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4 Days in Lazio beyond Rome
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LazioLorenzo De Angelis
January 3, 2026

4 Days in Lazio beyond Rome

This 4-day itinerary takes you through my favorite parts of Lazio.

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Brisighella: A medieval village among gypsum hills and ancient olive trees
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Emilia-RomagnaMichele Govoni
December 31, 2025

Brisighella: A medieval village among gypsum hills and ancient olive trees

Brisighella is one of those places that lend themselves to being discovered slowly, step by step, letting the details guide your gaze.

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3 Days eating your way through Emilia Romagna
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Emilia-RomagnaDavide Conti
December 9, 2025

3 Days eating your way through Emilia Romagna

This itinerary is for people who want to eat well and understand where their food comes from. You will visit beautiful piazzas along the way but the real focus is on the producers, the markets, and the trattorias where locals actually eat.

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The Via Francigena from San Miniato to Monteriggioni
ToscanaMaria Beatrice Bianucci
January 13, 2026

The Via Francigena from San Miniato to Monteriggioni

4 days on foot on the Via Francigena: from San Miniato to Monteriggioni, amidst history, art, and unforgettable Tuscan landscapes.

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"A tutto gusto" – The beauty and the goodness of Senigallia
Marche Daniela Manoni
January 13, 2026

"A tutto gusto" – The beauty and the goodness of Senigallia

Senigallia, besides being a tourist city famous for its velvet beach, is known as a food destination.

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Loreto Aprutino: a village to experience with your eyes and your pace
AbruzzoGuerrino Colantonio
January 13, 2026

Loreto Aprutino: a village to experience with your eyes and your pace

For the traveler seeking authenticity, material culture, and direct contact with the real life of an Abruzzese village, Loreto Aprutino represents a sincere and deeply identity-driven destination.

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San Miniato: Two Days in Medieval Tuscany
ToscanaMaria Beatrice Bianucci
January 8, 2026

San Miniato: Two Days in Medieval Tuscany

The landscape offered to the eyes of visitors is enchanting, with ancient villages, churches, wonderful Medici villas, castles, and tobacco drying houses.

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Gastronomic Turin: Typical Products and Restaurants of the City
PiemonteFabio Tesauro
January 6, 2026

Gastronomic Turin: Typical Products and Restaurants of the City

From historic chocolate shops to local restaurants and wine bars, Turin offers unique sensory experiences.

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Authentic Puglia: Murgia, villages and workshops
PugliaRaffaella Ieva
January 5, 2026

Authentic Puglia: Murgia, villages and workshops

It is the ideal place for those seeking true experiences, far from mass tourism, and wanting to take home not just photographs, but lived memories.

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4 Days in Lazio beyond Rome
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LazioLorenzo De Angelis
January 3, 2026

4 Days in Lazio beyond Rome

This 4-day itinerary takes you through my favorite parts of Lazio.

HistoryCultureSpiritual
Brisighella: A medieval village among gypsum hills and ancient olive trees
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Emilia-RomagnaMichele Govoni
December 31, 2025

Brisighella: A medieval village among gypsum hills and ancient olive trees

Brisighella is one of those places that lend themselves to being discovered slowly, step by step, letting the details guide your gaze.

ArchitectureFood & WineHistory
The Sound of the Sicilian Soul
SiciliaLuana Russo
December 29, 2025

The Sound of the Sicilian Soul

Walking among the Nebrodi mountains and looking out over the Aeolian Islands, one perceives what we might call "the sound of the Sicilian soul".

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The pleasure of discovering Sicily by bike
SiciliaSergio Gargagliano
December 29, 2025

The pleasure of discovering Sicily by bike

Between the deep blue of the sea and the rugged strength of the mountains, Sicily reveals itself as an island of wonders in the heart of the Mediterranean.

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Portici, a gem by the sea.
CampaniaLucio Sandon
December 27, 2025

Portici, a gem by the sea.

Portici is located a few kilometers south of Naples. It is not a very well-known place, and it is small in size.

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Castelmezzano: What to See, Eat, and Do
BasilicataElisabetta Lorusso
December 25, 2025

Castelmezzano: What to See, Eat, and Do

Castelmezzano sits wedged into the Lucanian Dolomites like someone carved a village directly into the rock face. Most visitors come for the famous zipline, snap a few photos, and leave. Here's how to actually experience this dramatic Basilicata village the way it deserves.

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3 Days in Milan at Christmas
LombardiaDavide Conti
December 22, 2025

3 Days in Milan at Christmas

The city of Milan transforms during Christmas. The lights go up along Via Monte Napoleone and Corso Vittorio Emanuele. The giant tree appears in Piazza Duomo. The smell of roasted chestnuts drifts through the streets.

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Cividale del Friuli: A historic, medieval city
Friuli-Venezia GiuliaChiara Vendramin
December 10, 2025

Cividale del Friuli: A historic, medieval city

This is a town for people who are tired of crowds. For people who want to sit in a piazza with a glass of Friulano wine and watch actual residents go about their day.

