DIGITAL ISSUE 9 03/2023
DIGITAL ISSUE 9 03/2023
ITINERARY
CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE
WE ASKED:
WHAT'S YOUR SECRET EURO SPOT?
MATTHEW NELSON @mattnelly.jpg
The Sharr Mountains, on the border between Kosovo and North Macedonia: trekking paths that were formerly used as trade routes in the middle ages — through lush terrain that zig-zags across wild, lonely borders, and visits timeless villages. You likely won't see another tourist for days, only shepherds with their flocks guarded by dutiful mountain dogs, or villagers picking blueberries from the miles of wild bushes that stretch up the mountainsides.
ROBERTO SERRINI @serrini
My secret Euro spot is the seaside town of Viareggio, Italy. I’ve been quietly loving this area for 20 years now, and while it never changes, it always excites. In the summer it’s a low key Tuscan coastal paradise where Italians go to break from tourists. In the winter it is a food fantasy with wild boar on every menu in mountaintop restaurants, while the Carnivale happens below. It’s magic, but please, let’s keep it between you and me.
TAYLA GENTLE @taylaroxene
I didn't get to Europe for the first time until I was 27. Maybe even 28, who even knows. But since then, I've made the most of it. For old-school, super quaint, downright adorable Euro vibes I can't go past Montenegro's Stari Bar. The old section lies in ruin, but is worth exploring. The relatively new section is a cobblestone mess of schnapps, burek and cevapi (grilled sausages). Be there, or be not there (and without a schnapps hangover).
TIM McGLONE @mcglone.jpg
In the north-west of Ireland is Sligo — an Ireland without the leprechaun hats and green Guinness. Here you'll find Knocknarea, a visually striking kind of mountain of steep limestone cliffs that can actually be climbed in a few hours, so you’d probably call it a hill. Get closer to Sligo town and you’ll find Strandhill, an epic place for a surf and quite randomly the site of one of the best ice-cream shops in the world. Get into town and grab a pint and some craic at one of many ripping pubs, none kitschy, and none better than Thomas Connolly’s, which was only built quite recently in 1780.
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