Responsible travel
Skip Amalfi: Cetara, a Fishermen's Borgo on the Authentic Coast
Cetara is the most authentic fishing village on the Amalfi Coast: colatura di alici, free beaches and none of the tourist queues.
Jul 5, 2026Hidden villages and off-the-beaten-path spots in Campania, beyond the coast
Campania beyond Naples and the Amalfi Coast: in the inland Cilento, in the Sannio and in the Irpinia lie rural villages, green valleys, springs and ancient paths that mass tourism overlooks. Uncrowded destinations where you can savour authentic country cooking, cross landscapes of hills and mountains and experience a slow, genuine South, far from the crowds of the best-known spots.
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Italian villages
Romagnano al Monte: The Campanian Borgo Frozen at 7:34 pm
Romagnano al Monte is a ghost borgo abandoned after the 1980 Irpinia earthquake. A guide to visiting its ruins, panoramas and traces of everyday life left behind.
Jul 5, 2026
Guides and itineraries
The Secret Path of the Gods: Agerola to Positano via Monte Tre Calli
The high variant of the Sentiero degli Dei climbs Monte Tre Calli at 1,122m, rewarding hikers with crowd-free panoramas over the entire Amalfi Coast.
Jul 5, 2026
Wild nature
Stufe di Nerone in Pozzuoli: the Forgotten Roman Baths of the Campi Flegrei
Stufe di Nerone in Pozzuoli: ancient Roman thermal caves in the Campi Flegrei, volcanic steam at 90°C and steam grottos entirely off the tourist trail.
Jul 5, 2026
Italian villages
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
Guides and itineraries
Beyond Capri: Procida, the Gulf of Naples Island That Won Without Even Trying
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
Guides and itineraries
Instead of the Amalfi Coast: Cilento, the Campanian Coastline That Tourism Forgot
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
Abbeys, hermitages and sanctuaries
The Abbey of Goleto, ruins on a hill above the Ofanto Valley
Among the hills of Irpinia, the Abbey of Goleto: Romanesque towers, Roman stones and a roofless church tell the story of eight centuries.
Jul 1, 2026
Guides and itineraries
The Monte Miletto Loop in the Matese
On the Matese massif, straddling Molise and Campania, Monte Miletto looms over karst lakes, high pastures and woods where roe deer have been thriving again since their reintroduction in 2008. A borderland mountain, rich in nature and well off every tourist trail.
Jun 30, 2026