No, Italy is absolutely not overrated. I have been going there since I was 14. Italy is heaven on earth. Being French, I have learnt Italian rather easily and I plan to retire there, I have just bought an apartment in Umbria. When I am in Italy, I feel like being among my cousins.
Italy is definitely underrated. I have visited Sicily multiple times and fallen in love with it. Me and my wife have bought a house in a small town in north western Sicily, which allows us to escape from long and dark Scandinavian winters.
Welcome in Italy guys!! Incredible to say but covid had the positive effect to push me travel more my country and discover amazing places so I've been in south Italy for the first time in 30 years! Amalfi Coast and especially Positano were simply delightful!!
@@racht.bremen3125 I know but we’re talking about Italians. They don’t just immigrate in the Usa, also in the north of Europe, England, Ireland, Germany...
Italy is the greatest country in the world. Greetings from a german with many wonderful italian friends. I hope that I can move to Italy someday and can adept and serve the society. But I have to improve my language skills 😅
Nothing compares to Italy. No matter which place I visit in the world, it's always fantastic but returning to Italy the year after blows me away each and every time.
💜 I am Italian and lived in the US for 2 years, loved it but home is home and I feel lucky to have the chance to live here. By the way, if you’ve never visited Langhe, in Piemonte checkout our RUclips channel, so you will get the chance to virtually tour our beautiful countryside! :) Ciao from Alba! 🇮🇹 🍷
Italy is my favorite country in the world, I've explored all of it on road trips all over from North to South. So many incredible hidden gems that nobody knows about. It has everything, in my opinion, heaven on earth, high quality food, medieval villages, historic cities, amazing hidden beaches, the riviera, the Dolomites, fashion, art, cars, traditions, etc... it's on another level than the rest of the world.
Likewise...been to just about all regions. Region to region it’s like going to different countries, the people, the food, the customs. Northern Alpine regions, The Dolomites are stunning. Ciao.
I travelled Italy last September. It was the highlight of my life. One of my favorite places was Orvieto. One day, I want to go back and spend a few months getting to live like Italians do. They are very sweet, warm and welcoming people.
@@harley24787 i was there 1 month ago; the day after in "la scarzuola" in Montegabbione(TR). You'd go there also. Civitacastellana(VT)is closed and so on........anyway also my city is wonderful, especially in Summer: ANCONA. Where are you from? Nice to meet you.
@@doriko75 Nice to meet you as well Luca. I looked at the places you mentioned in your post and they are spectacular. I wish i could’ve traveled to some of the smaller towns and villages and toured more of the countryside. Ancona looks beautiful too. I loved the Adriatic Sea. The color was one i had never seen before. I live in Denver, Colorado USA. I’m very jealous that you are surrounded by so much beauty.
Italy is amazing. It is true. The world is made up of two people: People who love Italy and the other is people who are jealous of Italy.
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Italy as a whole is amazing but I have to say Rome is slightly overrated, personally. But everyone has their own opinions. I would love to see more of Italy besides Rome.
I am french and I consider Italy is the only country on the world that is (almost) as beautiful as France and this said by a French means everything!! :D please understand I am being ironical!!!
The only country comparable to Italy is France and a lot of French culture comes from pre-Italian states like Genoa, Tuscany, and more. Even Napoleon, had Corsican Italian roots.
@@ipertaro1990 yes i consider France Spain italy and Portugal brother latin countries of the same family and like in all families we also like to tease and argue like in anglophone countries
Italy is only overrated on the treasuries market ;) As a country, its not possible, its by far the most beautiful country in the world, and a lifetime isnt enough to discover all of its treausres.
You are so right! We live in Italy and each time we travel around the region we feel so lucky! There are many “hidden beautiful spots”. If you’ve never been in the Langhe area in Piedmont go check our brand new channel, you will get to virtually tour our beautiful countryside! Ciao from Alba!🇮🇹🍷
I'm Italian and I'm 44yo, it's impossible to understand how much beautiful place we have in our country out of the tourist circle because even we don't know. I spent last holiday in Marinella di Selinunte in sicily for the first time, it is a small fishermen town with their personal huge Greek acropolis 😅
Da me nemmeno esiste... Mi è bastato il video di Andrew Zimmern a Oliena per constatare che il suono del famigerato strumento a corda è usato anche per rappresentare luoghi in cui non se ne vede neanche l'ombra.
I live in Austria, half an hour to the Italian border. No place compares to Italia. The feeling, the people, the food, the autogrill. ;) Ti amo, Italia. Yes Venice, Rome can be overcrowded, but just go there when other people don't. Rome in autumn is fantastic, as is Venice in Winter time, if it is not flooded with water.
@@thetemptedvida8650 they are a lot turistic and prices are higher especially the market inside (anyway they are useful for the gift or the souvenir at the last time you forgot to buy before), but we absolutely need them for a coffe-break and coffe in autogrill is good, and also the toilet is important and they are constantely and continuesly cleaned, it is anyway a RITUAL to stop in them during a travel along italy
Italy is the most beautiful country I've ever visited. I've been to Asia, America, Europe. Nothing compares to the beauty of Italy. It just feels so authentic and untouched. Completely the opposite of USA. The culture and traditions are incredible, everything gets produced locally and sold on local markets. Everything is so pure and high quality, its just real! Not artificial. The nature, ocean, mountains, villages and cities. You have everything in Italy.
Ciao Lisa, you are right! I am Italian, loved in the US for 2 years and became my second home but casa is vada and I feel lucky to have the chance to live here. By the way, if you’ve never visited Langhe in Piedmont, go check my RUclips channel so you’ll get to virtually tour our beautiful countryside!
The great thing about living in Europe is that you have many amazing and different countries available within short trips, each varied so much in culture and sites: Italy, Germany, Spain, Greece, France, etc... I love Italy and love the others, too. Why would somebody not? Greetings from Germany :-)
ciao dall'Italia ; vivere in Europa e' una fortuna , per la sua storia e la sua arte ovunque vai in Europa , respiri civilta' e fascino ; tutti i Paesi Europei che ho visitato sono un patrimonio unico al mondo
THAT MUSIC IN THE BEGINNING was as annoying as a mosquito flying into my ears! Every italian video made by americans has this overly stereotypical mandolin music. It's unbearable! Sorry I hate mandolin so much.
