Regioni e cittadine europee dimenticate dal turismo di massa: borghi medievali, valli remote e capitali secondarie da scoprire lontano dalla folla.
Biertan's UNESCO fortified church in Transylvania: medieval bastions, watchtowers, and a room where quarreling couples were locked in to make peace.
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Kutná Hora, Bohemia's ancient silver city: the Cathedral of St Barbara, the Sedlec Ossuary and an intact UNESCO old town just an hour from Prague.
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Olomouc, Moravia's university city: the UNESCO Trinity Column, Baroque fountains, and the smelliest — and most beloved — cheese in the Czech Republic.
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Zamość, the 'Padua of the North' designed by an Italian architect: a perfect Renaissance square, sgraffito palaces and an atmosphere that echoes Italy.
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Eger, the Hungarian city that defied the Ottomans: its heroic castle, baroque thermal baths, and the Valley of Beautiful Women with its celebrated wines.
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Kazimierz Dolny, an artists' borgo on the Vistula: Renaissance granaries, galleries, castle ruins and Poland's most photographed stretch of countryside.
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Trakai, Lithuania's red island castle on Lake Galvė: grand duchy history, Karaite culture and enchanting lake landscapes just outside Vilnius.
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Pécs, Hungary's millennial southern city: UNESCO early Christian catacombs, Ottoman mosques, and the Zsolnay cultural quarter of art and ceramics.
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Morella is a spectacular walled medieval citadel in the heart of the Maestrazgo, with an impregnable castle, dinosaur fossils, and a gastronomy worth seeking out.
Jul 5, 2026