Where are the tree houses in Italy?

TREE HOUSES

LIVING IN THE TREES

They are small communities, sometimes even single people who have made a very radical lifestyle choice, to be in contact with nature and be content with the essentials. They are not hermits, but only people who perhaps prefer the wood to the city, or consider life on the trees An ideal way to spend time with their children. But what are the most interesting experiences in Italy? And abroad?

TREE HOUSE VILLAGE IN PIEDMONT

Small, modern, entirely made of wood, equipped with every technological equipment, from telephone to Internet: these are the houses of a tree village which is found in the chestnut woods of the Pelati Mountains, between Valchiusella and Castellamonte, in Piedmont.

BED AND TREE IN PUGLIA

Here we are in the Adventure Park, in the Daini Mountains, in the province of Foggia, in Puglia. The tree houses are small, three square meters by three, and each can accommodate up to four people. Outside there are beautiful climbing trails. trekking

BARTHEL HOUSE IN FLORENCE

Just minutes from Florence's historic center, Casa Barthel offers its guests the rental of small wooden cottages nestled in the trees. In a splendid setting, garden.

HOUSE OF TREES IN BOLOGNA

The beautiful project for a pediatric hospital in Bologna, designed by architect Renzo Piano.

LIVING IN A CHERRY TREE

It's Gabriele's choice, made after a serious car accident. His life is perfectly normal: every day he goes to work, does the shopping, and comes home for dinner, unless he's out with friends. The only difference is the place where he retreats: a special house on the trees.

BED & TREE IN BICCARI

WHAT ARE TREE HOUSES CALLED?

The tree houses are called Treehouse living and they have some very specific characteristics in common.

• The first: they are equipped with a platform suspended partly, or entirely, between the branches of a tree.
• Second feature: tree houses are strictly made of wood, and steel can only be used for cables and bolts.

TREE HOUSE LIVING

The tendency to live in trees has ancient roots, and today around the acronym Treehouse living Environmental groups and movements are also gathering to protest the climate crisis with their lifestyle choices.

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO BUILD A TREEHOUSE?

The cost of a tree house varies depending on whether you choose to build with or without a ground foundation. With a ground foundation, the average turnkey cost is between €350 and €700 per square meter; with a ground foundation, the average cost is between €250 and €500 per square meter.

UNCONVENTIONAL ACCOMMODATION:

• In La Spezia, autistic people run a hotel and restaurant. They also make homemade pasta.
• In Pistoia, a hotel-shelter for the dogs of the homeless.
• The Ethical Hotel opens: a job placement experiment for young people with Down syndrome.