Ostuni at golden hour

Destinations

Where we travel

Every destination on this page is a place I would send a close friend — not a catalog entry. The curation is first-hand: I live in Europe, and every itinerary is built from hotels, tables and streets I know myself.

Go straight to a country below. Each page carries the itineraries, the reasons I chose the place, and a link to the practical guide when there is one.

Eleven destinations, all with dedicated pages

Italian coastline at golden hour

ITALY

The home country — where I live, and the deepest part of our map. Six full itineraries, each built around the Italy Italians keep for themselves.

Aegean coast seen from above, Greece

GREECE

The capital’s living gay scene and the islands the ferry crowds skip — paired at your pace. Same-sex marriage law since 2024.

Andalusian architecture in warm light, Spain

SPAIN

Europe’s #1 on the 2026 Rainbow Map, worn casually — Madrid’s food halls and Chueca, then Andalusia’s Moorish-and-baroque streets.

Lisbon rooftops and the Tagus, Portugal

PORTUGAL

The soft entry into Europe — miradouros and fado in Lisbon, wine country, and Porto with the Atlantic never far from the table.

Colourful fishing boats in Marsaxlokk harbour, Malta

MALTA

A decade at the top of Europe’s LGBTQ+ rights index, golden stone, and late nights — Valletta, Mdina and Gozo, paced around you.

Dubrovnik old town and the Adriatic, Croatia

CROATIA & SLOVENIA

From the Alps to the Adriatic in one journey — alpine calm, Istrian tables, and walled cities on a warm, uncrowded sea.

Sea cliffs on Ireland’s Atlantic coast

IRELAND

The first country to say yes to marriage equality by popular vote — Dublin’s literary and queer history, then sea cliffs and fires lit by afternoon.

Historic English city street, England

ENGLAND

History you can touch — the historic cities through their queer minds, or the slow road west to Regency Bath. Both tailor-made, both yours.

Guildhalls on the Grand-Place in Brussels, Belgium

BELGIUM

Four small, beautiful cities at a slow, easy pace: Brussels, Ghent, Bruges and Antwerp.

Mont Saint-Michel seen from across the bay, Normandy, France

FRANCE

Paris, then something quieter: Normandy and the D-Day coast, or Versailles and the châteaux of the Loire.

The Frauenkirche on the Neumarkt in Dresden, Germany

GERMANY

Berlin, the restless capital, and Dresden, the Baroque city that rebuilt itself — two hours and a world apart.

Not sure where to start?

Tell me your dates, your pace and what matters most to you. Within 48 hours you get two or three curated directions — hand-picked hotels, experiences and routes built around how you actually travel.

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