Little-known destinations, forgotten villages and whole regions to discover before everyone else does. The antidote to overtourism, one guide at a time.
San Leo rises above the Montefeltro on a sheer limestone spur, its impregnable fortress, pre-Romanesque parish church, and sweeping Romagna views.
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Dozza is a one-of-a-kind painted borgo: facades turned into artists' canvases, a Sforza fortress and the regional wine cellar of Emilia-Romagna.
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Brisighella enchants with its elevated Via degli Asini, three iconic gypsum hills, award-winning DOP olive oil and the celebrated passatelli in broth.
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Fontanellato surprises with the moated Rocca Sanvitale, Parmigianino's masterpiece frescoes and the extraordinary bamboo labyrinth of La Masone nearby.
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Compiano is a walled borgo in the Val Taro with a Landi castle turned hotel, the International Masonic Museum and forests teeming with porcini mushrooms.
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Vigoleno is a perfectly preserved medieval borgo in the Piacenza hills: intact walls, a panoramic keep and a DOC vin santo unique in all the world.
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Cervo, a medieval borgo on the Ligurian Riviera di Ponente, enchants with its Coral Fishermen's church, scenic alleyways, summer music and fresh seafood.
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Campo Ligure, in the Genoese Val Stura, guards a centuries-old goldsmith's art, a Spinola castle and honest mountain flavours of the Ligurian tradition.
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Pigna, a thermal borgo in the Ligurian Maritime Alps, offers sulphurous waters, Slow Food beans, mountain trails and a silence that restores the soul.
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