Tiny Village Tours
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We are a Travel services company that gives locals the opportunity to invest in tiny houses to get a place for living and running a business with eco-tourism while restoring abandoned villages.
We want to bring architects, artists and the local community together to build a new sustainable destination network.
The Corona pandemic taught us that tourism needs a fast coordinated action to readapt its destinations through a more sustainable development.
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The project gives locals the opportunity to invest in tiny houses to get a place for living and running a business with eco-tourism while restoring abandoned villages.
We want to bring architects, artists and the local community together to build a new sustainable destination network.
The Corona pandemic taught us that tourism needs a fast coordinated action to readapt its destinations through a more sustainable development.
According to that we want to develop a sustainable tourism concept with more human, ethical and local interactions between visitors and citizens.
1. Select a first abandoned village as a pilot
2. Coordinate and cooperate with the institutions and all the local stakeholders
3. Design a project to restore the houses in a Eco and sustainable way
4. Build a sustainable tiny village with accomodation for local workers, artists, architects and guests
5. Educate and select the families related with the place to distribute tours and services as providers
6. Generate an international partnership between travelers, donors, companies and locals through a crowdfunding campaign
7. Organize events and activities to enliven and revive the village and to let it become an eco tourism destination
First tiny village in Basilicata with 10 tiny houses by the end of this year.
The investment is around 70.000 Euros per tiny house which is amortized after just 2 years.
Other villages in Tuscany, Catalunia, Westmacedonia, Sardinia, Campania, Lombardia in 4 years.
Estimated revenue of 6.000.000 Euros after the first four years which will be reinvested in village renovations.
20 Villages all over Europe in 8 years create new jobs and long-term revenues for the destination.
Key objectives for sustainability
Green Tiny Houses are mini holiday homes that are built in a fully ecological and healthy living manner. Our guests can experience the future of vacation in just 22 square meters that are equipped with the latest green innovations. The houses do not need any compaction of surface and show that sustainability does not necessarily is connected with renunciation.
- the facade of the Green Tiny Houses is made of CO2-impregnated Superwood from sustainable forestry and lasts between 25 to 30 years (Superwood A / S is a Danish company that has developed a unique and patented technology to completely impregnate wood without the use of heavy metals and organic solvents)
- infrared heating instead of burning wood (only for the ambience)
- reverse osmosis water filter in the kitchen to access pure high quality water from the tap
- the bathroom is equipped with the most sustainable shower system in the world to date which was originally invented for the NASA and consumes up to 90% less of water and up to 80% less of energy than conventional shower systems
- incinerating toilet that is working without any drop of water and burns all excrements at 600 degrees and leaves a cappucino cup full of ash that can be used to
- air-purifying system that cleans the air in the room within 24 hours just with the power of the plant inside that converts formaldehyde and other air pollutants into nutrients for itself together with intelligent skylights with automatic ventilation
- climate- and resource-positive organic wooden hand and shower towels
- all Green Tiny Houses are certified as sustainable holiday properties and accordingly only use a minimum of resources
- all CO₂ emissions that occur are offset through regional climate protection projects and thus enable you to stay overnight in a climate-neutral manner
- 5% of the rental income is donated to regional nature conservation projects
Key objectives for aesthetics and quality
We have learned and gained experience in every development step of our various Green Tiny House models. We have perfected the optimal use of space and the combination of high-quality technology and furniture. Each of our models has style-defining properties, but they all combine our goal: to make sustainability and healthy living tangible.
- 3 different designs: nature, nature sun and pioneer
- measurements of approx. 7.20 x 2.54 x 3.98 meter (L x W x H)
- 3.5 t of total weight and an included tiny house trailer with road approval
- built for extreme conditions down to -20 degrees outside temperature
- 22 square meter living area and 8 square meter terrace for up to two adults and two children
- panorama lounge with a large asymmetric window front, fireplace and recognizable sofa bed
- pleated blinds to darken the windows
- separate sleeping level with 180 cm wide double bed and skylight to watch the stars
- built-in kitchen with 2 cooking places, washbasin, reverse osmosis water filter and fridge
- fully equipped bathroom with mirror, washbasin, incinerating toilet and astronaut shower
- Tiny cloakroom and versatile storage compartments
- 4 e-bikes with a range of 60 kilometers
Sustainable mini sauna house outside
Sweating is good for us! That is why you will find the “original” sauna at each of our locations: the Finnish sauna. The little siblings of the Green Tiny Houses are built just as sustainably and transform your vacation day into an aromatic experience that lets body and soul relax in depth.
Tiny work spaces
If you want, you can also use the Green Tiny Villages as a retreat and concentrate fully on your work. There are workspaces on site that inspire you with new ideas in front of a beautiful natural backdrop and reinterpret the term "remote work".
Key objectives for inclusion
You can book an overnight stay from a price of 125 € per night including final cleaning and thus the Green Tiny House is suitable for up to four people makes the vacation in our Green Tiny Houses affordable to almost anyone. This can be families with two adults and up to two children or a total of three adults which means the price per night per person is in average between 80 and 60 Euros for a stay of minimum 3 nights. Furthermore the use of 4 e-bikes with a range of 60 kilometers and the sustainable mini sauna house is included in the price per night so the average price per person per night for a stay of minimum 3 nights is between 40 and 50 Euros. For sure the Green Tiny Houses are also perfect for couples, best friends, and solo travelers. If you are traveling in a bigger group you can book more than one house in one of our Green Tiny Villages. It is our goal to offer our services in every country allover Europe.
The equipment is completely in line with the conditions of a healthy living and therefore ideal for allergy sufferers.
We offer free wifi to our guests which means even in the midst of nature you are connected to the world. Furthermore the integration of a digital guest folder app within our Green Tiny Houses gives us the opportunity to include all service providers from the region to build a value chain that enables the development of a prosperous and regional sustainable tourism ecosystem that brings wealth to all stakeholders of the destination.
We shift the focus of the public from overcrowded cities and urban hotspots to the rural areas and offer an alternate and attractive accommodation that can be used for tourism or as a place for living to stop the rural exodus and bring the people back from the cities to the countryside.
Innovative character
The project gives locals the opportunity to invest in tiny houses to get a place for living and running a business with eco-tourism while restoring abandoned villages.
We want to bring architects, artists and the local community together to build a new sustainable destination network.
Our innovative approach means:
- steady and slow tourism all year long through redirection of tourism flows
- developing a sustainable tourism concept with more human, ethical and local interactions between visitors and citizens
- combine educational and sustainable tourism with learning by doing
- create crowdfunded community projects for local stakeholders and travelers in order to preserve cultural and historical heritage
The Corona pandemic taught us that tourism needs a fast coordinated action to readapt its destinations through a more sustainable development.
According to that we want to develop a sustainable tourism concept with more human, ethical and local interactions between visitors and citizens.
1. Select a first abandoned village as a pilot
2. Coordinate and cooperate with the institutions and all the local stakeholders
3. Design a project to restore the houses in a Eco and sustainable way
4. Build a sustainable tiny village with accomodation for local workers, artists, architects and guests
5. Educate and select the families related with the place to distribute tours and services as providers
6. Generate an international partnership between travelers, donors, companies and locals through a crowdfunding campaign
7. Organize events and activities to enliven and revive the village and to let it become an eco tourism destination
