Pont d'Aël
AymavillesA Roman bridge and aqueduct hanging about fifty metres above the gorge of the Grand Eyvia stream, at the mouth of the Cogne valley, with an inner corridor you can still walk through.
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Italy, region by region, even where nobody goes.
Each guide combines the unmissable sights with little-known places and their stories, ready-made itineraries and advice that doesn't go out of date. Pick a region on the map or in the list.
The regions
- Aosta ValleyMont Blanc, the Matterhorn, Gran Paradiso and Roman Aosta, but also the village you can't reach by car, Europe's highest vineyards that…17 places · 5 hidden gems · 4 itineraries →
- PiedmontTurin, the Barolo hills of the Langhe and the Borromean Islands, but also a fort three kilometres long with a covered staircase of four…27 places · 9 hidden gems · 7 itineraries →
- LiguriaGenoa, the Cinque Terre and Portofino, but also the statue of a peanut seller who saved all her life to have it carved, an artists' village…30 places · 9 hidden gems · 5 itineraries →
- LombardyMilan, Lake Como, Bergamo and Mantua, but also the vineyard Ludovico il Moro gave to Leonardo, the cursed island of Lake Como, a…30 places · 10 hidden gems · 6 itineraries →
- Trentino-South TyrolThe Dolomites, Bolzano with the man who came out of the ice, Merano and Lago di Braies, but also a castle frescoed with tales of knights, a…27 places · 8 hidden gems · 6 itineraries →
- VenetoVenice, Verona, Cortina and the Prosecco hills, but also the island where Byron studied Armenian, a rock arch said to have inspired Dante,…30 places · 9 hidden gems · 6 itineraries →
- Friuli Venezia GiuliaTrieste, Aquileia, Palmanova and Cividale, but also the Karst farm taverns that owe their existence to an emperor's decree, a cathedral…25 places · 7 hidden gems · 5 itineraries →
- Emilia-RomagnaBologna, Ravenna, Parma and Ferrara, but also the castle where an emperor waited three days in the snow, the Moorish fortress of a healer…27 places · 9 hidden gems · 6 itineraries →
- TuscanyThe art cities and the famous hills, but also the castle where Dante fought, the village where people talk about Scotland, the sword in the…44 places · 15 hidden gems · 6 itineraries →
- UmbriaAssisi, Perugia and Orvieto, but also the rock at Gubbio that tells the story of the dinosaurs' extinction, the Inquisition cells beneath…28 places · 11 hidden gems · 6 itineraries →
- MarcheUrbino, the Conero, the Frasassi caves and Ascoli, but also the fortress where the masterpieces of Italian art were hidden during the war,…24 places · 9 hidden gems · 5 itineraries →
- LazioRome, Hadrian's Villa and Civita di Bagnoregio, but also a fairy-tale district where the Beatles are said to have jumped into a fountain,…33 places · 9 hidden gems · 5 itineraries →
- AbruzzoThe Gran Sasso, Rocca Calascio, the national park with the Marsican bear and the Trabocchi Coast, but also the hermitages of the pope who…23 places · 7 hidden gems · 5 itineraries →
- MoliseThe seaside old town of Termoli, the Roman city of Saepinum and the theatre of the Samnites, but also the oldest bell foundry in the world,…16 places · 6 hidden gems · 3 itineraries →
- CampaniaNaples, Pompeii, Capri and the Amalfi Coast, but also a cemetery of skulls adopted by the people of Naples, the Roman cistern of the…35 places · 11 hidden gems · 6 itineraries →
- PugliaThe trulli, the Baroque of Lecce and the sea of the Salento, but also a Neanderthal sealed inside a cave in the Murgia, Frederick II's…34 places · 10 hidden gems · 6 itineraries →
- BasilicataThe Sassi of Matera, the Lucanian Dolomites and Maratea, but also the cave known as the Sistine Chapel of rock painting, the abandoned town…19 places · 7 hidden gems · 5 itineraries →
- CalabriaTropea, Scilla, the Riace Bronzes and the Pollino, but also an abandoned village on a hand-shaped rock, villages where a language descended…23 places · 9 hidden gems · 5 itineraries →
- SicilyPalermo, Syracuse, the Valley of the Temples and Etna, but also the quarries where the Greeks left their columns half-cut, the town that…33 places · 8 hidden gems · 6 itineraries →
- SardiniaBeaches, villages, nature and nuraghi on a map to explore, little-known places with their history, ready-made itineraries of three to seven…80 places · 10 hidden gems · 6 itineraries →
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Beyond the regional guides
- Search near youHiking and water sports162 trails with GPX and 114 spots, starting from a town or from where you are.
- World HeritageThe 62 UNESCO sitesAll on the map, with the year of inscription and the places in the guides where you'll find them.
- CalendarTraditional festivals104 palios, processions and carnivals, month by month.
- Food and drinkWhat to eat, region by regionLocal dishes, PDO and PGI products and wines from the European register.
- ToolMy tripSave places, trails and spots, split them into days and see them on the map.
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Food and drink
What to eat, region by region
For each region, the dishes to look for on menus and all the PDO and PGI products and wines registered in the European Union.
