Article · 17 Aug 2019
The Cinque Terre – essential facts & top tips
Pastel-coloured villages cling to dizzying rock promontories above the sparkling sea, seemingly defying gravity. Man-made terraces cascade down steep mountainsides, and...
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Article · 1 May 2019
Walking Lake Como and Maggiore (northern Italy)
With so much on offer at Lake Como and Lake Maggiore, both regions provide unforgettable experiences with their scenic walks, historic paths, and charming villages. Here we take a...
Feature · 2 Mar 2019
Rewilding Abruzzo - bears and wolves and learning to live together
Stuart Haines explains how the natural balance of the extraordinary biodiversity in Abruzzo in central Italy has been recovered through the practice of rewilding.
Feature · 23 Sept 2018
Ultra Tour Monte Rosa – the hardest race no-one’s heard about
Have you run the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB)? Did you find it too easy? Do you wish you could challenge yourself a bit more? Well, legendary runner and five-times UTMB...
Article · 25 Jul 2018
4 spiritual reasons to walk the Way of St Francis: Florence to Assisi
Ben Cottam and Giles Story walked the 285km section from Florence to Assisi, rather faster than recommended, over nine days in early May this year, armed with Rev Sandy Brown’s...
Article · 16 Jun 2018
The Karnischer Höhenweg – a walk through history
The Karnischer Höhenweg is a 170km waymarked hut-to-hut trek along the border between Italy and Austria. Also known as the Carnic Peace Trail, it runs west to east along the...
Article · 5 Aug 2017
What’s the Alta Via? Why are they numbered? Why are there two AV1 routes in Italy? I’m confused…
There are Alta Via trekking routes in two areas of the Italian Alps: the Dolomites and the Aosta Valley (Gran Paradiso/Mont Blanc). Read on to find out the difference between them.
Article · 6 Jun 2016
Walking on the Aeolian Islands, Sicily
Pamela Harris enjoys some walking on the Aeolian Islands, much aided by Gillian Price's guidebook to Walking in Sicily. She has shared her memories, and a little history, with us in this blog post.