According to www.slowtrav.com, “slow travel†through Europe lets you experience the grandeur of the continent much in the way of a fine gourmet meal which gives your palette an experience in refined dining not to be had with fast food.
Slow travellers typically eschew hotels and inns and prefer to stay in apartments and cottages that they rent for extended periods. When they do things like shopping for grocery at the local store and interact with people in the café, they get to learn more about a place than they would if they stayed at a hotel.
The concept of the “slow traveller†is an established one in Europe and lodgings for slow travellers are known by different names in different countries. They are called “agriturismos” in Italy, “gites†in France, “self-catering apartments†in Britain, and “ferienwohnungen” in Switzerland and Germany. Slow travellers take in more of what a place has to offer and are not focused only on its major tourist points.