@@ShadowCastPro let's say that the average italian doesn't speak english really well, the most of us isn't capable of making a clear distinction between british and american english
What the Americans call "Pepperoni" are in reality what in Italy we call "salamino piccante" Probably the guy at the supermarket undestood Peperoni, which translates Bell Peppers.
I was suppose to go to Italy this year in October. My 50th was in Feb. I would love to be there but live in Arkansas, USA . Due to Covid we are still banned. So watching your vlog is the next best thing!! ❤️
Don't forget to visit sicily if you love good food,culture,history,sun everyday,beautiful sea & beaches and nice welcoming people!! You will feel at home!
This is so unfortunate! Let’s hope that everything go back to normal as soon as possible! And if you have to chance to come over here, check the northern part as well! If you want a little preview, go take a look at our channel, we are two Somms living in the Langhe area in Piedmont. (Where Barolo and Barbaresco are from) Ciao from Alba! 🇮🇹🍷
I was in Italy last year in September. My heritage hails from the southern part of the country in Napoli. I have friends I've known in Bologna for about 16 years, and they couldn't wait for me to come. Our first stop was Rome which was amazing, followed by the Amalfi Coast, Sorrento, taking a boat to the island of Capri, then putting the anchor down and swimming in the ocean. Then up to Venice, and finally Bologna. While in Venice, I went where the locals were, we ate at Al Timon there and it was delicious. When I got to Bologna, my friend there brought us to a place to eat, and another friend there showed up even though his son was sick, he wanted to be able to see me. The next day my friend brought me to the Ferrari museum which I loved and than took me out to eat. It helps knowing people there as they can help guide you and bring you to the best spots. I laugh when people say the food wasn't good because they got suckered into a place advertising a tourist menu, rather than going to the places where the locals go. Or the guys that are yelling at you to come check out the place. A place with great food will speak for itself, not a guy yelling at you to come in. Italy is the only country I've ever been to and I don't really need to go anywhere else. I feel like it's my second home there, as there is where the family began before they came to the United States. People with Italian heritage should connect with their roots. Trust me, I cried when flying out of Rome back home to New York. A part of my heart was left there and there is just so much to see but not enough time. I will be going back though because for me, I don't think anything else as a package can compete with Italia. Food, language, wine, cars, history, architecture, the people, the scenery and the mere fact that Italia is basically an open art museum. You'll find tons of stuff that you couldn't find in other countries. Can't wait to go back.
This is beautiful! Thank you! I am proud to be Italian and I feel lucky that Italy is my home 💜 Next time you’re here, come to the northern part! If you want a little preview, go check our brand new RUclips channel so you can tour the Langhe area with us! Ciao from Alba! 🇮🇹🍷
Agreed. I'm from there, I could show you around. It's a big city with nothing less than the other most famous ones, but without loads of tourists. Everyone says it feels like a much more genuinely italian "urban" experience
@@jackdeniston59 ma guarda un po'sto picio... tourists must also go to Turin. the center of Turin is beautiful, there is the Egyptian museum, which is second only to that of Cairo, there is the cinema museum in the mole antonelliana and much more
@@jasmineperry387 i agree, i'm from Milan but i'm always have been going in Turin since i was little because i have cousins who live there. It's a city which will always have a place in my heart
I am a travel advisor and Italy is always the #1 requested destination. Never overrated; however, spending time in the big cities (Rome, Florence, Venice, etc) is good if you've never been but you are really missing out if you don't see the small towns and villages. The REAL Italy!
Brilliant! That is REAL Italy. I had a big grin on my face the entire video. Even in Rome, or Venice, or Florence... you can have a local "small town experience" if you choose to. Get off the beaten path. Stay in a room above a family restaurant. Shop at the grocery store. Go to a vinaria for your wine. And most importantly, slow the hell down. Sit somewhere and do nothing but watch, listen, and smell. Don't do anything in a timely manner. That is when travel is at it's best. impromptu. Be open to a variety of options. Do and try new things. Please communicate with locals, even if you don't speak the language. It's really hard not to fall in love with Italy. It seeps into your bones. Once you have been there, you will always feel the pull to go back. It feels like home.
Absolutely, you can choose among 20 different regions, 100 medium towns and about 11.000 little villages, all full of history, art and natural sights, how can be overeated?
True! Italy is not only big cities, personally I think that the best spots here are the small towns, the ones that are still “secrets”. By the way, if you want to see some authenticity, go check out channel, you will get to virtually tour our beautiful countryside in the Langhe area! Ciao from Alba! 🇮🇹🍷
We’re travelling through Italy for the first time at the moment and vlogging and it’s amazing how quiet everywhere is at the moment. Haven’t found it crowded at all and have got to meet loads of locals who are able to give local tips on where’s best to go and eat. It’s been amazing!!
@@rob5197 how do you mean? This comment was three weeks ago when Italy was free to travel to from within Europe and we have been making sure to keep to all of the social distance measures and mask wearing etc
@@DanandAbby This year is much less packed than usual because of Covid19, I know this summer until a week ago everything was pretty much open but still it was much less packed! That's the reason why you guys havent found it crowded. Hope you enjoyed Italy tho :)
Thank you @@fmls8266 yes we have absolutely loved it and have enjoyed making some RUclips videos of our experiences! The one place we did find kinda busy was Venice at the beginning of September but I think part of that was it was the film festival. Other than that, places have been relatively quiet, which for a tourist has been nice as no queues!!
Ciao Dan and Abby! This is Chiara & Pier from the Langhe area in Piedmont! We just launched our new channel, go check it out and you will get the chance to “virtually” tour our beautiful countryside with us! 💜Next time you come over here let us know! Ciao from Alba! 🇮🇹🍷
OMG, making homemade pizza in a wood burning oven in Italy with a beautiful mountain view and a jug of wine just became a top thing on my bucket list! I can't imagine a better way to spend an evening!
I’m another person who thinks it’s WORTH IT. I absolutely love Florence. Every time I arrive I feel like I’ve come home. As I walk the streets I always tear up. They are tears of pure joy. Yes it’s flooded with tourists during the day but at night most of them gave gone.
Go to Siena next time! I think it's the most beautiful city in Tuscany. Yeah, cities can get crowded, but that gives a warmer feeling to the experience.
