Where to go for hiking & outdoors
Each card opens the matching section of the destination guide.
Dolomites & mountainsDolomites and Alps: bases, lifts, hutsOpen the Dolomites & mountains guide →Val GardenaSeceda, Alpe di SiusiOpen the Val Gardena guide →CortinaTre Cime and big-name hikesOpen the Cortina guide →Amalfi CoastPath of the GodsOpen the Amalfi Coast guide →Lake ComoGreenway del LagoOpen the Lake Como guide →Cinque Terre & GenoaCinque Terre trails — check live statusOpen the Cinque Terre & Genoa guide →SardiniaGulf of Orosei and BauneiOpen the Sardinia guide →
Questions travellers ask
- Dolomites without a car: Ortisei, Cortina, Dobbiaco or Bolzano?Ortisei, Dobbiaco, Cortina or Bolzano — guest passes, buses and the Braies booking rules.
- Dolomites rifugi and skiing without a carHut booking, Tre Cime permit €40, ski bases by bus, insurance and helmet rules.
- National parks in ItalyAround 25 parks — which suit a first trip and which need a car or guide.
- Multi-day walks and pilgrim routes: Via degli Dei, Path of the Gods, Alta Via 1Distances, seasons, guides and luggage for Italy’s long walks and the Via Francigena.
- Cycling in Italy: best bike and e-bike routes, rules, trains and bike hotelsFamily valley paths, wine by e-bike, famous climbs, bikes on trains and where not to cycle.
- Camping in Italy: wild camping and motorhome rulesRegional sosta limits, Emilia-Romagna ban, parks, group road trips.
National parks and coastal trails
Gran ParadisoItaly’s oldest national park (1922) — choose a valley and trailhead first.Open →AbruzzoWildlife and mountain villages; buses are rare — a car or guide helps.Open →VesuviusCrater path from Naples or Pompeii — book the entry.Open →PollinoPick one side of the park and an overnight base — guide in research.Guide coming soon · destinations →CirceoCoast and park access in southern Lazio — guide in research.Guide coming soon · destinations →Cinque TerreCoastal trails between rail-linked villages; check trail status.Open →La MaddalenaMarine-park boat days from Palau.Open →