July 2024
Italy’s ‘Timeless Tracks’ project takes tourists to forgotten parts, offering an alternative to the fast-paced major cities concerned with overtourism. Giulia Segreti finds out more.
As it rolls across Italy’s central regions, a vintage diesel locomotive towing carriages from the 1930s and 1950s crosses the forests of the Majella National Park and the Abruzzo highlands, giving tourists on board a glimpse of hidden hamlets.