Thank you! 💜 Italy is my home and I feel super lucky to have the chance to live here! Let’s hope that everything goes back to normal soon, we need people like you to share all this beauty with! By the way, if you’ve never visited the north, go check our brand new channel and you will get the chance to tour our beautiful countryside with us! We would love to get a feedback! Ciao from Alba! 🇮🇹🍷🇮🇹
Florence is basicly owned by the Chinese. You can use Union Pay there in all the shops. Union Pay is a Mainland China banking system used exclusively in China and its special admin regions such as HK and Macau. Yet its a dominant payment system in Florence. Florence is a nice place, but people really can't see past their own noses at what's happening to a country that once had the most fantastic architecture, but now sits in literal ruins.
We Italians know well where tourists usually go, but we know perfectly well that Italy is all beautiful, there is no city that does not give you something, for the simple fact that it is a true nation culturally, which has kept its historical nature intact , so you might find beauty even in places you've never heard the name of … it is we Italians who underestimate ourselves, Italy, with its wealth of art, culture and natural beauty, has long been the leader of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the world, and we invest nothing in Rome, the Eternal City .... the other nations invest a lot in their cities and capitals, Tokyo, London, Paris ecc. in reality, Italy has never reached its real potential, our problem is the politicians who sell us off for a loaf of bread … XD P.S. You are two crazy guys, you made me laugh xD
Italy a country living in the past, and dieing with it, unkept unesco sights made up mainly of churches, dirty ugly cities, villages so old and crumbling no idea why them are still standing - - yes it is overrated indeed
When I was in Sicily I stayed at a friend's family home. It was great because you are placed in the community. Got to eat at local restaurants and cook at home. Pick olives and lemons right from their trees. Also from someone spent over 10 years in restaurants that made pizza...great 1st attempt 😃
You also should learn something about our ancient and modern culture before coming to our country, Aperol Spritz and Pizza should not be the main attraction. Understanding the context, circumstances and history of the places you visit worldwide will always let you enjoy the place and people in a better way.
Pepperoni is something americans invented 😅 but i think it's like our italian "salamino piccante"... if you say peperoni in Italy we mean the vegetable "peppers"
There are some places in Italy which you have to visit, like Venice or Rome. But there are also other places which are super overrated. Personally I was very disappointed with Florence and Tuscany in general. What I hate in Italy is the mess, bad roads and the narcissism of Italians. I have also some experience with Italian institutions and believe me, it's a disaster.
Italian living in Spain here. All I can say is THANK YOU! You have pictured Italy way and way better than any other channel on RUclips! You made me proud to be Italian with your video :-)
True! We lived in the US for 2 years and enjoyed it very much but casa is casa💜 now that we’re back we get to fully understand the beauty of this country! By the way, we just started our RUclips channel, we would love for you to have a feedback! We are based in the Langhe area in Piemonte! Ciao!
@@andreainzaghi7373 Per lavoro, spero che ora la cosa ti sia meno ridicola :-) Because of my job mate, hope it looks less ridiculous now that you got an explanation :-)
Italia! The most amazing country on our planet. Friuli venezia giulia! The most beautiful region in Italy! Udine! The best city in all of Italy. Love from the UK 😘
Be' adesso non esagerare, dai... I'm from Udine, the town is nice and clean, particularly attractive if you have kids and want to spend time visiting both the Alps and the Adriatic. Indeed, in Udine you'll have fun with friends sipping a glass of white wine and chatting in our local language (Friulan).
This one was hilarious!! I'm Italian, from Trieste although I recently moved to Finland. You did a pretty good job with the pizzas!! I'm pleasantly surprised! The only thing I never like on videos about Italy is that background mandolin music.... It doesn't represent Italy anymore, especially not the North. If you visited my country a number of times in different areas, you might have noticed the differences between North, Center and South. Ps: no way to find better tomatoes than in Italy... I tried making pizza myself in Helsinki, as I used to do at home, but the ingredients don't do it justice at all.
@@lenase7396 of course it's not, but at this point (supposedly) everyone knows were pizza comes from... There shouldn't be the need to say it. Nonetheless, pizza in Northern Italy is undoubtedly better than abroad... If you can't make it to the Campania region.
enough of this bullsh**...south, north, center left and right... as an Italian you probably know that, although the maifia have its roots in the south of Italy, nowadays mafia is present in northern as well as southern Italy, it is a matter of fact. (Im not form southern Italy btw) Apart from that, Im agreed with you.
wrong! Mandolin rapresents Italy better than anyother instrument. And NORTH in particular, think of VIVALDI. Non conosci VIVALDI? i concerti per MANDOLINO? guarda che era VENETO, mica napoletano.
Ma perché c'è sempre questa stupida musichetta napoletana stile anni 1950 in tutti i video americani che parlano di Italia? Cosa c'entra con il nord Italia, un bel niente. Andava bene 100 anni fa nel sud Italia. Non esiste in Italia questa musica, forse solo per i turisti americani.
Living in italian riviera i just can say that i watched something different than usual finally. A great video. I do think your pizzas were absolutely tasty.
It's the blessing/curse of speaking the most widely spoken language in the world. Most don't feel the need to learn other languages because English is everywhere, and yet... it is so gratifying to be able to communicate with the locals, even on the most basic level :-))
Italy, a country many want or try to put down has one of the richest cities in the world, Milan, and cute little towns many love to visit to confirm their stereotypes and as well history, culture, food, language dynamics, beauty, design, sciences, engineering, and practically everything and anything else you desire!
Bravo!! I just liked and subscribed. We bought and fixed up a house 3 years ago in Italy and you have captured the heart and soul of Italy with this video. You filmed the things that seemed a bit more incredible in Italy from the other countries we looked at buying in...The food,the art ,the history,the castles,the wine, but most of all the warm Italian people. Please keep up the "off the beaten path" videos of Italy.
