Inland from the Adriatic, near Rimini and Cesena, is an ideal spot for Nordic walking.

St. Peter's abbey in hilly Civate offers up a worthy medieval history lesson.

Near Bergamo is a historic trail that awakens Lombardy's Valle Brembata.

A walk into two northern parks yields a common denominator: the blue Ticino River.

A 50th birthday calls for a special day (and celebration) in the Monte Grigna hills.

Lombardy's Corni di Canzo — three Lombardy peaks — are steeped in rocky legend.

Hiking to Monte Tramezzo opens a portal into the Linea Cadorna and World War I.

In Val Camonica, ancient engravers known as the Camuni still have their way.

A walk over a husband's ancestral ground in north Italy elicits wartime memories.

Less well known than Como or Garda, Lago d'Iseo hosts an island with a mountain.

Lombardy's Monterone trail offers ancient lime kilns and yellow fields of narcissi.

The trek from Argegno to Ossuccio shows off Lake Como's west.