Musei e ville — uncrowded destinations

The Intan: Alvin Yapp's Peranakan house-museum in Joo Chiat, Singapore

In Joo Chiat, Singapore, The Intan is Alvin Yapp's Peranakan house-museum: 5,000 objects and a guided tour led by the owner himself.

Jun 28, 2026

Williamsburg, Brooklyn (New York), United States

Castles, palaces and monuments

The City Reliquary: the museum born from a storefront window in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

In Williamsburg, a civic museum in a storefront window: dentures from Dead Horse Bay, World's Fair memorabilia, and a shrine to Jackie Robinson.

Jun 28, 2026

Patti, Sicily, Italy

Archaeological sites

The mosaics of Patti Marina: the Roman villa that lives beneath the viaduct

Near Tindari, beneath the A20 viaduct, the Roman villa of Patti Marina reveals mosaics with animals and garlands, almost always deserted.

Jun 23, 2026

Argenta, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

City corners

Argenta, where water writes the history: the Pieve di San Giorgio and the Land Reclamation Museum

South of Ferrara, Argenta tells the struggle between man and water through one of Emilia's oldest parish churches and a great water-pumping plant.

Jun 23, 2026

Mértola (Alentejo), Portugal

Hidden Europe

Mértola on the Guadiana: Rome, Islam and the Alentejo in a single village

Perched above the river Guadiana, Mértola weaves together Roman, Islamic and Christian history in the deep Alentejo, amid stone, silence and golden light.

Jun 21, 2026