Thank you! 💜 Italy is my home and I feel super lucky to have the chance to live here! Let’s hope that everything goes back to normal soon, we need people like you to share all this beauty with! By the way, if you’ve never visited the north, go check our brand new channel and you will get the chance to tour our beautiful countryside with us! We would love to get a feedback! Ciao from Alba! 🇮🇹🍷🇮🇹
Next time go to Naples and Sicily, if you did not at the time, not less aspectatives than in Rome, Venice, Florence. Anyway as italian i can say if i would not can live in Italy, the second country i ' ll love to live is Greece and no others, we are brothers with greeks even if they have only yogurt and feta instead of our parmigiano and mozzarella
Overrated in terms of what? In my personal opinion, nightlife can be a bit disappointing. In comparison to what Spain and Greece have to offer. But, is nightlife what you go to Italy for? For me, the most underrated thing about Italy is that fact that is still exists as a singe nation, that foreigners think of Italy as one country and can visually imagine an 'Italian' identity. And, for this, hats off to Italian politicians and the ordinary folk. And then there is the issue of language. 'Italians' have somehow managed to replace their dialects (languages really) with Italian. It took a century to do it, but again RESPECT from me. RESPECT. I always, always ask myself, we in Yugoslavia all speak the same language (apart from the Slovenes, to some extent), are all South-Slavs and YET, could not do it. WHY? It does not make any sense to me.
We have a non filming go to place in Italy in July we can be the only car on the road for many miles, its not as expensive as people say and i would happily go no where else for my holidays i love it. weve just come back from touring northern sicily feel free to check us out.
Pepperoni is an American English word meaning spicy salami. We have spicy salami in Italy, it's more common in southern Italy. So it's possible to not find it in small shops in northern Italy. But I see you went to Esselunga supermarket, and they surely have it!! Just search for "salame piccante" o "salsiccia calabrese". When you go to a pizzeria, if you like "pepperoni pizza" ask for "pizza con salame piccante", "peperoni" (just one P letter) means peppers, in Italy, so if you ask for "pizza con pepperoni" they'll bring you pizza with peppers!
I love Italy, it has so much to offer. Food, culture, nature, heritage, wine etc. But I agree with you, tourism spoiled so many beautiful places. Great video, as usual. 😀
Definitely NOT overrated! Looove Italy! The cutting the pizza with scissors reminds me of my grandmother who used to do that since I was very small and have continued to do it since :D And she is from Europe as well, so I figure it must be authentic 😀 lol
Opinion: France is overated and Italy is underated, because the kids watch kids cartoons, and the most part of kids cartoons make some episode about France instead of Italy. So the most kids want to visit France because is famous (or maybe of because of DisneyLand)
It’s so lovely to see how Alex always makes Emma laugh. Life only gets more complicated the older you get, it’s way more enjoyable when you have someone along for the ride that can put a smile on your face. Humour makes your blood pressure drop, releases endorphins and makes your skin glow. Which probably means that spending time with Alex is as effective as a daily probiotic, hard core exercise or a juice cleanse! Thanks for the great vlog!
yes Italy is overrated unfortunatelly, but not because of the country in itself but because of total social decadence. All those who believe in those proverbial italian myths just do not know a thing. Food? highest European antibiotic usage in livestock farming. Fashion? all stocks are sold abroad, largest usage of synthetic fibers. Latin lovers? higest spread of infertility and sexual disfunctions. Family values? lowest natality in the world. Hygiene? cities covered by dog shits. Monuments? collapse of part of POMPEI tells you the story. In all honesty, as Italian, I find it annoying when foreigners witness a tragedy from some delusional tourist resort and also have the bad taste to villify that with that sort of stupid comments.
As an Italian guys a piece of advice: when making pizza never put cooked tomato, tomato is meant to be put raw atop of the dough of course mixed with salt, a pinch of pepper (optional) cut up basil leaves and olive oil, thats it.
Thank you! 💜 Italy is my home and I feel super lucky to have the chance to live here! Let’s hope that everything goes back to normal soon, we need people like you to share all this beauty with! By the way, if you’ve never visited the north, go check our brand new channel and you will get the chance to tour our beautiful countryside with us! We would love to get a feedback! Ciao from Alba! 🇮🇹🍷🇮🇹
Sorry guys but I have to tell you once again: noone, absolutely NO ONE listens to or plays mandolin music in Italy. Please give us a break. Play some Vivaldi, Corelli, Verdi or Rossini instead.
When I was in Poland I asked for a pizza with sausage and mushrooms. The waitress said, "Sausage? I guess I could do that." Well I was a little afraid how it was going to turn out. I guess I was expecting Italian sausage on my pizza, but it came back with sliced kielbasa on it. Actually, it tasted pretty good.
You need to be careful with asking for sausage in Poland. You can get about 1000 different kinds. We think we invented kielbasa and wodka. And of course, it's true.
@@alicepopovski6303 since my son now lives in Poland, I have been there a number of times for extended visits. Therefore, plenty of time for both pizza and pierogi! :)
Why do foreigners put always sicilian songs when showing pictures of Venice? At least before making the video try to learn something about italian culture. It would be like showing some pictures taken in London when talking about Scotland.
Thank you guys! I'm Italian, and with your beautiful video you made me want to tour in my Country again! I appreciate how you genuinely enjoy our lifestyle and I realise how lucky I am in being born here, where we still tend to preserve the right balance between "prosperity" and "slowness".
Of course Italy is worth going to. My entire family is Italian and you don’t know what you talking about di you blatantly say it’s overrated. I’m 14 and In my lifetime I’ve been to Italy 12 times
Nice video. But in Liguria, please do not use stereotypes al mafia, mandolins and so on. The beauty of Italy is the big asssay of different ccultures . Any region, any province, any village has its history and its' heritage.. As an Italian , 64yo, and having travelled in all the nation really a lot of times, i can say i still miss a good 3o-40% of these beauties...
Yogi Berra, a famous American baseball player, famously said, “it’s too crowded. Nobody goes there anymore.” I’ve been to Italy, mostly the touristy areas, and I can say: IT’S WORTH IT!
Stop using that stupid mandolino sound!!!! Is not related to the whole country is just a chavy southern folk music. I beg you Brits and Americans to stop to use any tarantella and mandolino as soundtrack when you talk about Italy! We seriously find it annoying.
Italy is beautiful! Like anywhere there are parts that are overcrowded, dirty and unsafe but literally every country in the world has this flip side. Love Italy
well, I must admit this is quite moving. here in Italy, especially in big cities (I live in Rome), we are always saying how shitty this country is, we are always dismissing its beauty. seeing Italy through the eyes of you two, through your love and passion, was actually really nice. thank you guys! you earned a new subscriber :-)
if you are only going to touristic cities of course you will find crowd. go to the countryside, small towns and talk with the locals...then you will find the real Italy
Italy is so diverse, I literally can’t decide where to visit next. I’ve been to Rome and it was lovely. We want to visit Puglia or Campania next but there are just so many places to choose from.
