Sylt
Südtirol
Sylt – the magic of an island
Jet-set and luxury boutiques.
But wide beaches too, healthy bracing climate and untouched nature – that is Sylt. The most beautiful German island according to many. Kilometers of untouched dune landscapes, marvelous landscapes of Watt, a traffic jam of luxury limousines on Strönwai in Kampen, champagne parties in the Sansibar – this all is Sylt. The North Sea Island unites all of this. This says a lot about the island and what do the regular guests appreciate so much. But what exactly makes this small island on the North Sea so special. The answers to this question are as numerous as they are diverse: the popular travelling destination Sylt is more than just an island. The island is a philosophy for its numerous guests. Sylt’s uniqueness lies in the collaboration of contrasts, which, when they are combined make the slogan of the island: Sea. Passion. Life. The atmosphere of a metropolitan city surrounded by untouched nature. Pulsating life and a shelter of peace. Sylt offers an exciting and at the same time relaxed mixture of Laissez-faire and Savoir-vivre.
Fancy land beyondthe Reschen
The South Tyrol holiday and golf region has changed in the lastdecade more than many other holiday regions. Old links were cutwithout diminishing tradition.
Luis Trenker, Reinhold Messner and Markus Lanz, tree South Tyroleans whorepresent three periods of their land. Putting the political peculiarities andchanging and dramatic history of the land aside; South Tyrol was always aninteresting patch and that probably won’t change in the future.German holiday makers have been visiting the South Tyrol for a long timenow. The land promises a perfect mixture of high snow-covered mountains,over 300 sunny days a year and a touch of Italian lifestyle and all that in thefamiliar native language.The holidaying region above the Etsch has transformed in the pastdecades – has continuously progressed. Once a traveling destinationof German pensioners and civil officers who cherished the comfort ofrustic Luis-Trenker-Era, dark, wood-paneled pubs, knee breeches andcheckered shirts and hour-long mountain hikes in beautiful nature.In the mid- and end seventy years of the last century a new clientelejoined: an eco-liberal holiday party strolledin the steps of Reinhold Messner andrejuvenated the age-average of the visitors.Markus Lanz, presenter and talk show hoststands for the present and future, a polyglotcommunicator who embodies the moderncosmopolitan South Tyrol. An ever increasingnumber of gourmets and bonvivants arebeckoned to the land between Reschenand Etsch – people with appreciation formodern architecture, star-cuisine, golf andhigh-quality wine. No other Italian provinceis as packed with Top hotels and highlydecorated restaurants as South Tyrol. A nonrepresentativevoyage all across the countryshows the highlights of this region...
In each issue, GREEN tells everything about a golf destination, and it does not forget its tourist attractions and local tips. Enjoyment and savoir vivre complete this magazine section. We present the best food and the fanciest, most luxurious hotels in each area. In addition, we highlight every region's one special feature.
GREEN went there
A modern fairytalefrom 1001 nights
The emirate by the Arabic Sea is an El Dorado for tourists.
No metropolis has developed from scratch so quickly. Some 50 years ago, Dubai wasonly a small patch on the Arabian Gulf, a small village on a natural inlet. The firstoil findings in the sixties sounded the starting gun for breathtaking development.Today, Dubai is 45 km in diameter and has nearly two million inhabitants. It is one of themost glamorous cities in the world and a one-of-a-kind tourist magnet. However making a desert flourish is no easy task. The city leaders need millions of liters of water daily, which is produced inhuge desalinization facilities that are situated around the city. However, Dubai’s reputation is not merely based on its abilityto create an oasis in the desert. The city on the Arabian Gulf is more famous for its gigantic projects – for the Burj Khalifa, thetallest building in the world and the Palm-Jumeirah, the Palm-Deira and the Palm Jebel-Ali, the first artificial-island projectsof the Emirates. Dubai is also represented by a project standing on the brink The World – 270 islands arranged in the formof a world map and representing continents and countries of the Earth. The islands which will be sold to the wealthy andto companies will range from 23000 m² to 87000 m². They can only be reached by boat or helicopter. This project is thesecond biggest artificial-island project in the world. Dubai also stands for urban, modern architecture which is reflected inbreath-taking skyscrapers. The original 60 kilometer coastline of the city was extended to over 1500 kilometers by numerousartificially constructed island landscapes.The city naturally owes its wealth predominantly to an abundant flow of oil. However, extremely liberal economic policiescertainly play a major role. The autocratic rulers had to realize that oil reserves would not last forever. That is why the rulersof the Emirate diversified early. Tourism, trade, real-estate and financial services are nowadays a part of Dubai’s economicfooting. Dubai’s constitutional monarch, Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, wants to attract 15 million tourists a yearto the Arabian Gulf before 2015...
Dubai
