You think about Italy andimage the lights and colors of summer, but also the cities of art and the highest and most beautiful mountains in Europe. Usually crowded places, besieged by the many lovers of the Belpaese, yet there is no shortage of quiet places in which to spend pleasant days, always respecting the radiance and liveliness of the Italian lifestyle.

From the Langhe in Piedmont to the Maghreb latitudes of Capo Passero in Sicily, from the Dolomites to the most remote corners of Sardinia, it is possible to descend the peninsula and discover quiet places to visit, some even in the most well-known and fashionable seaside resorts.