5 Cabins to Rejuvenate your Love of the Outdoors

Going on holiday is often a one-time-only chance to relax and unwind, so many of us opt to stay in luxury resorts and sunny, sandy destinations to make the most of what limited time we have away. But there is a lot to be said for cabin holidays, especially when most of us are disconnected from the amazing benefits of nature. So, let's take a look at 5 cabins to rejuvenate your love of the outdoors - maybe one of these will tempt you to stay in the heart of the wild next time you get a chance to take a trip. 1. Arcadia - Çirali, Turkey With a small selection of wooden bungalows, made out of pine and cedar, dotted throughout a beautiful orange grove, you won't find a more connected cabin holiday anywhere else. With tourists favouring a 5km hike to Chimaera to witness natural fires that are caused by methane emissions from the earth, the stunning coastline of the beach isn't the only natural draw. 2. Island Cabin with Sauna - Eastern Finland The aptly named Island Cabin with Sauna in Finland is one cabin that you will want to add to your bucket list! Built in 2011 using local materials, the Island Cabin can be found secluded on Finland's largest lake - Lake Saimaa. As its name would suggest, the site plays host to a sauna - which is situated a mere 50m from the cabin itself - and with a whole host of sights to see and activities to be enjoyed in both the lake and the surrounding forest, you'll be busy connecting with nature in no time. 3. Petter's Cabin - Sweden Situated on the edge of Sweden's largest nature reserve, Vindelfjällen, Petters's Cabin is a small and cosy cabin that really is in the heart of nature. Surrounded by the wilderness of mountains, two connecting rivers and an ancient forest, the western part of Swedish Lapland won't fail in its mission to rejuvenate your senses. 4. Sundance Nature Village - Antalya, Turkey Back to Turkey, this time we are visiting the wonderful Sundance Nature Village, which can be found nestled between Mount Tahtali and its own private beach, this one-of-a-kind getaway prides itself on offering total self-sufficiency for every temporary inhabitant. With solar panels to heat the personal water supply, fresh fruit to be picked from the garden and sea-fare like shrimp to be purchased from the villages local fishermen, you won't find a more satisfying organic holiday in Europe. 5. Forest of Dean - United Kingdom Undoubtedly one of the most outstanding woodland locations in the entire world, the Forest of Dean in the UK stretches for an amazing 27,000 acres. A fairy-tale forest right down to its roots, this is the single location that inspired the some of the darker chapters of both J R R Tolkien and J K Rowling's biggest literary works. With little natural light permeating the dense leafy coverage, it is Britain's biggest oak forest, but if you are not quite ready to go all out to connect with nature, this may just be the destination for you.

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