The Secret Italy Index
Although a few towns and places here are attracting more tourists over recent years not one of them has yet been changed or over-whelmed.
Few of them depend on tourism and all of them offer a genuine chance to experience the real Italy, an opportunity to feel welcomed and to to be able to return home with stories of connecting with real people, making their stories your own.
It's not about how many sights you can cross of a list so take your time and try to focus on one or two regions only - combining a few of the more famous touristy places with those featured here.
Tours
All these tours are offered at a discount rate for subscribers. They are for small groups, families or even individuals and can be personalized as and how you like. If you are travelling alone an idea might be to choose a tour and date]and see if any other subscribers would like to join you via the Facebook group.
Veneto & Lombardy
Chioggia - a mini VeniceNear Venice
Lake Garda Vicinity
Country Towns
Piedmont & Liguria
Wine Country
Castles & Monasteries
On the Coast
Mountains & Hill Towns
Tuscany, Marche, Umbria & Emilia Romagna
Country Towns
Underground
Campania, Molise, Abruzzo & Lazio
Hill Towns
Gardens & Lakes
Calabria, Basilicata & Puglia
Islands
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What Other Visitors Have Said
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Nervesa della Battiglia Not rated yet
About 20km north of Treviso (as the crow flies) in the vicinity of the small town of Nervesa della Battaglia there is is found the interesting Osteria …
Four Experiences in Venice Not rated yet
I have been going to Venice for the past eight years and, although I don't spend all of my time in La Serenissima, I have had the privilege of having Italian …
Forte Marghera Not rated yet
Here is something different, I think, from the usual vacation destinations.
This is, as you see from the first photograph, Forte Marghera and it is …
Trebbia Valley Not rated yet
On my first trip to Italy, I focused on the usual; Rome, Florence, Siena - all wonderful. As part of that first trip, I had the opportunity to make a …
Another Smaller Venice Not rated yet
Following Maria's posting of an article about Chioggia, I thought I would show some of my own photographs made recently and which I hope complements those …
The Villa Pisani Not rated yet
I thought that today I might offer somewhere that I have never seen mentioned on any Italophile page so I guess that makes it part of 'Secret Italy'.
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Le Zercole, a Harley & Barrel of Grappa Not rated yet
I thought today to focus on a restaurant. For me, the story began just before arriving in Italy for my annual visit when my Italian friend said that we …