Little-known destinations, forgotten villages and whole regions to discover before everyone else does. The antidote to overtourism, one guide at a time.
Behind an anonymous door in Malá Strana, the Vrtba Garden climbs in terraces up Petřín: statues by Braun, frescoes by Reiner and a view over Prague.
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An authentic Japanese garden hidden in Vienna's Döbling district: ponds, a tea pavilion and maple trees, born from a twinning between Vienna and Tokyo.
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In Vienna, under the Hoher Markt square, the ruins of two Roman officers' houses: the Römermuseum of Vindobona.
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The Ruprechtskirche, Vienna's oldest church: Romanesque stone, stained glass from 1370 and bells from 1280, on the Danube Canal.
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A few steps from Stephansplatz, a silent Baroque courtyard with a chapel and fountain, owned by Heiligenkreuz Abbey.
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In Berlin's Tegel forest stands Dicke Marie, a 500-900-year-old oak older than the city itself. How to walk there from the Greenwichpromenade.
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In Berlin Mitte, the ruin of the Franciscan church from 1250: brick Gothic, free entry and art exhibitions, ignored by the crowds at Alexanderplatz.
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In Marienfelde, on Berlin's southern edge, a stone church from 1240 with walls up to 175 cm thick and a burial visible beneath glass.
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A stone's throw from the crowded Hackesche Höfe, the Heckmann courtyards in Berlin-Mitte: workshops, a sweet factory and quiet.
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