alpine chalets
Swiss mountain cabins
Alpine chalets are wooden houses with steeply pitched roofs and wide, overhanging eaves, built to shed heavy snow.
The style originated in the Alps but now appears wherever people want mountain-retreat aesthetics: The ski resort was dotted with alpine chalets.
The term often implies rustic warmth and vacation lodging.
- balconiesRaised exterior platforms
- flower boxesMounted containers for plants
- Swiss heritageFamily origins from Switzerland
- edelweissWhite alpine wildflower
- fondueShared melted dipping dish
pitched roofs · wooden beams · chimney stacks · dormer windows · timber-framed houses · traditional craftsmanship · winter festivals · Dolomites · regional cuisine · skiing · mountain climbing · rustic interiors · shutters · Pyrenees · mountain village · snow-capped peaks · stone foundations · hiking
- Alpine FrancophoneSavoy, Geneva, Lausanne, Chamonix, Mont Blanc
- AlpsMont Blanc, Matterhorn, Dolomites, Eiger, glacier
- rural structuresbarns, stables, farmhouses, outbuildings, silos
- BerchtesgadenEagle's Nest, Jenner, salt mines
alpine chaletsbeachfront condos
Apartments along the shore
seaside cottages · beach houses · prairie homesteads · oceanfront properties · houseboat
alpine chaletstropical resorts
Warm-climate vacation lodgings
beach resorts · beachfront condos · seaside villas · jungle lodges