Want to visit Italy but have been put off by the idea of peak season tourists crowds surging through Rome, Florence and Venice?
Can’t afford the ever-increasing prices of hot spots such as Capri or Tuscany?
Don’t worry. There’s far more to Italy than the places that usually feature on travel itineraries. Explore a little farther, and there are scores of extraordinary places where tourists are a rare site.
They might require a little extra effort to reach, but these secret spots where traditions and old lifestyles survive offer a chance to experience the authentic soul of Italy.
Here are some of the best:
Lake Posta Fibreno (Lazio)
To get here, you need to get lost in the isolated area of Ciociaria, a wild terrain once known for banditry. It straddles the regions of Lazio and Campania, just south of Rome.
Posta Fibreno is a tiny, isolated hamlet, in the province of Frosinone, which feels magically frozen in time. Surrounded …