.

Treehouse holidays? Here are the most evocative hotels in Italy

Hotel La Perla, Corvara

Among the hotels that guarantee a stay spent entirely in a tree, the most famous is probably the Hotel La Perla, located in the town of Corvara in Badia, in the province of Bolzano. We are in the breathtaking setting of Alto Adige, where the Costa family has long run a hotel that has become synonymous with excellence and elegance. To make it all the more precious, you can enjoy an aperitif in company suspended on a wooden house built on a tree.

San Luis Retreat Hotel & Lodges

A little further east, a few kilometres from Merano, is one of the most sought-after locations in the entire area. We are talking about the San Luis Retreat Resort, a five-star property completely immersed in unspoilt nature. Among the many wooden chalets surrounded by waterways, there is also a real tree house, where you can spend unforgettable moments admiring the spectacle of the Dolomites.

Holidays suspended in the branches of a tree

La Piantata Farm

Descending into central Italy, the next stop takes us to the town of Arlena di Castro, in the province of Viterbo, where the La Piantata farm has created a fairy-tale suite at a height of 7 metres above the ground.

Located in a large hundred-year-old maritime pine tree, it is reached via a wooden spiral staircase and can accommodate a whole family of holidaymakers eager to immerse themselves in the magic of the hills near Lake Bolsena.

Over the years, some of the most famous people from the world of cinema and entertainment, who are known to love this wonderful landscape, have chosen to spend some truly “extraordinary ” day here, involving their friends and relatives in an experience that is anything but obvious to those forced to live in the chaos of the city.

Article translated by Jasmina Towers

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