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Cornello dei Tasso in Val Brembana: an intact medieval borgo where Europe's first postal service was born. Porticoes, frescoes and timeless silence.
Jul 5, 2026
Gromo in Val Seriana: a medieval borgo known as the little Toledo for its swords and armour. Cobbled streets, towers and alpine nature await.
Jul 5, 2026
Zavattarello in Oltrepò Pavese: the imposing Dal Verme castle lords over vine-covered hills and chestnut woods, far from everything — perfect for a slow weekend.
Jul 5, 2026
Bienno in Valle Camonica: water-powered forges still in use, artisan workshops and Renaissance frescoes in one of Italy's most beautiful borgos.
Jul 5, 2026
Discover Sabbioneta, the Renaissance ideal city built by Vespasiano Gonzaga: a theatre, a ducal palace and perfect streets in the Mantuan lowlands.
Jul 5, 2026
A trail carved into rock at 900 metres, running alongside a disused aqueduct above the Rhaetian Alps. Vertiginous, solitary, unforgettable.
Jul 5, 2026
Monte Isola at its centre, Christo's floating walkways, and shores still free of luxury resorts. The Lombard lake that Como forgot how to be.
Jul 5, 2026
From Edolo to the Po along the Oglio river — 280 km of flatlands and gentle hills through Lombardy and Emilia: a cycle route tourism has overlooked.
Jul 5, 2026
A medieval borgo razed and rebuilt as a theme park in the 1960s, then left to ruin: the most surreal ghost town in the Lombard Prealps.
Jul 5, 2026