Little-known destinations, forgotten villages and whole regions to discover before everyone else does. The antidote to overtourism, one guide at a time.
Behind Verona, the Lessinia plateau is a world of pastures, Cimbrian hamlets and rock bridges that the millions who visit the city of the Scaligeri almost entirely overlook. You walk in silence, among mountain huts and beech woods, just a short distance from the plain.
Jun 30, 2026
A slow descent by bike from the Julian Alps to the Adriatic, along a former railway that drops from Tarvisio down to the Grado lagoon. A border region still little travelled by mass cycle tourism, between mountains, rivers and sea.
Jun 30, 2026
In the Comelico, the eastern corner of the Belluno Dolomites, Val Visdende is a bowl of meadows ringed by woods and peaks. One of the most unspoilt and silent areas of the Dolomites, well away from the tourist flows of Cortina and Auronzo.
Jun 30, 2026
In the upper Valsesia, at the foot of Monte Rosa, a route through the Walser hamlets of wood and stone tells the story of the ancient Germanic settlement of these high valleys. Far from the better-known ski resorts, it is a slow journey into authentic mountain country.
Jun 30, 2026
On the watershed ridge of the Beigua Geopark, between the Savona and Genoa hinterland, the Alta Via dei Monti Liguri offers a double view over sea and Alps. Just a few kilometres from the crowded coast, these trails stay almost deserted.
Jun 30, 2026
A devotional walk of a few days that rises from the rice-growing plain of the Vercelli area up to the Biella Alps and the Sanctuary of Oropa. Still little known compared with the great Francigena routes, it offers silence, rural villages and a memorable high-altitude arrival.
Jun 30, 2026
Between Palermo and Agrigento, the Sicani Mountains are an almost forgotten inland massif. A slow walk among nature reserves, caves and villages of Arbëreshë origin, far from the tourist routes that run along the coasts and the great archaeological sites.
Jun 30, 2026
On the northern slope of Etna, the Pista Altomontana crosses lava flows and pine forests far from the cable cars and coaches of the south side. A long traverse across the volcano's least touristy flank, where you walk almost alone.
Jun 30, 2026
Filicudi and Alicudi are the two smallest and most remote islands of the Aeolian archipelago, almost without cars or roads, where mules and mule tracks have replaced the mass tourism that crowds Lipari and Vulcano. A slow journey for those seeking silence and walking.
Jun 30, 2026