The Best Food Destination in the World
Read this Travel + Leisure article about the world’s favorite food destination, featuring insights from Anita Cagnazzo, founder and managing director of The Secret Explorer. For Cagnazzo, what elevates Italian cuisine above all others is “the care and patience involved in the preparation. Many dishes require hours – or even days – of careful seasoning […]
The Best Spot for a 1-week International Trip
Read this Travel + Leisure article about the best destination for a one-week international trip, featuring insights from Anita Cagnazzo, founder and managing director of The Secret Explorer. Read this article about the best spot for a 1-week international trip featuring The Secret Explorer: https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-experts-best-one-week-destination-11948489
Borderless Threads: The Art of Weaving Across Italy, India and Morocco
From a weaving workshop in Salento to textile traditions in India and Morocco, craftsmanship, storytelling, and women’s knowledge have preserved shared cultural heritage across generations and borders. Read the full article here.
Hidden Italy: Rediscovering the Country’s Most Romantic Escapes
Explore Italy’s most romantic escapes and uncover The Secret Explorer’s top Apulian picks in this article.
Infuso Natura: Bottling the Soul of Salento in Cocumola
In the quiet hamlet of Cocumola, which is part of the municipality of Minervino di Lecce, there is a small laboratory where the scents of citrus and orange peel, wild herbs, and slow-cooked fruit fill the air. This is Infuso Natura, a local artisanal producer whose preserves, jams, and liqueurs capture the very essence of […]
Travel with Purpose: Italian Ancestry Tours
Discover roots tourism, the experiential travel trend which combines ancestral research, intimate cultural experiences, and slow, place-based travel, in this article.
Experiential Luxury Reimagines Southern Italy: A Journey Through Roots Tourism
Learn more about roots tourism – the experiential travel trend helping visitors reconnect with heritage and support Southern Italy’s local communities – in this article.
Roots Travel is Quietly Revitalizing Southern Italy
Discover in this article how roots travel – heritage journeys reconnecting people with their ancestry – is helping to revitalize Southern Italy.
Tarantism and Salento’s Healing Dance
Deep in the baroque heart of Galatina stands a small chapel that once pulsed with rhythm, faith, and mystery: the Chapel of Saint Paul. Within its walls, generations of women sought healing through one of the Mediterranean’s most enigmatic rituals. This summer, The Secret Explorer interviewed Manola, a former religion teacher who now volunteers in […]
An interview to Elliston Lutz and Sasha Frumin: a story of beauty, connection and transformation
In a world where everyone seems to be rushing to be seen, there are places that invite you to simply be. Salento is one of them, a corner of Italy where life slows down, embodying the essence of la vita lenta. Golden sunlight warms endless beaches, the gentle sea breeze carries the scent of wild […]