Little-known destinations, forgotten villages and whole regions to discover before everyone else does. The antidote to overtourism, one guide at a time.
Corinaldo has the most spectacular medieval walls in the Marche: they walk along the edge of a ravine. The birthplace of a saint, forgotten by tourist circuits.
Jul 9, 2026
The fortress of Mondavio is considered by experts the pinnacle of Renaissance military architecture in Italy. Tourists don't know this yet.
Jul 9, 2026
Perched above the Adriatic among centuries-old olive groves, Torre di Palme hides a Romanesque church tourism still hasn't found on the Fermo coast.
Jul 9, 2026
One of Italy's smallest villages, an intact medieval tower, and no tourists: Moresco is the Marche that does not reveal itself.
Jul 9, 2026
Among Pecorino vineyards and honey-colored alleyways, Offida guards a millennial craft: tombolo bobbin lace, and a Carnival dating back to the Middle Ages.
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At the entrance to the Aosta Valley, a first-century BC Roman arch still spans the Lys as it did the day it was built, in a town few bother to stop and look at.
Jul 9, 2026
In a village with an almost-unknown Romanesque castle, they produce Arnad DOP lard, cured in wooden containers with alpine herbs according to a centuries-old recipe.
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A side valley of the Aosta Valley almost devoid of tourism, with a stunningly blue artificial lake and a textile tradition that has survived the centuries.
Jul 9, 2026
When the ski slopes empty, La Thuile transforms into an alpine paradise of pastures, flowers, and trails toward France, almost unknown to most.
Jul 9, 2026