The Wanders —Beyond the Map

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Beyond the Map.

lat./it. — the high route · the mountain way

Europe documented beyond the nation state. The regions, the cultural territories and the landscapes that the standard travel guide organises out of existence.
6 Regions | 12 Country series | 6Field guides | 60+Articles

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Six regions beyond the nation state

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Czech Republic

Bohemia

The historical kingdom — sandstone gorges, Gothic castles, spa towns and the most cave-dense terrain in central Europe.

Southern France

The Camargue

Wild white horses, Gardian cowboys, 50,000 flamingos and Van Gogh’s Arles. France’s wild south.

Spain · 3 regions

Picos de Europa

The mountains first seen from America — the Divine Gorge, the underground village and the Cabrales blue cheese caves.

Poland

Masuria

2,000 lakes, the canal that carries boats over hills and the easternmost town in the EU.

Latvia

Latgale

Rothko’s birthplace, 800 blue lakes, a Napoleonic fortress Napoleon never took.

Georgia

Georgia

24 articles across five clusters — mountain roads, cave cities, 8,000 years of wine and Svaneti towers.

Country series

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One country seen differently

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Greece

Six ways to see Greece beyond the islands — Peloponnese, Epirus, the Deep History Trail.

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Romania

The Danube gorge, karst lakes, painted monasteries and the most extraordinary wild landscape in the Balkans.

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Slovenia

Ten destinations across the most completely documented small country in The Wanders catalogue.

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Georgia

The Abano Pass, the Symphony of Stones and the cave monastery city carved into volcanic rock.

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Albania

The Ionian coast, two UNESCO cities, a ski territory Europe has not found and the deepest spring on the continent.

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Iceland

The extraordinary interior — the highland roads, the geothermal landscape and the extraordinary winter darkness.

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Lithuania

The Curonian Spit, the Thomas Mann dunes and the most extraordinary UNESCO sand peninsula in the Baltic.

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Portugal

The Alentejo slow interior, Comporta’s undeveloped coast and the extraordinary wine landscape of the Douro.

Europe by subject, not by border

Europe in Autumn
Seasonal · September

Norwegian fjords in gold birch, Baltic mushroom forests, wine harvest festivals and medieval markets. Seven articles, one season.

Unknown Islands
Island Hunter · cross-territory

The islands that the ferry network reaches but the tourist circuit bypasses — Kimolos, Lastovo, Anafi, Fourni, Agathonisi.

Cold War Europe
Heritage · commissioning

Karosta, Paldiski, Öja’s ERSTA battery and the Soviet military landscapes that the Baltic states left behind.

Hanseatic Trail
Civilisation · cross-border

Bergen’s back street, Tallinn’s Viru Gate, Riga’s Swedish Gate and the merchant cities of the medieval Baltic world.

Living Traditions
Culture · ongoing

Kihnu’s UNESCO women, Calella’s Havaneres, the Camargue Gardians and the Baltic September mushroom forest.

Beyond the Map Field Guides · downloadable PDF series

The complete editorial references — one region at a time
Each Field Guide covers one territory in full — destinations, practical logistics, best season and the editorial depth that transforms a visit into an understanding of a place.
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