If you don't like Italy go to Margate or probably Bognor Regis and stay there !! If you decide to go to Italy don't forget to apply for a VISA ( remember you are out of Europe) plus get enough money to support yourself that what we are going to ask you at the borders control .
I have been to so many countries, but came back to Italy more times than all my other trips combined. Italy has so much to offer from everthing: culture, heritage, beaches, mountains, lakes, architecture, food, very nice people, beautiful passionate girls and much more. Rome, Venice, Florence are maybe 1% of what the country has to offer. I was never disappointed (well, to be honest, one single time yes: I made some really bad experiences in Taranto. Don't go there)
Omg Taranto! It's just about the port and Ilva heavy industry and it's enormous pollution with a number of cancer cases much higher than the national stats. Just pass around it!
@@ivancoviello2690 Grazie Ivan per la tua risposta. Sì, ci sono senza dubbio tanti bei posti a Taranto, ma era piuttosto la maniera con cui ci trattavano i tarantini. Penso che il turismo sia un fenomeno abbastanza nuovo in quella zona e debbano ancora imparare come trattare bene i turisti. Finora era l'unica volta della mia vita che io sia partito da un posto prima della data prevista...
@@alexs.7915 Guarda ti do raggione sul fatto che è un fenomeno nuovo e dobbiamo imparare, ma sospetto che il caratteraccio da pirati che ci ritroviamo noi tarantini,non c'è l'ho toglieremo mai😅
I've never seen a video about Americans visiting Italy that does not end up talking about mafia or mentioning mafia here and there.. Although is a matter of fact that there was/is mafia in Italy, there is crime and criminal organization all over the world (that's what mafia is), so no need to bring up this all the time.. like you guys say in the video there is a lot more in Italy then mafia..
Hey Emma and Alex, you two are one of the most "naturally entertaining" travel vlogging couples on YT and one of the most underrated. And I appreciate how well made your contents are. You deserve that YT silver button soon. Take care, cheers!
yes, i recently discovered this channel. Filming, editing and commenting all bind very well together. Actually one of the best made videos about travelling.
Completely agree. You guys make this stuff look easy. Keep up the fun content. It feels really nice to genuinely smile and be entertained during these crazy times.
No, Italy is absolutely not overrated. I have been going there since I was 14.
Italy is heaven on earth.
Being French, I have learnt Italian rather easily and I plan to retire there, I have just bought an apartment in Umbria. When I am in Italy, I feel like being among my cousins.
Brava Leonora😊
Thank you and welcome into our family❤️
@@areswalker5647 thank you honey for being so welcoming !
And french are our cousins, always welcome in italy❤️
Eléonore Le Monnier I love France, our countries are brothers,
Italy is definitely underrated.
I have visited Sicily multiple times and fallen in love with it.
Me and my wife have bought a house in a small town in north western Sicily, which allows us to escape from long and dark Scandinavian winters.
Welcome in Italy guys!! Incredible to say but covid had the positive effect to push me travel more my country and discover amazing places so I've been in south Italy for the first time in 30 years! Amalfi Coast and especially Positano were simply delightful!!
@@petera618 "emigrated from Sicily".
Thanks. I appreciate all this kindness toward my country.
I m sorry overrated she is - - better countries elsewhere Spain for example
@@rob5197 why?
I guess in most of the mafia movies Italians are depressed, because they live in the US instead of Italy. 😁
I thought the exact same thing, when he talked about those movies :-)
The Sopranos are NOT Italian, but they are American.
They’re not depressed, they’re looking for money HAhaha why do you think that a lot of Italians escape from Italy? There’s no job (I’m Italian)
@@carolinamilanesio6057 Most Americans in the USA with European ethnicity come from Ireland, Germany, England, Scotland, and more before Italy.
@@racht.bremen3125 I know but we’re talking about Italians. They don’t just immigrate in the Usa, also in the north of Europe, England, Ireland, Germany...
Italy is the greatest country in the world.
Greetings from a german with many wonderful italian friends. I hope that I can move to Italy someday and can adept and serve the society. But I have to improve my language skills 😅
Germany is amazing too, with lovely castles and villages!
You are most welcome!
We'll be happy for your visit
@@antoniodespuches3995 tru dat.
thanks, even germany is beautiful though
Nothing compares to Italy. No matter which place I visit in the world, it's always fantastic but returning to Italy the year after blows me away each and every time.
Thank you so much!🥺
Lots of love from Italy🇮🇹
💜 I am Italian and lived in the US for 2 years, loved it but home is home and I feel lucky to have the chance to live here. By the way, if you’ve never visited Langhe, in Piemonte checkout our RUclips channel, so you will get the chance to virtually tour our beautiful countryside! :)
Ciao from Alba! 🇮🇹 🍷
So true. It's the world jewel
Where to do you recommend? I can’t decide where to visit.
@@mialia8120 That's the point. You can't. Throw a dart at the map of Italy and go
Italy is my favorite country in the world, I've explored all of it on road trips all over from North to South. So many incredible hidden gems that nobody knows about. It has everything, in my opinion, heaven on earth, high quality food, medieval villages, historic cities, amazing hidden beaches, the riviera, the Dolomites, fashion, art, cars, traditions, etc... it's on another level than the rest of the world.
Likewise...been to just about all regions. Region to region it’s like going to different countries, the people, the food, the customs. Northern Alpine regions, The Dolomites are stunning. Ciao.
I travelled Italy last September. It was the highlight of my life. One of my favorite places was Orvieto. One day, I want to go back and spend a few months getting to live like Italians do. They are very sweet, warm and welcoming people.
......and you look cute!
@@doriko75 Thank you Luca!
And we had the highlights of our lives when we had you here! Come back soon. Ciao
@@harley24787 i was there 1 month ago; the day after in "la scarzuola" in Montegabbione(TR). You'd go there also. Civitacastellana(VT)is closed and so on........anyway also my city is wonderful, especially in Summer: ANCONA. Where are you from? Nice to meet you.
@@doriko75 Nice to meet you as well Luca. I looked at the places you mentioned in your post and they are spectacular. I wish i could’ve traveled to some of the smaller towns and villages and toured more of the countryside. Ancona looks beautiful too. I loved the Adriatic Sea. The color was one i had never seen before. I live in Denver, Colorado USA. I’m very jealous that you are surrounded by so much beauty.
