Little-known destinations, forgotten villages and whole regions to discover before everyone else does. The antidote to overtourism, one guide at a time.
Discover the Barbagia by bicycle: a 150 km route across highland plateaus, holm-oak forests, forgotten nuraghi and borghi frozen in time.
Jul 5, 2026
Pedal the Mincio from Peschiera del Garda to Mantua: 45 flat kilometres through nature reserves, hilltop borghi and the rice fields of the Mantuan plain.
Jul 5, 2026
The Valsugana cycleway links Trento to Bassano del Grappa across 80 flat kilometres through Lake Caldonazzo, neat orchards and sleepy rural borghi.
Jul 5, 2026
The Ciclovia del Sole links the Brenner to Bologna across 360 km of cycle paths through alpine valleys, Trentino orchards and the Emilian countryside.
Jul 5, 2026
Ride 280 km along the Oglio River cycleway, from the Adamello peaks through hidden valleys and quiet Lombard borghi to the Po plain.
Jul 5, 2026
Teshima, in Japan's Inland Sea, holds a one-of-a-kind water museum, an archive of heartbeats and terraced rice paddies: art and absolute silence.
Jul 5, 2026
Kamikochi, in the Japanese Alps, is an unspoilt valley with no cars or shops: trekking, glacial lakes and peaks rising above three thousand metres.
Jul 5, 2026
The Nakasendo through the Kiso Valley links ancient post towns through cypress forests: Japan's most evocative feudal trek, from Magome to Tsumago.
Jul 5, 2026
Takayama, deep in the Japanese Alps, enchants with its morning markets, Edo-period streets and Hida beef: authentic rural Japan at its finest.
Jul 5, 2026