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Four kilometres of Renaissance ramparts turned into a park, a hundred churches, and a Roman amphitheatre reborn as a piazza. Tuscany at a human pace.
Jul 5, 2026
Kenroku-en among Japan's three finest gardens, the samurai quarter and the geisha district of Higashi Chaya — all without Tokyo's relentless pace.
Jul 5, 2026
On the Abbasanta plateau rises Nuraghe Losa, one of the best-preserved basalt keeps of Nuragic Sardinia.
Jul 1, 2026
Among the Balze cliffs of the Valdarno, the Orientalist castle of Sammezzano guards the most colourful rooms in Tuscany, today closed to the public.
Jul 1, 2026
Italy's Trans-Siberian is a scenic railway that climbs to almost Alpine altitudes between Sulmona, the Altopiani Maggiori and Roccaraso, in Abruzzo. Saved from closure and travelled by heritage trains, it crosses high plateaus and Apennine villages in a slow, spectacular journey far from the more beaten tourist destinations.
Jun 30, 2026
Looking for an alternative to the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Tuscany? Abbeys, castles, tufa villages and Florentine courtyards to see without queues or crowds.
Jun 29, 2026
What to see in Paris instead of the Eiffel Tower: Roman amphitheatres, cast-iron churches, flowery lanes and corners of France with no queues.
Jun 29, 2026
A Viking runestone, older than Stockholm itself, set into a corner of Gamla Stan and guarded by a cannon. No plaques, no signs.
Jun 28, 2026
In Songpa-gu, Seoul, the earthen walls of Pungnaptoseong: capital of the Baekje kingdom, rediscovered in 1997 during a construction project.
Jun 28, 2026