01
THE PORTOLAN WAY
12
GUESTS, AT MOST
Every group is small enough for one long table.
38
CHARTED ROUTES
Each one walked and redrawn by our own guides.
4.9
GUEST RATING
From 1,200+ verified travellers since 2011.
02
THIS SEASON
Journeys charted for 2027.
N 37°05′ · W 8°40′
8 days
Portugal
The Atlantic Edge
Clifftop trails, fishing villages and long lunches along Portugal’s wild southwest coast.
From
€3,650
N 35°00′ · E 135°46′
11 days
Japan
Kyoto in Early Summer
Temple gardens at dawn, tea with a ninth-generation maker and quiet ryokan nights.
From
€6,900
N 40°38′ · E 14°36′
9 days
Italy
Amalfi & the Cilento Coast
Lemon terraces, hidden coves and the overlooked villages of the Cilento.
From
€4,280
03
HOW IT WORKS
From first call to last dinner.
Four steps, one guide, no call centres. You’ll talk to the person who walked the route.
STEP 01
Call a guide
A 30-minute call with the guide who leads your route. No sales script, just questions.
STEP 02
Shape the route
We adjust pace, rooms and rest days to your group, then send a hand-drawn itinerary.
STEP 03
Travel slowly
Twelve guests, one guide, small hosts. We handle every transfer and booking.
STEP 04
Come home
A printed field journal of your trip arrives a few weeks later. A small thing, kept for years.
04
WHERE WE GO
Four regions, one way of travelling.
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FROM THE ROAD
EM
Elena & Marco Rossi
KYOTO IN EARLY SUMMER · 2026
06
JOURNAL
Notes from the field.
Field notes
6 min read
What twelve travellers taught us about slow travel
Fifteen years of small groups, and the surprising reason fewer stops make better memories.
Guides
8 min read
A quiet guide to Kyoto’s back streets
Where to walk, eat and linger once the tour buses have left for the day.
Interviews
5 min read
In conversation with our Lofoten skipper
Twenty summers under the midnight sun, in his own words.