Travel like you
know a local
Personalized travel plans for weekend getaways in the coolest cities in Europe.
↓Your kinda trip, planned by
a real local
Detailed travel plans with hidden gems, curated by people who actually live there. No tourist traps, no sponsored placements, and no bullsh*t.
"I love to take a morning walk around NDSM and just admire all the street art that's out there. It's all free of charge."
— Joost, local expertFour steps to
the perfect trip
Tell us about your trip
Pick your city and answer a quick quiz — your dates, travel style, food preferences, and pace. Takes about two minutes.
A local builds your plan
Someone who actually lives there crafts your day-by-day itinerary — real restaurants, hidden spots, the routes that make sense.
It lands in your inbox
Within 24 hours your guide is ready. Day-by-day, with maps and links. Have questions? Just ask before you go.
Explore with confidence
Open it on your phone and go. No tourist traps, no wasted afternoons — just the city the way locals actually experience it.
Choose your city
Nordic soul, hidden courtyards, the best coffee you'll ever have.
Explore Helsinki →
Beyond the canals. The neighbourhoods locals actually live in.
Explore Amsterdam →
Bold architecture, raw energy, zero pretension. Europe's most underrated city.
Explore Rotterdam →
Beyond La Rambla. The city the locals actually live in.
Raw, creative, constantly reinventing itself. Hard to do wrong.
The London your guidebook forgot to mention.
Better than
Google or ChatGPT
Search results are full of sponsored content. Review sites are gamed. ChatGPT and TripAdvisor recommend the same 10 places in every city.
Sotto itineraries are built by real residents who genuinely love their city — people with no commercial interest in where you eat or sleep. They don't recommend places because they're paid to. They recommend them because they're actually good.
100% independent. No paid placements. No tourist traps.
Simple, honest pricing
One-time fee per trip. No subscription. No surprises.
- Custom travel questionnaire
- Day-by-day local itinerary
- Expert local review & hidden gems
- Async Q&A before your trip
- PDF delivered within 24 hours
One-time fee · No subscription · 100% independent
Under; below; beneath.
— "sotto voce" — spoken under the breath, in a low voice.
sotto.travel · proper noun
A personalised city-break itinerary crafted by someone who actually lives there. Travel below the surface — past the tourist layer, into the real city.
"I've lived across Finland, the Netherlands, and Spain. One of the best parts of having international friends is that they can help you find the real experiences when you travel. With Sotto I want to bring that experience available to everyone."
Everything you
need to know
A personalised interactive city guide built around your trip — your city, dates, budget and interests. It covers where to stay, restaurants with real context (not just a list), day-by-day things to do, and the practical tips a local would actually tell you: transit hacks, what to skip, when to go. You get a link to your guide and can pull it up on any device, any time — or export it as a PDF for offline use.
Both, honestly. A local expert who lives in the city defines the structure, handpicks the places, and writes the voice. AI handles the assembly and personalisation at scale. Think of it as a local's knowledge, applied to your exact trip — not a generic blog post repackaged.
Yes. Every itinerary comes with one round of revisions — just reply to the delivery email with your notes and we'll update it within 24 hours. If you want something substantially different, you can always start a new itinerary.
No problem. If your trip dates or destination shift before we start working on it, just email us and we'll adjust. Once the itinerary is delivered, changes fall under the revision policy above.
You can — and you'll end up with the same 10 places everyone visits. Sotto is for people who want to experience a city the way a friend who lives there would show it to you: opinionated, specific, and honest. We skip what's overrated and focus on what's actually good right now.
Work with us
Know your city better than most?
Behind every Sotto itinerary is someone who actually lives there. If you have strong local knowledge and a genuine love for your city, your perspective could help independent travelers have the kind of trip that actually stays with them.
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