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  • Sustainable winemaking with vineyards and wind turbines in Burgundy, France

    Saint-Tropez

    Saint-Tropez works better in May or October. July crowds and EUR30 rosé make the real town almost impossible to find.

  • Amalfi Coast Scenery

    Amalfi

    The EUR2 coastal bus delivers better views than any boat tour. Amalfi’s cathedral square alone is worth timing your itinerary around.

  • Mexican Dish at A La Salsa,

    Todos Santos

    Todos Santos sits an hour north of Cabo but feels like a different country — art galleries, good tacos, and surf breaks without the resort crowds.

  • Bistecca alla fiorentina from Trattoria dall'Oste restaurant Chianineria in Florence, Italy

    Mantua

    Mantua sits on three lakes and gets skipped for Verona every time. That’s the mistake — the Palazzo Ducale alone takes hours.

  • Toledo Cityscape and Skyline

    Toledo

    Toledo was Spain’s capital before Madrid — the cathedral, the Alcázar, and three religions’ worth of architecture packed into one hilltop.

  • Lucca

    Lucca’s Renaissance walls are still intact — all 4km of them, tree-lined and walkable. Most of Tuscany tore theirs down.

  • Best Things to Do in Bonn

    Bonn

    Beethoven’s actual birthplace sits at Bonngasse 20 — a rare 18th-century survivor holding 1,000+ exhibits, including the hearing aids.

  • Front of Sonoma Valley Museum of Art building in Sonoma, California

    Sonoma Valley

    Napa gets the headlines, but Sonoma is where winemakers actually want to drink. The tasting rooms are smaller, the pours are more generous, and nobody is rushing you out.

  • Montalcino wines in Pienza, Italy local market

    Montalcino

    Brunello di Montalcino is reason enough to come. The fortress views over the Val d’Orcia seal the deal.

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    Portofino

    Portofino’s harbor looks like a movie set — and costs like one. Skip lunch on the piazzetta and walk the coastal trail to Paraggi instead.