- Aosta Valley6 PDOs and PGIs · 1 wines
- Piedmont22 PDOs and PGIs · 60 wines
- Liguria5 PDOs and PGIs · 13 wines
- Lombardy27 PDOs and PGIs · 41 wines
- Trentino-South Tyrol31 PDOs and PGIs · 13 wines
- Veneto31 PDOs and PGIs · 51 wines
- Friuli Venezia Giulia10 PDOs and PGIs · 19 wines
- Emilia-Romagna42 PDOs and PGIs · 30 wines
- Tuscany28 PDOs and PGIs · 56 wines
- Umbria7 PDOs and PGIs · 21 wines
- Marche8 PDOs and PGIs · 21 wines
- Lazio25 PDOs and PGIs · 35 wines
- Abruzzo7 PDOs and PGIs · 12 wines
- Molise2 PDOs and PGIs · 5 wines
- Campania29 PDOs and PGIs · 29 wines
- Puglia23 PDOs and PGIs · 38 wines
- Basilicata12 PDOs and PGIs · 6 wines
- Calabria22 PDOs and PGIs · 20 wines
- Sicily37 PDOs and PGIs · 31 wines
- Sardinia10 PDOs and PGIs · 33 wines
One hidden gem per region
Where nobody goes (but should)
Fenestrelle Fort
FenestrelleAn alpine fortress that climbs the mountainside for about three kilometres, known as 'the Great Wall of Piedmont'.
Read the story →Staglieno Cemetery
GenoaOne of the largest monumental cemeteries in Europe, an open-air museum of 19th- and 20th-century sculpture, with galleries, stairways and a wood.
Read the story →San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore
MilanA church with a plain exterior and an interior frescoed from floor to ceiling, a few steps from the Last Supper. It is known as the Sistine Chapel of Milan.
Read the story →Runkelstein Castle
BolzanoA castle on a crag at the mouth of the Sarentino valley, half an hour's walk from the centre of Bolzano, its walls covered in medieval frescoes.
Read the story →Torcello
VeniceAn almost deserted island in the northern lagoon, with a 7th-century basilica and a path along a canal between the fields.
Read the story →Karst osmize
SgonicoCourtyards and cellars of Karst farms that open for a few days a year, serving home-made wine, hard-boiled eggs, cured meats and cheeses.
Read the story →Marzabotto and Monte Sole
MarzabottoAn Etruscan town with a grid of streets in the Reno valley and, on the hills above, the Monte Sole memorial park.
Read the story →Anghiari
AnghiariA compact medieval village on a hill in the Valtiberina, with walls, stone alleys and a perfectly straight road running down towards Sansepolcro.
Read the story →Bevagna
BevagnaA village on the plain, intact within its walls, with one of the most harmonious Romanesque squares in Italy and a Roman mosaic of sea monsters in the ancient baths.
Read the story →Rocca di Sassocorvaro
Sassocorvaro AuditoreA turtle-shaped Renaissance fortress designed by Francesco di Giorgio Martini, above a lake in the Montefeltro.
Read the story →Quartiere Coppedè
RomeA small fairy-tale enclave in the Trieste district, with turreted villas, mosaics, wrought-iron spiders and great arches.
Read the story →Santo Stefano di Sessanio
Santo Stefano di SessanioA medieval village of white stone on the slopes of the Gran Sasso, almost abandoned until a few decades ago and now reborn.
Read the story →Acquaviva Collecroce
Acquaviva CollecroceA small hill village where the road signs are written in Italian and Croatian.
Read the story →Fontanelle Cemetery
NaplesA huge tufa quarry in the Sanità district where the bones of thousands of nameless Neapolitans are gathered in neat rows.
Read the story →Altamura and Altamura Man
AltamuraThe town of DOP bread, with a cathedral commissioned by Frederick II, in the heart of the Murgia; a few kilometres away a cave holds a prehistoric skeleton.
Read the story →Crypt of Original Sin
MateraA cave in a wall of the Picciano ravine, its walls covered in early medieval frescoes whose colours are still vivid.
Read the story →Pentedattilo
Melito di Porto SalvoAn abandoned village clinging to a rock shaped like a hand with five fingers, in the hinterland of Aspromonte.
Read the story →Castelbuono
CastelbuonoA Madonie town gathered around the castle of the Ventimiglia family, among chestnut and ash woods, half an hour from Cefalù.
Read the story →Santu Lussurgiu
Santu LussurgiuA stone village inside the crater of an ancient volcano, among woods and springs. Knives and saddles are still made by hand here.
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About the guides
- What are the regions of Italy?
- Italy has 20 regions: Aosta Valley, Piedmont, Liguria, Lombardy, Trentino-South Tyrol, Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany, Umbria, Marche, Lazio, Abruzzo, Molise, Campania, Puglia, Basilicata, Calabria, Sicily, Sardinia. Five of them have special autonomous status: Aosta Valley, Trentino-South Tyrol, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Sicily and Sardinia.
- How are the places in these guides chosen?
- Each guide mixes the unmissable sights with lesser-known places that have a precise, verifiable story, told in a few lines. Every place comes with coordinates, its position on the map and the places nearby.
- Are the guides free?
- Yes: they are free, with no ads and no sign-up. Opening hours, prices and bookings change often, so always check them on the official websites before you go.
- Are the guides available in Italian too?
- Yes. The guides were written in Italian and every page has an Italian version: use the IT button at the top of the page.