Italian villages
Pereta, the Walled Stone Village of the Maremma Hills
Among the hills of Magliano in Toscana, Pereta is a fortified medieval village where a few dozen inhabitants live in the hilly Maremma.
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Italian villages
Climbing on Foot to Anghiari: Lanes and Workshops of the Valtiberina
In the Valtiberina near Arezzo, Anghiari rises through medieval lanes and artisan workshops: a Tuscan village to discover on foot, at your own pace.
Jun 21, 2026
Italian villages
Aliano, the Lucanian Badlands of Carlo Levi's Exile
Aliano, a Lucanian village amid the clay badlands, holds the memory of Carlo Levi's exile and an authentic, silent Basilicata.
Jun 21, 2026
Italian villages
Gangi, the stone village hanging from the Madonie
Gangi, a stone village perched on the Madonie near Palermo: alleys, ancient roofs and a slow, silent Sicily, without mass tourism.
Jun 21, 2026
City corners
Sutera: Arab Alleys and White Houses Beneath the Rabato
Clinging to a crag in the heart of Sicily, Sutera guards the Rabato: a maze of Arab alleys and whitewashed houses beneath the rock, still barely visited.
Jun 21, 2026
Hidden Europe
Albarracín, pink-ochre lanes above the Guadalaviar
Among the mountains of Teruel, Albarracín enchants with its pink-ochre lanes and medieval walls: one of the most beautiful and silent villages in Spain.
Jun 21, 2026
Hidden Europe
Maderuelo, Medieval Walls Overlooking the Lake of Segovia
Perched above the Linares reservoir, Maderuelo is one of the most intact and least crowded medieval villages in the province of Segovia.
Jun 21, 2026
Responsible travel
Dimitsana, Stone and Watermills Above the Gorges of Arcadia
Perched on the mountains of the Peloponnese, Dimitsana offers stone houses, watermills and authentic Arcadia, beyond the more crowded summer Greece.
Jun 21, 2026
Hidden Europe
Vathia, the stone towers of the Mani perched in the wind
On the Mani peninsula in Greece, Vathia gathers its stone towers on a wind-battered hill, among almost deserted olive groves and sea.
Jun 21, 2026