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Japan
2025

Japan

Tokyo · Kawasaki · Nikko · Kamakura …

An intense and unforgettable journey through the Land of the Rising Sun — two weeks straddling mid-August to discover the most authentic Japan, from the ordered chaos of Tokyo to t…

Culturale & Natura
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Portugal
2024

Portugal

Lisbona / Lisbon · Cascais · Sesimbra · Peniche …

A summer road trip crossing Portugal from south to north, from the golden light of Lisbon to the mountains of Serra da Estrela, touching medieval villages, Atlantic cliffs and citi…

Road Trip & Culturale
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Germany
2024

Germany

Friedrichshafen

A short but evocative visit to the shores of Lake Constance (Bodensee), one of the largest lakes in Europe at the border between Germany, Austria and Switzerland, in an October off…

Culturale
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Corsica
2020

Corsica

Bastia · Bonifacio · Porto-Vecchio · Propriano …

A second visit to the "Île de Beauté" (Island of Beauty), this time focused on Southern Corsica — the wildest and most dramatic part of the island, where granite mountains plunge i…

Spiagge & MareNatura
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Corsica
2019

Corsica

Île-Rousse (Isula Rossa) · Algajola · Calvi · Bastia …

First Corsican adventure, based in the magnificent Balagne region — the "Tuscany of Corsica" — in the north-west of the island. Ten days of crystal-clear sea, hilltop villages, fra…

Spiagge & MareNatura & Trekking
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Namibia
2016

Namibia

Windhoek · Swakopmund · Sossusvlei · Duna 45 …

One of the wildest and most spectacular trips ever. Eighteen days across Namibia by four-wheel drive, from Etosha National Park to the Namib Desert, crossing territories where the…

Safari & Natura selvaggiaRoad Trip
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United States
2015

United States

Denver · Arches NP · Dead Horse Point · Canyonlands …

The quintessential American road trip: three weeks through the national parks of the Far West, from California to Utah, across deserts, canyons, giant sequoias and panoramas that r…

Road TripNatura & Parchi
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New York
2013

New York

New York City

New Year in New York — the most iconic of metropolises, experienced in winter with snow, Christmas lights and the energy of a city that never sleeps. New York at New Year goes bey…

CulturaleCittà
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Thailand
2015

Thailand

Bangkok · Krabi · Koh Lanta

New Year between the temples of Bangkok and the beaches of southern Thailand. A perfect week to start the year with the smile of Southeast Asia, among spirituality, urban chaos and…

Spiagge & MareCulturale
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China
2014

China

Pechino / Beijing · Grande Muraglia / Great Wall · Xi'an

A journey to the Middle Kingdom, discovering classical and monumental China — ancient temples, the Great Wall and the Terracotta Army in a country that blends millennia-old history…

Culturale
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Madagascar
2013

Madagascar

Antananarivo · Nosy Be · Nosy Komba · Nosy Mitsio …

An epic journey to the "Grande Île", the fourth largest island in the world and a treasury of endemic biodiversity unparalleled on the planet. Twenty-five days from the deep south…

Natura selvaggia & AvventuraTrekking
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Turkey
2013

Turkey

Istanbul (Sultanahmet) · Göreme (Cappadocia) · Pamukkale · Efeso / Ephesus (Selçuk)

An unforgettable New Year through the wonders of Turkey, from the majesty of Istanbul to the lunar landscapes of Cappadocia, via the Roman ruins of Ephesus and the white cascades o…

Culturale & Natura
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Iceland
2012

Iceland

Reykjavik · Golden Circle (Geysir, Gullfoss, Þingvellir) · Snæfellsnes (Arnastapi, Stykkishólmur) · Fiordi Occidentali (Dynjandi, Ísafjörður, Bolungarvík) …

A grand tour of the island of fire and ice, circumnavigating almost all of Iceland counter-clockwise plus a deep dive into the Westfjords — fifteen days that forever change the way…

Road TripNatura & Avventura
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Greece
2011

Greece

Heraklion & Cnosso · Agios Nikolaos · Vai · Elounda …

A road trip across the island of Crete, the largest in Greece and cradle of the Minoan civilization — seven days from east to west among legendary beaches, millennia-old ruins and…

Spiagge & MareCulturale
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India
2010

India

Mumbai · Pune

A week in western India, between the two great cities of Maharashtra — a journey that strikes for the intensity of emotions, the richness of contrasts and the extraordinary hospita…

Culturale
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Poland
2010

Poland

Varsavia / Warsaw · Cracovia / Kraków · Kazimierz Dolny · Nałęczów …

A journey through history, nature and Polish cuisine — from the capital rebuilt after the war to the medieval jewel of Kraków, via villages on the Vistula and mountain canyons on t…

CulturaleNatura
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Italy
2009

Italy

Milano · Chiavari · Lucca · Firenze / Florence …

An Italian tour through the wonders of Tuscany and the Ligurian Riviera — ten days of art, sea, extraordinary cuisine and landscapes that explain why the whole world dreams of Ital…

Culturale & Mare
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Germany
2006

Germany

Neuenburg am Rhein · Bad Bellingen · Foresta Nera / Black Forest (DE) · Lago di Costanza / Lake Constance (CH) …

Three stops in Central Europe between summer and winter: the German Black Forest, Lake Constance and the Vienna Christmas Markets — a journey through fairytale landscapes, alpine t…

Natura & Culturale
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Poland
2005

Poland

Zakopane · Cracovia / Kraków · Varsavia / Warsaw · Łódź …

The first visit to Poland, a three-week summer trip through the Tatra Mountains, historic cities and the Masurian lake region — an unexpected discovery. Zakopane, the "winter capi…

Natura & MontagnaCulturale
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Ireland
2004

Ireland

Dublino / Dublin · Athlone · Aran Islands (Inis Mór) · Connemara National Park …

The year that changed everything. Nine months in Dublin on the Erasmus programme, the first true experience of living abroad — a journey that wasn't a journey, but a chapter of lif…

Erasmus
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