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3 Days eating your way through Emilia Romagna
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Emilia-RomagnaDavide Conti
December 9, 2025

3 Days eating your way through Emilia Romagna

This itinerary is for people who want to eat well and understand where their food comes from. You will visit beautiful piazzas along the way but the real focus is on the producers, the markets, and the trattorias where locals actually eat.

FashionArchitectureFood & Wine
Where to stay in Rome with Kids
LazioLorenzo De Angelis
December 7, 2025

Where to stay in Rome with Kids

In Rome, the neighborhood you choose matters enormously when you're traveling with small children. Here are my top picks.

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Valle dell'Orfento and the Hidden Hermitage
AbruzzoMatteo Ricci
December 5, 2025

Valle dell'Orfento and the Hidden Hermitage

While visitors pile into Cinque Terre and the Amalfi Coast, this wild pocket of central Italy sits mostly empty, waiting. And within Abruzzo, even fewer people make it to the Valle dell'Orfento—a gorge so pristine that nature journals rank it among Italy's most biodiverse ecosystems.

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A Barese Local's Guide to Puglia's Beaches
PugliaElisabetta Lorusso
December 2, 2025

A Barese Local's Guide to Puglia's Beaches

If you're traveling beyond the Bari area, the Adriatic and Ionian coasts offer genuinely different experiences. But if you want to swim like a local, you need to understand this one thing.

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Guide to Calabria: Safe, Spicy, and Seriously Underrated
CalabriaMarco Esposito
November 30, 2025

Guide to Calabria: Safe, Spicy, and Seriously Underrated

What you'll actually find in Calabria: empty beaches that look like the Caribbean, mountain air so clean it's been certified the purest in Europe, food that competes with any region in Italy.

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Local Guide: Best places to visit outside of Venice
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VenetoChiara Vendramin
November 28, 2025

Local Guide: Best places to visit outside of Venice

An hour in any direction outside Venice and you'll find Renaissance frescoes with no crowds, fish markets where you're the only foreigner, and hilltop towns that look exactly how you imagined Italy before you got here.

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Marche: The Region I Escape To When Florence Gets Too Crowded
MarcheFrancesca Rossi
November 20, 2025

Marche: The Region I Escape To When Florence Gets Too Crowded

The comparison to Tuscany is inevitable, but it undersells what Marche actually offers. This is a region with its own identity: more rustic, less polished, and refreshingly unaware that it could be a tourist destination.

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How Turinese Spend a Sunday Along the Po River
PiemonteGiulia Bianchi
November 14, 2025

How Turinese Spend a Sunday Along the Po River

Sunday along the Po isn't about checking off tourist sites—it's about the slow rhythm of morning exercise, midday relaxation in Parco Valentino, and evening aperitivo in Piazza Vittorio Veneto. Get here before 9 AM for the best experience, and plan to stay through sunset.

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Naples After Dark: The Real Aperitivo Bars in Quartieri Spagnoli
CampaniaMarco Esposito
November 12, 2025

Naples After Dark: The Real Aperitivo Bars in Quartieri Spagnoli

If you want to understand how Neapolitans actually spend their evenings, you need to dive into Quartieri Spagnoli after sunset. This is where the real aperitivo happens—no pretense, no inflated prices for a view, just good drinks, loud conversations, and the kind of energy that makes Naples, well, Naples.

Food & WineCultureHistory
Where Florentines Actually Eat Bistecca — And How to Order It Like a Local
ToscanaFrancesca Rossi
November 10, 2025

Where Florentines Actually Eat Bistecca — And How to Order It Like a Local

The real bistecca scene in Florence exists in neighborhood trattorias where the menu is handwritten daily, where locals argue about Fiorentina football over house wine, and where you'll be gently corrected if you try to order your steak "well done." This is a dish with rules, traditions, and a bit of theater—and if you know how to navigate it, you'll have one of the best meals of your life.

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From a Milanese: The Best Panzerotti in the City
LombardiaDavide Conti
November 9, 2025

From a Milanese: The Best Panzerotti in the City

At noon, you're eating a panzerotto because it's quick and cheap. At midnight, you're eating one because your body is demanding salt, fat, and carbs with an urgency that borders on spiritual.

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Inside Palermo's Markets: A Morning With Sicilians at Ballarò
SiciliaAlessio Garufi
November 1, 2025

Inside Palermo's Markets: A Morning With Sicilians at Ballarò

This is the Palermo that matters—not the Palermo in the tourism brochures, but the one that's messy and loud and impossible to sanitize. Come hungry, come early, come ready to be overwhelmed. Ballarò doesn't care if you're comfortable—it never has.

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A Genoese Local’s Perfect Day Trip: Hiking from Nervi to Bogliasco
LiguriaSara Moretti
October 28, 2025

A Genoese Local’s Perfect Day Trip: Hiking from Nervi to Bogliasco

The coastal path from Nervi to Bogliasco is one of those rare Ligurian walks that manages to feel both effortless and deeply rooted in local life. In less than two hours, you move through everything that makes this stretch of the Riviera so special: red cliffs falling straight into the sea, terraces of ancient olive trees, and quiet little villages that seem to have avoided the frantic energy of Cinque Terre entirely.

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