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99 places carrying our editorial line — every one of them genuinely undertouristed, every one of them with a named editor and a real local voice.

Denmark

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The white chalk cliffs of Møns Klint above turquoise water

2.5 / 10

Sjælland (Zealand) · Denmark

Møn

Denmark's chalk-cliff island: Møns Klint blazing white above turquoise sea, Scandinavia's first Dark Sky Park, and medieval frescoes in village churches.

The Forgotten Coasts The Small Islands

Italy

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The wooded slopes of Monte Isola rising from the waters of Lake Iseo.

3.0 / 10

Lombardy · Italy

Monte Isola

The largest lake island in central and southern Europe, rising from the quiet waters of Lake Iseo: car-free and ferry-reached, still fishing.

The Small Islands Mountain Villages Without Cars

Panoramic view of Capo San Marco on the Sinis peninsula, Sardinia

1.5 / 10

Sardegna · Italy

Penisola del Sinis – Mal di Ventre

Quiet western Sardinia: a quartz-beached peninsula, one of Europe's largest lagoons, Phoenician Tharros, and the Giants of Mont'e Prama.

The Forgotten Coasts The Small Islands

Norway

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1.5 / 10

Nordland / Nord-Norge · Norway

Helgeland Coast

Norway's quiet coast below the Arctic Circle: the Seven Sisters peaks, the holed mountain of Torghatten, and the UNESCO eider-down islands of Vega.

The Forgotten Coasts The Small Islands

Portugal

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The green crater of the Caldeira nature reserve on Faial, Azores

2.9 / 10

Faial · Azores · Portugal

Faial Natural Park

A mid-Atlantic island shaped by a 1957 volcano and a transatlantic sailing harbour, with hydrangea hedges that turn the interior blue every July.

The Small Islands The Forgotten Coasts