A tour of the southern part of Sardinia, in the tracks of the most interesting stages of the motorcycle rallies held in the 1980's. A route which is even better at a leisurely pace. A bottle on a beach; sadly, this is a common sight on the coastline of Italy (and other countries), but in this case it isn't a sign of degradation and pollution.

Like a mermaid attracting visitors to discover itineraries that are perfect for motorcyclists. What's important is going off the beaten track, to ride on roads which are not that busy. Most islands, whether large or small, jealously guard secrets that are not visible to those who only look at the surface and the lure of the sea.

A flat, river-side itinerary: from the Mincio to the Oglio rivers, up to the Po Delta. Then back to Chioggia, at a leisurely pace on long, straight roads. As time goes by, the stronger our belief that time and water will be tomorrow's treasures. Far more than the oil, gold, bitcoins and diamonds of today.

The journey from Milan to Sanremo was and still is a classic for someone from the Po Valley seeking an escape from everyday life. It happens from May to late September, in warmer weather, but also on dull winter days too, because after all it only takes just over three hours to see the world from a different vantage point.

If the Apache and Sioux imagined a second life in endless prairies with lots of bison, heaven for motorcyclists would have to be Tuscany. Any road you take, even the busiest, offers views with superb landscapes of parish churches, small villages, hills and colours that few places in the world can rival. A strong point of this region is the large number of places that are ideal for a trip by motorbike.

The word Salt Road makes you think of the more famous route connecting Ventimiglia and Limone Piemonte, but in the past each sea region had several networks of roads or paths so that a product which was fundamental for preserving food could be exchanged for weapons and other goods from more inland regions.

Mountains often have bizarre names, but Gran Paradiso (literally "Great Heaven") goes further and even seems self-important and arrogant. In reality, the origins of this name are far less ambitious, deriving from the term "great wall" in the local language spoken in these parts.

All motorcycle riders, at least once in their lives, deserve a coast to coast. This is a term that immediately brings the United States and Route 66 to mind, but there are thousands of possibilities all over the world to take a trip from the beaches of one sea to those of another.

The shores of Lake Como are not only home to beautiful villas, stunning scenery and picture-postcard villages, but also one of motorcycling’s spiritual homes. Every year thousands of enthusiasts flock from all over the world to the town of Mandello del Lario.

Many have searched for it in the various corners of the world, yet still nobody can say with any certainty whether or not Atlantis really existed. Not least because testimonies from the past are vague, and the island that sunk in a single night could be anywhere: just beyond the Pillars of Hercules, in the Aegean, or even off the coast of Sweden.