Borghi, arte e storia minore
Si occupa di borghi, centri storici, chiese e siti archeologici: paesi sotto i mille abitanti e architetture fuori dalle guide turistiche ufficiali.
167 metres above the sea, among medieval alleys and views over the gulf, Capoliveri is Elba seen from up high, far from the bustle of Portoferraio's port.
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Prato, Tuscany's second city, has top-tier Renaissance heritage and a Swabian castle, without the crowds of Florence just 20 km away.
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Pistoia combines a medieval centre with one of Italy's finest silver altars and the surrounding nursery countryside, among Europe's most important.
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Pistoia, often skipped in favour of Florence, has a compact medieval centre: where to stay to enjoy it unhurried.
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Massa combines a Renaissance centre overlooked by the Malaspina fortress with proximity to the marble quarries and the Apuan Alps: a two-day itinerary between history and nature.
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Grosseto is often just a stop on the way to the sea, but its walled centre and closeness to the Maremma Park deserve two unhurried days.
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Blood-red half-timbered houses, prehistoric caves and smugglers' trails at the foot of La Rhune, just a stone's throw from the Spanish border.
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A village of a few hundred souls tucked beneath limestone cliffs, an abbey that founded Cluny, and a waterfall that only flows after rain.
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A fishing village of whitewashed houses, perched on a limestone cliff above the Gironde estuary, in Charente-Maritime.
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