The Abderrahman Slaoui Museum in Casablanca’s historic district displays the private art collection of businessman and avid art collector Abderrahman Slaoui. Explore its mix of Moroccan jewellery, paintings, and vintage posters, and enjoy the quiet galleries that give a sense of Casablanca’s cultural and artistic history.

Parco Fluviale Gesso e Stura is vast and lush natural park centred around the twin rivers in the area, the Gesso and the Stura di Lanzo. It is an ideal place for hikes, jogs, bike tours, picnics and fresh air. Enjoy the views of the rivers, the mountains in the background and the serenity of the area.

About 80 km from Hangzhou city and just an easy hour bus ride away, Wu Zhen is a town where time passes without notice. More and more tourists have discovered the time-worn cobbled stone streets, crow-stepped gable, wooden doors and long, narrow alleys of Wu Zhen. Still, the life of the locals seem undisturbed. They still keep to their traditional customs, like drinking Sanbai Wine, making traditional maltose and sipping morning tea until 9.30 am, the same leisurely and pleasing way their great grandfathers did. With the newly created Wu Zhen International Theater Festival, the town shows also a touch of modern culture.

In the late 1800s, a passionate collector Fritz Mayer van den Bergh amassed an amazing art collection. He purchased paintings by Peter Brueghel for a pittance, and managed to beat major museums purchasing stunning medieval sculptures. Mayer van den Bergh had an eye for the best quality in almost every genre. After his death, his mother finally managed to make her son’s dream come true: she built a museum, which showcased his collection. Today, the museum stands largely uncharged: it is still a museum of one man... and his mother. Highly recommended in the Great smaller museums of Europe.