The Vacations in a Listed Building Foundation (, ) is a nonprofit organization established in 2005 by the Swiss Heritage Society (SHS). The Foundation buys abandoned landmark buildings, restores them and rents them out as holiday homes.Vacationing in a Listed Building in Art Aurea, 02/2014, p.100
History The Vacationing in a Listed Building Foundation was inspired by both the National Trust and more specifically the Landmark Trust in England.
In 2016, the Anako Lodge in La Forclaz Emilie Veillon, Une escapade dans les mayens: chacun cherche son chalet, Letemps.ch, 30 May 2020 and the Domaine des Tourelles in La Chaux-de-Fonds Une maison de maître chaux-de-fonnière devient un lieu de vacances, ArcInfo, 24 November 2016 were restored through the foundation's programme and up for rent. The Château de Réchy was put up for rent in November 2017 after its restoration, Le château de Réchy loué aux vacanciers, Lenouvelliste.ch, 29 November 2017 and the Maison des fées in Charmey in 2020. Tourisme patrimonial pour mieux rénover, Lagruyere.ch, 26 September 2020
By the end of 2019, the foundation was managing 32 landmark properties. Rapport annuel de la fondation vacances au coeur du patrimoine 2019, Ferienimbaukmal.ch, 23 March 2020
Description The foundation is legally independent from the Swiss Heritage Society and acts thus operational since 2008., Tessiner Zeitung, Epaper, 22 January 2010, Artikel 51 The five-to-seven members Board of Trustees is composed of representatives of relevant areas (homeland security, tourism, fundraising, architecture, etc.).Annual Report of the Vacations in a Listed Building Foundation 2014, S. 32Hier arbeitet der STV aktiv mit, swisstourfed.ch
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External links Official website