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Alta Via number 1 runs along the left side of the Aosta Valley at the feet of the Matterhorn, Monte Rosa and the Grand Combin. It is a traverse of mountain huts and solitary alpine pastures that steers clear of the glamorous resorts on the valley floor and delivers the great glaciers without the crowds of the better-known destinations.
Jun 30, 2026
In the Monte Cucco Park, on the Umbrian-Marche Apennines, beech woods, sinkholes and one of the deepest caves in Italy await in a little-known corner: a slow, silent mountain loop, far from Umbria's more beaten destinations.
Jun 30, 2026
Five lakes across Piedmont and Lombardy as an alternative to Lake Como: villages, hermitages and romantic itineraries without the crowds of Bellagio.
Jun 29, 2026
Little-known seaside villages in Italy and quiet lakeside towns: 11 destinations with harbours, calm waters and historic centres to discover without the crowds.
Jun 29, 2026
Beneath Copenhagen's Søndermarken park, a former water reservoir hides a cavernous underground gallery of contemporary art, unknown to most visitors.
Jun 28, 2026
The monumental cemetery of Nørrebro in Copenhagen: tree-lined avenues, the graves of Andersen and Kierkegaard, and locals reading in the sun.
Jun 28, 2026
In the free park of Karlberg Palace, in Stockholm, lie the grave of Charles XII's dog, the Temple of Diana and a runestone.
Jun 28, 2026
A botanical garden from 1791 on Lake Brunnsviken in Stockholm: 9,000 species, the giant water lilies of the Victoriahuset and very few tourists.
Jun 28, 2026
In Phibsborough, Dublin 7, a former nineteenth-century reservoir where water covers 80% of the park: swans, an island and stone walls.
Jun 28, 2026