Little-known destinations, forgotten villages and whole regions to discover before everyone else does. The antidote to overtourism, one guide at a time.
On the Conero Riviera, south of Ancona, a trek among holm-oak woods, white cliffs and hidden coves overlooking the Adriatic. A route best walked outside the peak beach months, when the promontory's wild coast is enjoyed in peace, far from the crowds of the beaches.
Jun 30, 2026
In the Marche Apennines, around the famous Frasassi Caves, ravines, Romanesque abbeys and rock hermitages lie hidden. While the caves draw many visitors, the outdoor trails of the gorge and the mountains stay almost deserted and are walked in complete peace.
Jun 30, 2026
An itinerary through the inland Marche that links Franciscan friaries, clay badlands and medieval villages, far from the crowded coast. It crosses hilly and Apennine areas little trodden by tourism, where you walk in peace among rural landscapes and places of spirituality.
Jun 30, 2026
In the central Marche, an ancient pilgrimage route through hills and walled villages leading to the sanctuary of Loreto. Far from the fame of the great European ways, it remains little walked and is almost always crossed in solitude, among cultivated fields and compact historic centres.
Jun 30, 2026
In the Sibillini Mountains, between the Marche and Umbria, the Grande Anello is a trek of around 120 km that circles the massif in several stages. Grasslands, glacial lakes and mountain villages in a legendary range still little visited outside peak months.
Jun 30, 2026
Near Terni, footpaths link the Marmore Falls, among the tallest in Europe, to Lake Piediluco, a calm and little-touristed stretch of water. A loop through the green heart of Umbria, where nature surprises just a few steps from town.
Jun 30, 2026
Between the Agro Falisco in Lazio and the Amerino in Umbria, the Via Amerina preserves stretches of Roman paving, rock-cut necropolises and gorges hidden in the tuff. It is a forgotten consular road, far from the tourist circuits, ideal for walking through history in solitude.
Jun 30, 2026
In the Amerino, the south-western corner of Umbria, the Walk of the Silent Villages crosses woods and near-deserted hamlets. Born precisely as an escape from noisy tourism, it is a loop designed for those seeking silence, slowness and village hospitality.
Jun 30, 2026
The Valnerina is the greenest, quietest valley in Umbria, set deep along the River Nera between the Marche and the Apennine border. Far from the mass routes, it offers abbeys, mills and villages suspended in time, where the sound of water is almost the only one you hear.
Jun 30, 2026