City corners
Semur-en-Auxois, the Burgundian fortress everyone forgets to visit
A fortress town perched on a granite spur above the Armançon river, in rural Burgundy, away from the crowds of the wine route.
Aug 3, 2026Marco Ferretti
Natura e viaggio lento
Cura le guide su parchi, sentieri e aree naturali: quando andare per non affollare un luogo fragile e le alternative alle mete più battute.
Guides by Marco Ferretti.
Wild nature
Gran Paradiso: Italy's First National Park, the Silent Kingdom of the Ibex
Born in 1922 from a royal hunting reserve, Gran Paradiso is Italy's oldest national park: untouched valleys, glaciers, and ibex that have lost their fear of humans.
Jul 29, 2026
Wild nature
Lame Rosse: the red clay canyon the Marche hide in the Sibillini mountains
Above Lake Fiastra, a five-kilometre trail leads to a small canyon of ochre-red cemented gravels. Fragile pinnacles, slow geology, roughly ninety minutes of walking. A practical guide to the route, the best seasons, and how to visit without wearing the place down.
Jul 19, 2026
Wild nature
Bagnaccio: Viterbo's Free Thermal Pool in the Wild
Just outside Viterbo, hidden among damp meadows and sulfurous vapors, Bagnaccio is a free outdoor thermal pool where people have soaked for centuries, no ticket.
Jul 9, 2026
Wild nature
Toce Waterfall in Val Formazza: Italy's Tallest in Alpine Silence
The Toce Waterfall in Val Formazza plunges 143 metres of granite in a nearly uninhabited valley on the Swiss border: an Italian record that few have heard of.
Jul 9, 2026
Wild nature
Bullicame di Viterbo: Where Dante Found the Boiling Water of Hell
Dante cited it in the Inferno, the Romans came here for cures: Viterbo's Bullicame is a bubbling spring surrounded by white limestone deposits, free and ancestral.
Jul 9, 2026
Wild nature
Terme di Caronte: Calabria's Free Sulphur Hot Springs
Between the Lamezia plain and the Reventino massif, the waters of Caronte gush warm among white clay: free thermal springs in the silent heart of Calabria.
Jul 9, 2026
Wild nature
Lake Mergozzo: Italy's Only Motor-Free Lake
Lago di Mergozzo is the only Italian lake where motorboats are banned by law: crystal-clear waters and unspoiled shores ten minutes from Lake Maggiore.
Jul 9, 2026
Wild nature
Grotta delle Ninfe in Cerchiara: The Magical Spring of Deep Calabria
Among the gorges of the Pollino, in Cerchiara di Calabria, a natural spring feeds a pool among the rocks: an ancient place of worship and crystal-clear waters.
Jul 9, 2026