These unusual places in Italy defy easy categorisation. Monumental labyrinths, gardens populated by magical creatures, impossible buildings, landscapes that turn into open-air museums: each seems as if drawn from a dream.
From Parma to the wilds of Maremma, winding through the Apennines and Umbria, our chosen destinations map out a “geography of imagination” across a lesser-known and dreamlike Italy. And they promise a beautifully unconventional cultural trip this summer.