Guide tematiche, itinerari lenti e alternative alle mete da overtourism: come muoversi tra le mete nascoste, regione per regione e stagione per stagione.
Forget Bolzano's markets and commercial light displays. The most genuine Italian Christmas lives in the borghi where it's still celebrated with simplicity.
Jul 5, 2026
Canals, bridges and colourful calli without the crowds of Piazza San Marco. Chioggia offers the authentic Venice of the fishermen, just half an hour away by bus.
Jul 5, 2026
Triple-arched bridges, silent canals and fishing valleys: the Venice of the Po Delta still lives by eels and sunsets, entirely free of crowds.
Jul 5, 2026
One hundred and fifty kilometres of wild coast between Paestum and Sapri, with deserted coves, hilltop borghi and the birthplace of the Mediterranean diet.
Jul 5, 2026
Kenroku-en among Japan's three finest gardens, the samurai quarter and the geisha district of Higashi Chaya — all without Tokyo's relentless pace.
Jul 5, 2026
Between Palmi and Scilla, violet cliffs at sunset, deserted beaches and Chianalea — the fishermen's borgo built on the water. Italy's forgotten coastline.
Jul 5, 2026
Volcanic lakes, ancient taverns where the wine is local and the food homemade, and papal hilltop borghi above the Roman countryside. Breathe again.
Jul 5, 2026
Pastel-coloured houses at Marina Corricella, the hilltop borgo of Terra Murata, and volcanic beaches. The island that was Italy's 2022 Capital of Culture — unchanged.
Jul 5, 2026
A Norman cathedral with golden mosaics, a medieval wash-house, and the Rocca towering over crystal-clear water. Cefalù is Taormina without the theatre.
Jul 5, 2026