Stays
Rooms with linen and afternoon light
How we pick small hotels: a window that opens, quiet at night, and breakfast you would actually eat.
The dispatch
Author: gazette
Trails
Two nights under the pale peaks
A short hut-and-meadow plan in the Dolomites for people who want the skyline without a week of logistics.
Trails
Lake Bled before the boats start
The island, the mist, and a walk that is better at seven than at eleven.
Trails
The coastal path, without the crush
How to walk Cinque Terre when the villages are busy: start early, pack water, and treat the path as the destination.
Places
A weekend in Alfama, walked slowly
Yellow rails, laundry lines, and the kind of hills that make you choose one neighborhood and stay there.
Places
Three slow days in Porto
A riverside weekend with no museum marathon. Walk the granite, drink the coffee, and leave an afternoon empty on purpose.