Italy is amazing. It is true. The world is made up of two people: People who love Italy and the other is people who are jealous of Italy.
Italy as a whole is amazing but I have to say Rome is slightly overrated, personally. But everyone has their own opinions. I would love to see more of Italy besides Rome.
@ Yes, of course it is opinion I agree, but almost fact. Yes, my favorite part of Italy is not Rome, so you need to see more for sure.
It’s ENVY, not Jealousy. Improve your english
@@zagrebnesh1875 many italian mistake the two wolrds giving jalousy the same mening of envy .
@@zagrebnesh1875 it’s jealousy
I am french and I consider Italy is the only country on the world that is (almost) as beautiful as France and this said by a French means everything!! :D please understand I am being ironical!!!
Haha I love this. Wow, a French person with a sense of humour... Only joking 😘😜
As Italian I consider France the only country on the world that is (almost) as beautiful as Italy ^_^
The only country comparable to Italy is France and a lot of French culture comes from pre-Italian states like Genoa, Tuscany, and more. Even Napoleon, had Corsican Italian roots.
Italy, France and Spain have a lot in common then the other countries
@@ipertaro1990 yes i consider France Spain italy and Portugal brother latin countries of the same family and like in all families we also like to tease and argue like in anglophone countries
Italy is only overrated on the treasuries market ;) As a country, its not possible, its by far the most beautiful country in the world, and a lifetime isnt enough to discover all of its treausres.
You are so right! We live in Italy and each time we travel around the region we feel so lucky! There are many “hidden beautiful spots”. If you’ve never been in the Langhe area in Piedmont go check our brand new channel, you will get to virtually tour our beautiful countryside! Ciao from Alba!🇮🇹🍷
Italy is huge and so varied that I cannot imagine there is anyone who would not like anywhere in the whole of Italy.
I'm Italian and I'm 44yo, it's impossible to understand how much beautiful place we have in our country out of the tourist circle because even we don't know. I spent last holiday in Marinella di Selinunte in sicily for the first time, it is a small fishermen town with their personal huge Greek acropolis 😅
Italy is amazing ! Love Naples and and the whole Amalfi, sorrento coast , capri , Pompei, i will come again soon. Love from France 🇮🇹❤️🇨🇵
I actually hate France but if France does not hate us why would we hate u? Ok
@@samuthemapper600 because you're stupid ahah you hate France maybe for football. Italian and French are very good friends and very similar
@@Alex-yy4wq As an Italian, je suis totalement d'accord avec vous
Wooow love France from Italy toooo
Don’t listen to them, 90% of italians hate france, but not for the country but for the people
Ah, if only they stopped using that mandolin music EVERYWHERE.
Ragioniere la smetta con quel mandolino!
@@capwillard9156 Basta italiani sempre cantare pizza e mandolino e fare rumore, noi teteschi noi folere dormire
Da me nemmeno esiste... Mi è bastato il video di Andrew Zimmern a Oliena per constatare che il suono del famigerato strumento a corda è usato anche per rappresentare luoghi in cui non se ne vede neanche l'ombra.
Mr Simpatia ci stava meglio
@@digge2210 lol
I live in Austria, half an hour to the Italian border. No place compares to Italia. The feeling, the people, the food, the autogrill. ;) Ti amo, Italia.
Yes Venice, Rome can be overcrowded, but just go there when other people don't. Rome in autumn is fantastic, as is Venice in Winter time, if it is not flooded with water.
Oh thank you❤️❤️
...and you pay a lot less in hotels
Autogrill, really? Italians hate Autogrill so much 😂😂
@@thetemptedvida8650 they are a lot turistic and prices are higher especially the market inside (anyway they are useful for the gift or the souvenir at the last time you forgot to buy before), but we absolutely need them for a coffe-break and coffe in autogrill is good, and also the toilet is important and they are constantely and continuesly cleaned, it is anyway a RITUAL to stop in them during a travel along italy
@@thetemptedvida8650 I don't fancy the shop, but I like a clean toilet and love the café plus cornetto. Austrians love Autogrill.
Italy is the most beautiful country I've ever visited. I've been to Asia, America, Europe. Nothing compares to the beauty of Italy. It just feels so authentic and untouched. Completely the opposite of USA. The culture and traditions are incredible, everything gets produced locally and sold on local markets. Everything is so pure and high quality, its just real! Not artificial. The nature, ocean, mountains, villages and cities. You have everything in Italy.
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@M Z infatti tutti i neolaureati e tra un po’ io compreso fanno tutti bye bye
Except for jobs!
Are you a true traveller then if you can’t see the beauty in other countries? Every country has beautiful aspects to it, some more than others.
Ciao Lisa, you are right! I am Italian, loved in the US for 2 years and became my second home but casa is vada and I feel lucky to have the chance to live here. By the way, if you’ve never visited Langhe in Piedmont, go check my RUclips channel so you’ll get to virtually tour our beautiful countryside!
The great thing about living in Europe is that you have many amazing and different countries available within short trips, each varied so much in culture and sites: Italy, Germany, Spain, Greece, France, etc... I love Italy and love the others, too. Why would somebody not? Greetings from Germany :-)
ciao dall'Italia ; vivere in Europa e' una fortuna , per la sua storia e la sua arte ovunque vai in Europa , respiri civilta' e fascino ; tutti i Paesi Europei che ho visitato sono un patrimonio unico al mondo
And also all Scandinavian countries wich are also very nice - Love for Europe
THAT MUSIC IN THE BEGINNING was as annoying as a mosquito flying into my ears!
Every italian video made by americans has this overly stereotypical mandolin music.
It's unbearable! Sorry I hate mandolin so much.
These guys are British not American
@@ShadowCastPro let's say that the average italian doesn't speak english really well, the most of us isn't capable of making a clear distinction between british and american english
@@cloudespeed I understand, just wanted to clarify it is all! Most Brits don't like being called Americans.
@@ShadowCastPro I know I know hahahahhaha. British English is way better
Agree with u
What the Americans call "Pepperoni" are in reality what in Italy we call "salamino piccante" Probably the guy at the supermarket undestood Peperoni, which translates Bell Peppers.
not true... totally different taste and ingredients
@@leliodalf Nono, it’s true hahaha
Mmm salamin riquisimo
In Germany, Pepperoni are spicy pickled green chili peppers.
