Guide tematiche, itinerari lenti e alternative alle mete da overtourism: come muoversi tra le mete nascoste, regione per regione e stagione per stagione.
A side valley of the Val di Sole, in Trentino, the Val di Rabbi is protected by the Stelvio National Park: waterfalls, mountain dairies, larches and a Tibetan bridge in a wild setting. A few kilometres from the crowded ski resorts of the Val di Sole, here you walk in silence.
Jun 30, 2026
In western Trentino, the stretch of the Path of Peace along the Adamello-Presanella group crosses the high-altitude front of the White War: trenches, glaciers and bivouacs in a harsh, little-frequented setting, reserved for experienced hikers in search of authentic mountains.
Jun 30, 2026
In the province of Cuneo, between the Langhe and the Ligurian Alps, the minor railway from Ceva to Ormea climbs the upper Val Tanaro, touching mountain villages off the tourist trails. Revived with historic and tourist services, it is a slow, quiet way to cross a little-frequented corner of Piedmont.
Jun 30, 2026
A few kilometres from Padua, the Euganean Hills are volcanic cones covered with vineyards, hermitages and Benedictine abbeys rising from the Veneto plain. Those rushing towards Venice ignore them entirely, and in spring and autumn they remain a silent world of trails, spa villages and wineries.
Jun 30, 2026
Behind Ventimiglia and the French border, the Val Nervia climbs among olive groves and perched medieval villages such as Dolceacqua, Apricale and Pigna. This is inland Liguria, escaping the crush of the Cinque Terre and Sanremo, made of stone, mule tracks and silence.
Jun 30, 2026
In the Pordenone area, the Forra del Cellina nature reserve guards a canyon of turquoise waters, threaded by an old panoramic road closed to traffic. It is the gateway to the wildest and least-visited Friulian Dolomites, far from the crowded destinations of the north-east.
Jun 30, 2026
Alta Via number 1 runs along the left side of the Aosta Valley at the feet of the Matterhorn, Monte Rosa and the Grand Combin. It is a traverse of mountain huts and solitary alpine pastures that steers clear of the glamorous resorts on the valley floor and delivers the great glaciers without the crowds of the better-known destinations.
Jun 30, 2026
The Cammino di San Vili is an ancient walking route that links the Brenta Dolomites to Trento along mid-mountain trails and rural villages. It is the slow, silent alternative to fashionable Madonna di Campiglio, a way to descend from the peaks to the city one step at a time.
Jun 30, 2026
Between Mantua and Lucca, the Via Matildica crosses the lands of Matilda of Canossa with castles, parish churches and Apennine ridges. The Reggio and Parma stretch remains little walked compared with the Tuscan routes, ideal for those seeking silence and history.
Jun 30, 2026