Guide tematiche, itinerari lenti e alternative alle mete da overtourism: come muoversi tra le mete nascoste, regione per regione e stagione per stagione.
In the Belluno Dolomites National Park, the Cimonega group is an isolated corner of the Vette Feltrine, watched over by the Feltre-Bodo bivouac. It is one of the few places in the Dolomites where solitude is truly guaranteed, far from the great tourist flows.
Jun 30, 2026
On the Asiago Plateau, in the province of Vicenza, Monte Ortigara preserves trenches, tunnels and communication ways from the Great War amid high-altitude pastures. It is a forgotten historic front, far from the fashionable Dolomite peaks and from mass tourism.
Jun 30, 2026
On the inland side of the Apuan Alps, in the Garfagnana, ridges of marble stay clear of the crowds that pack the Versilia coast. High-mountain trekking a stone's throw from the sea, yet in a world few people know.
Jun 30, 2026
In the Casentino Forests National Park, in the province of Arezzo, centuries-old beech and fir woods enfold the hermitages of Camaldoli and La Verna. One of the most pristine forests in Europe, well off the most-trodden Tuscan circuits.
Jun 30, 2026
On the Gran Sasso d'Italia, in the province of L'Aquila, the Sentiero del Centenario is an airy, exposed ridge traverse among the highest peaks of the Apennines. A severe itinerary, reserved for a handful of very experienced hikers.
Jun 30, 2026
In the Maiella National Park, straddling the provinces of Chieti and Pescara, lunar plateaus and deep gorges shape Abruzzo's 'mother mountain'. A vast, wild massif, tucked away beside the nearby Gran Sasso and still little visited.
Jun 30, 2026
In the Picentini Mountains Regional Park, in the province of Avellino, springs, beech woods and plateaus shape the mountainous heart of Irpinia. A vast, water-rich park, practically unknown to hiking tourism.
Jun 30, 2026
In the Pollino National Park, straddling Basilicata and Calabria, you walk among thousand-year-old Bosnian pines: a vast, remote area far from the tourist routes, where the trails stay silent even in high season.
Jun 30, 2026
The Nebrodi Park, in the province of Messina, safeguards the largest forest in Sicily, with high-altitude lakes and Sanfratellano horses roaming wild. Those in search of beaches alone overlook it entirely, leaving this green plateau to a handful of walkers.
Jun 30, 2026