@@leliodalf
i’m italian and i can assure you that is true
I was suppose to go to Italy this year in October. My 50th was in Feb. I would love to be there but live in Arkansas, USA . Due to Covid we are still banned. So watching your vlog is the next best thing!! ❤️
we’ll wait for u once it is over. put Turin on the list too.
Don't forget to visit sicily if you love good food,culture,history,sun everyday,beautiful sea & beaches and nice welcoming people!! You will feel at home!
auguri pre il suo viaggio da noi
I hope you get to reschedule your trip!! Happy birthday!
This is so unfortunate! Let’s hope that everything go back to normal as soon as possible! And if you have to chance to come over here, check the northern part as well! If you want a little preview, go take a look at our channel, we are two Somms living in the Langhe area in Piedmont. (Where Barolo and Barbaresco are from)
Ciao from Alba! 🇮🇹🍷
I was in Italy last year in September. My heritage hails from the southern part of the country in Napoli. I have friends I've known in Bologna for about 16 years, and they couldn't wait for me to come. Our first stop was Rome which was amazing, followed by the Amalfi Coast, Sorrento, taking a boat to the island of Capri, then putting the anchor down and swimming in the ocean. Then up to Venice, and finally Bologna. While in Venice, I went where the locals were, we ate at Al Timon there and it was delicious. When I got to Bologna, my friend there brought us to a place to eat, and another friend there showed up even though his son was sick, he wanted to be able to see me.
The next day my friend brought me to the Ferrari museum which I loved and than took me out to eat. It helps knowing people there as they can help guide you and bring you to the best spots. I laugh when people say the food wasn't good because they got suckered into a place advertising a tourist menu, rather than going to the places where the locals go. Or the guys that are yelling at you to come check out the place. A place with great food will speak for itself, not a guy yelling at you to come in.
Italy is the only country I've ever been to and I don't really need to go anywhere else. I feel like it's my second home there, as there is where the family began before they came to the United States. People with Italian heritage should connect with their roots. Trust me, I cried when flying out of Rome back home to New York. A part of my heart was left there and there is just so much to see but not enough time. I will be going back though because for me, I don't think anything else as a package can compete with Italia. Food, language, wine, cars, history, architecture, the people, the scenery and the mere fact that Italia is basically an open art museum. You'll find tons of stuff that you couldn't find in other countries. Can't wait to go back.
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Goosebumps
all touristic ramble talking, you have experienced nothing of the REAL Italy. Nonsense.
This is beautiful! Thank you! I am proud to be Italian and I feel lucky that Italy is my home 💜
Next time you’re here, come to the northern part! If you want a little preview, go check our brand new RUclips channel so you can tour the Langhe area with us!
Ciao from Alba! 🇮🇹🍷
I am Italian. I cried reading your words. Please come again to our country, Italy will love you back. God bless you.
If you want a suggestion search and go to torino/turin in north west and it's region. Just wonderful and very underrated, so not full of tourists ;)
Agreed. I'm from there, I could show you around. It's a big city with nothing less than the other most famous ones, but without loads of tourists. Everyone says it feels like a much more genuinely italian "urban" experience
Verissimo, la mia città preferita 😍
No, no, it is dull and boring here. Tourists are best in florence and stuff.
@@jackdeniston59 ma guarda un po'sto picio... tourists must also go to Turin. the center of Turin is beautiful, there is the Egyptian museum, which is second only to that of Cairo, there is the cinema museum in the mole antonelliana and much more
@@jasmineperry387 i agree, i'm from Milan but i'm always have been going in Turin since i was little because i have cousins who live there. It's a city which will always have a place in my heart
I am a travel advisor and Italy is always the #1 requested destination. Never overrated; however, spending time in the big cities (Rome, Florence, Venice, etc) is good if you've never been but you are really missing out if you don't see the small towns and villages. The REAL Italy!
Italy is underrated
Brilliant! That is REAL Italy. I had a big grin on my face the entire video. Even in Rome, or Venice, or Florence... you can have a local "small town experience" if you choose to. Get off the beaten path. Stay in a room above a family restaurant. Shop at the grocery store. Go to a vinaria for your wine. And most importantly, slow the hell down. Sit somewhere and do nothing but watch, listen, and smell. Don't do anything in a timely manner. That is when travel is at it's best. impromptu. Be open to a variety of options. Do and try new things. Please communicate with locals, even if you don't speak the language. It's really hard not to fall in love with Italy. It seeps into your bones. Once you have been there, you will always feel the pull to go back. It feels like home.
Absolutely, you can choose among 20 different regions, 100 medium towns and about 11.000 little villages, all full of history, art and natural sights, how can be overeated?
Theodore..best comment ever!Totally agree.
@@giovaneitalia8312 19, tutti sanno che il molise non esiste
@@lucabralia5125 perché dici questo?
You catched the sense (to live).
I totally agree! It seems that whenever someone calls Italy "overrated," they are reducing Italy to parts of Rome/Venice/Florence
True! Italy is not only big cities, personally I think that the best spots here are the small towns, the ones that are still “secrets”. By the way, if you want to see some authenticity, go check out channel, you will get to virtually tour our beautiful countryside in the Langhe area!
Ciao from Alba! 🇮🇹🍷
We’re travelling through Italy for the first time at the moment and vlogging and it’s amazing how quiet everywhere is at the moment. Haven’t found it crowded at all and have got to meet loads of locals who are able to give local tips on where’s best to go and eat. It’s been amazing!!
Lockdown haven't heard of it??
@@rob5197 how do you mean? This comment was three weeks ago when Italy was free to travel to from within Europe and we have been making sure to keep to all of the social distance measures and mask wearing etc
@@DanandAbby This year is much less packed than usual because of Covid19, I know this summer until a week ago everything was pretty much open but still it was much less packed!
That's the reason why you guys havent found it crowded.
Hope you enjoyed Italy tho :)
Thank you @@fmls8266 yes we have absolutely loved it and have enjoyed making some RUclips videos of our experiences!
The one place we did find kinda busy was Venice at the beginning of September but I think part of that was it was the film festival. Other than that, places have been relatively quiet, which for a tourist has been nice as no queues!!
