Giulia Conti

Itinerari pratici e mete internazionali

Scrive gli itinerari pratici, in Italia e all'estero: come arrivare, dove dormire, quanto tempo dedicare a un posto. Aggiorna sempre le informazioni pratiche.

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Guides by Giulia Conti.

Koyasan: Sleeping Among Monks' Tombs at the Sacred Heart of Japan (Koyasan, Wakayama, Japan)

Koyasan, Wakayama, Japan

Koyasan: Sleeping Among Monks' Tombs at the Sacred Heart of Japan

Stay in a Buddhist temple, dine on shojin cuisine and walk among 200,000 graves in the mist: Koyasan is a Japan to be meditated upon.

From Tsumago to Magome: Walking the Nakasendo Through Japan's Wooden Past (Tsumago-Magome, Nagano, Japan)

Tsumago-Magome, Nagano, Japan

From Tsumago to Magome: Walking the Nakasendo Through Japan's Wooden Past

Eight kilometres of trail between two perfectly preserved Edo post towns: the Nakasendo between Tsumago and Magome is a slow-paced journey through time.

Ogimachi and the Thatched Rooftops: Shirakawa-go Before Dawn (Ogimachi, Gifu, Japan)

Ogimachi, Gifu, Japan

Ogimachi and the Thatched Rooftops: Shirakawa-go Before Dawn

The gassho-zukuri of Ogimachi are best seen at dawn or in winter, when snow blankets the roofs and the crowds have gone. A guide to the village without the masses.

Iya Valley: Vine Bridges and Clifftop Houses in Shikoku's Secret Interior (Iya Valley, Tokushima, Japan)

Iya Valley, Tokushima, Japan

Iya Valley: Vine Bridges and Clifftop Houses in Shikoku's Secret Interior

Shikoku's most remote valley: kazura vine bridges, open-air onsen above the river, thatched farmhouses and roads that end in nowhere.

Tam Thanh: the fishing village that art saved from oblivion (Tam Thanh, Quang Nam, Vietnam)

Tam Thanh, Quang Nam, Vietnam

Tam Thanh: the fishing village that art saved from oblivion

Marine murals, painted boats and no tourists: Tam Thanh is the quiet alternative to Hoi An, just 40 kilometres down the coast.

Kampot: the city of pepper and sunsets where Cambodia slows down (Kampot, Cambodia)

Kampot, Cambodia

Kampot: the city of pepper and sunsets where Cambodia slows down

Colonial architecture, pepper plantations, sunsets on the Praek Tuek Chhu river and Buddhist caves: Kampot is Cambodia without Siem Reap's crowds.

Hsipaw: the Burmese trek that travellers speak of in hushed tones (Hsipaw, Shan State, Myanmar)

Hsipaw, Shan State, Myanmar

Hsipaw: the Burmese trek that travellers speak of in hushed tones

Shan hill villages, terraced rice paddies and wooden monasteries in Myanmar's most authentic corner: Hsipaw is the trek that replaces Inle Lake.

Si Phan Don: the four thousand islands where the Mekong stands still (Si Phan Don, Champasak, Laos)

Si Phan Don, Champasak, Laos

Si Phan Don: the four thousand islands where the Mekong stands still

Hammocks, bicycles, waterfalls and Irrawaddy dolphins: Si Phan Don is the Mekong's river archipelago in Laos where time dissolves into the water.

Ninh Binh: Ha Long Bay without the sea and without the crowds (Ninh Binh, Vietnam)

Ninh Binh, Vietnam

Ninh Binh: Ha Long Bay without the sea and without the crowds

Rice paddies among karst peaks, hidden pagodas and rivers crossed by rowboat: Ninh Binh is the Vietnam that Ha Long Bay wished it had stayed.

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