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Étroubles: The Alpine Borgo with an Open-Air Museum
Étroubles weaves the Via Francigena, contemporary sculptures set among its lanes, and the authentic stillness of the Gran San Bernardo valley.
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Paesi e centri storici italiani lontani dalle rotte di massa, dove il tempo scorre lento tra vicoli di pietra, botteghe e tradizioni autentiche.
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Gressoney-Saint-Jean: Walser Architecture at the Foot of Monte Rosa
Gressoney-Saint-Jean reveals the Walser culture through centuries-old timber houses, Castel Savoia and the majestic panoramas of Monte Rosa.
Jul 5, 2026
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Valpelline: the Alpine Cradle of Fontina DOP
Valpelline is the heartland of fontina DOP: a quiet valley of alpine pastures, rural trails, and authentic mountain flavours far from the tourist trail.
Jul 5, 2026
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Balestrino: The Ligurian Medieval Borgo That a Landslide Emptied in a Single Night
A Del Carretto castle and a stone village abandoned above Loano: the historic centre has been sealed shut for sixty years, intact and inaccessible.
Jul 5, 2026
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Tocco Caudio: The Samnite Borgo Kept Alive by One Woman's Devotion
A handful of stone houses in the Samnium, abandoned after the 1980 earthquake and now suspended between ruin and rebirth through an open-air art project.
Jul 5, 2026
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Cison di Valmarino, an enchanted borgo among Prosecco hills and Prealps castles
Listed among Italy's Most Beautiful Villages, Cison di Valmarino is a hidden gem among the Prosecco hills, with CastelBrando and the Via dell'Acqua.
Jul 5, 2026
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Pieve di Cadore, following the traces of Titian among the Belluno Dolomites
Pieve di Cadore, birthplace of Titian Vecellio: a Dolomite borgo with the painter's birth house, the Eyewear Museum and alpine panoramas.
Jul 5, 2026
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Borghetto sul Mincio, the mill village where time flows with the water
Borghetto sul Mincio, village of medieval mills and the Visconti Bridge: an enchanted waterside hamlet between Verona and Lake Garda.
Jul 5, 2026
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Soave, where the Scaligeri castle watches over the Veneto's most elegant vineyards
Battlemented walls, medieval towers and hills of Garganega: Soave is a Veronese borgo uniting Scaligeri history and centuries of wine tradition.
Jul 5, 2026