Regioni e cittadine europee dimenticate dal turismo di massa: borghi medievali, valli remote e capitali secondarie da scoprire lontano dalla folla.
Three-thousand-year-old cedars, moss carpeting every surface, trails wrapped in silence: Yakushima is the wild Japan no mainstream guide will show you.
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Twenty-five temples linked by a panoramic trail, steep lanes full of cats and a literary soul all its own: Onomichi is the Japan that takes its time.
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Stay in a Buddhist temple, dine on shojin cuisine and walk among 200,000 graves in the mist: Koyasan is a Japan to be meditated upon.
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Eight kilometres of trail between two perfectly preserved Edo post towns: the Nakasendo between Tsumago and Magome is a slow-paced journey through time.
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The gassho-zukuri of Ogimachi are best seen at dawn or in winter, when snow blankets the roofs and the crowds have gone. A guide to the village without the masses.
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Shikoku's most remote valley: kazura vine bridges, open-air onsen above the river, thatched farmhouses and roads that end in nowhere.
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Marine murals, painted boats and no tourists: Tam Thanh is the quiet alternative to Hoi An, just 40 kilometres down the coast.
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Colonial architecture, pepper plantations, sunsets on the Praek Tuek Chhu river and Buddhist caves: Kampot is Cambodia without Siem Reap's crowds.
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Hammocks, bicycles, waterfalls and Irrawaddy dolphins: Si Phan Don is the Mekong's river archipelago in Laos where time dissolves into the water.
Jul 5, 2026