summer cottages
Warm-weather getaway homes
Summer cottages are seasonal vacation homes, typically modest dwellings near lakes, beaches, or in rural areas where families spend warm-weather holidays.
The term suggests something simpler and more rustic than a primary residence—a place for swimming, fishing, and escaping city life: We spent every August at the summer cottage on the lake.
- verandaRoofed open-air porch
- screen porchMesh-enclosed outdoor room
- cabinSimple wooden dwelling
- lake houseHome beside a lake
- lakehouseHome on lake's edge
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- West SwedenGothenburg, archipelago, Volvo, Chalmers, Natural History Museum
- Lake Regionsmarinas, boat launches, lake cabins, waterfront, islands
- Turku Archipelagoislands, archipelago, ferry routes, ferries, island hopping
- FinlandHelsinki, Lapland, Finnish flag, Finnish sauna, saunas
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