National Geographic Traveller UK Magazine September 2025 Back Issue

This month’s cover story turns the spotlight onto the Italian peninsula’s best journeys — many of which take in the nation’s hidden corners and offer the opportunity to become immersed in the local culture. From a chance encounter on a medieval pilgrimage trail, a lunch of hand-pulled pasta in rural Puglia and a haunting discovery on a forgotten Venetian island, the most memorable experiences in Italy often lie furthest from view.. Elsewhere, we head to Namibia in search of the world’s largest population of desert-adapted black rhinos; discover mountain spirits, Buddhist charms and dancing yaks on an otherworldly Himalayan hike in Bhutan; find how soulful cooking and carnival spirit go hand in hand in the Colombian city of Barranquilla; and learn how Amsterdam's drinking culture has been intrinsic to local life since the 17th century.