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↓ Your local friend
in every city
Detailed travel plans with hidden gems, curated by people who actually live there. No tourist traps. No generic lists. Just the city, the way locals see it.
"Skip Löyly and Allas Sea Pool – the real Finnish experience is found at Kotiharjun Sauna or, if you're feeling adventurous, the community-run Sompasauna."
— Mikko, local expertFour steps to
the perfect trip
Pick your city
Choose from our curated cities. Answer a quick quiz about your travel style — budget, food, pace, interests, group size.
Your itinerary takes shape
Based on your answers, we build a full day-by-day plan: restaurants, spots, routes, timing, practical tips — tailored to exactly what you told us.
A local makes it real
A resident who genuinely loves the city reviews every itinerary. They swap tourist traps, add hidden gems, and leave personal notes.
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Receive a beautiful, shareable itinerary within 24 hours. Maps, links, everything you need. Ask questions before you go.
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Nordic soul, hidden courtyards, the best coffee you'll ever have.
Explore Helsinki →
Beyond the canals. The neighbourhoods locals actually live in.
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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.
Quietly the most liveable city in Europe. See why.
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.
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- Custom travel questionnaire
- Day-by-day local itinerary
- Expert local review & hidden gems
- Async Q&A before your trip
- PDF delivered within 24 hours
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I've lived across Helsinki, Rotterdam and Madrid. Every time a friend asked for tips, I'd spend an hour writing them a proper guide — restaurants, neighbourhoods, the stuff no article ever covers. Sotto is that guide, for every city, for everyone.
Petteri, founder of sotto