Ciao Dan and Abby! This is Chiara & Pier from the Langhe area in Piedmont! We just launched our new channel, go check it out and you will get the chance to “virtually” tour our beautiful countryside with us! 💜Next time you come over here let us know! Ciao from Alba! 🇮🇹🍷
Italy is unique and has the complete package. I'd love to go Italy!
Italy is wonderful!
is Italy over rated. No!
I went to Rome, Assisi, Florence and Venice 2 years ago and love it. One of the most beautiful country in the world.
OMG, making homemade pizza in a wood burning oven in Italy with a beautiful mountain view and a jug of wine just became a top thing on my bucket list! I can't imagine a better way to spend an evening!
@Marco Chiacchiari The Amalfi coast sounds wonderful! I would love to spend some time there
I'm an Italy Junky. Planning to spend 1/2 the year in Italy when I retire. Trying to talk my husband into buying a place there. Fingers crossed.
I hate hearing that soundrack knowing that everyone thinks it represents all Italy 😔
The quality of your videos is wonderful! I love the commentary. It’s like watching a travel tv show.
I’m another person who thinks it’s WORTH IT. I absolutely love Florence. Every time I arrive I feel like I’ve come home. As I walk the streets I always tear up. They are tears of pure joy.
Yes it’s flooded with tourists during the day but at night most of them gave gone.
Anna Tinsman : me too. I Dream of it.
Go to Siena next time! I think it's the most beautiful city in Tuscany.
Yeah, cities can get crowded, but that gives a warmer feeling to the experience.
Thank you! 💜 Italy is my home and I feel super lucky to have the chance to live here! Let’s hope that everything goes back to normal soon, we need people like you to share all this beauty with! By the way, if you’ve never visited the north, go check our brand new channel and you will get the chance to tour our beautiful countryside with us! We would love to get a feedback! Ciao from Alba! 🇮🇹🍷🇮🇹
Florence is basicly owned by the Chinese. You can use Union Pay there in all the shops. Union Pay is a Mainland China banking system used exclusively in China and its special admin regions such as HK and Macau. Yet its a dominant payment system in Florence. Florence is a nice place, but people really can't see past their own noses at what's happening to a country that once had the most fantastic architecture, but now sits in literal ruins.
Real Italy is the best :-)
We Italians know well where tourists usually go, but we know perfectly well that Italy is all beautiful, there is no city that does not give you something, for the simple fact that it is a true nation culturally, which has kept its historical nature intact , so you might find beauty even in places you've never heard the name of …
it is we Italians who underestimate ourselves, Italy, with its wealth of art, culture and natural beauty, has long been the leader of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the world, and we invest nothing in Rome, the Eternal City .... the other nations invest a lot in their cities and capitals, Tokyo, London, Paris ecc.
in reality, Italy has never reached its real potential, our problem is the politicians who sell us off for a loaf of bread … XD
P.S. You are two crazy guys, you made me laugh xD
assolutamente d'accordo!
Italy a country living in the past, and dieing with it, unkept unesco sights made up mainly of churches, dirty ugly cities, villages so old and crumbling no idea why them are still standing - - yes it is overrated indeed
@@rob5197 poor boy did an Italian just steal your girlfriend? The only truth you show is your hurted butt
@@rob5197 Ok if you don't like it don't come
Definitely unsubscribed after that! See you later pal. Viva l'Italia 💗
When I was in Sicily I stayed at a friend's family home. It was great because you are placed in the community. Got to eat at local restaurants and cook at home. Pick olives and lemons right from their trees. Also from someone spent over 10 years in restaurants that made pizza...great 1st attempt 😃
You also should learn something about our ancient and modern culture before coming to our country, Aperol Spritz and Pizza should not be the main attraction.
Understanding the context, circumstances and history of the places you visit worldwide will always let you enjoy the place and people in a better way.
Pepperoni is something americans invented 😅 but i think it's like our italian "salamino piccante"... if you say peperoni in Italy we mean the vegetable "peppers"
There are some places in Italy which you have to visit, like Venice or Rome. But there are also other places which are super overrated. Personally I was very disappointed with Florence and Tuscany in general. What I hate in Italy is the mess, bad roads and the narcissism of Italians. I have also some experience with Italian institutions and believe me, it's a disaster.
Italian living in Spain here.
All I can say is THANK YOU! You have pictured Italy way and way better than any other channel on RUclips!
You made me proud to be Italian with your video :-)
so why you leave in Spain? mi sembra un pò ridicolo ...
True! We lived in the US for 2 years and enjoyed it very much but casa is casa💜 now that we’re back we get to fully understand the beauty of this country!
By the way, we just started our RUclips channel, we would love for you to have a feedback! We are based in the Langhe area in Piemonte!
Ciao!
@@andreainzaghi7373 Per lavoro, spero che ora la cosa ti sia meno ridicola :-)
Because of my job mate, hope it looks less ridiculous now that you got an explanation :-)
Italia! The most amazing country on our planet. Friuli venezia giulia! The most beautiful region in Italy! Udine! The best city in all of Italy. Love from the UK 😘
Be' adesso non esagerare, dai...
I'm from Udine, the town is nice and clean, particularly attractive if you have kids and want to spend time visiting both the Alps and the Adriatic. Indeed, in Udine you'll have fun with friends sipping a glass of white wine and chatting in our local language (Friulan).
@@fabianomarco54 I have family in udine, my mother was born in chiavris, I was born in the UK but my heart belongs to the friuli.
This one was hilarious!! I'm Italian, from Trieste although I recently moved to Finland. You did a pretty good job with the pizzas!! I'm pleasantly surprised!
The only thing I never like on videos about Italy is that background mandolin music.... It doesn't represent Italy anymore, especially not the North. If you visited my country a number of times in different areas, you might have noticed the differences between North, Center and South.
Ps: no way to find better tomatoes than in Italy... I tried making pizza myself in Helsinki, as I used to do at home, but the ingredients don't do it justice at all.
Right Surely pizza isn t a typical dish from northern Italy.
@@lenase7396 of course it's not, but at this point (supposedly) everyone knows were pizza comes from... There shouldn't be the need to say it. Nonetheless, pizza in Northern Italy is undoubtedly better than abroad... If you can't make it to the Campania region.
@@raheltd I had a much better pizza in Berlin than in most of the Turin's pizzerie. Just saying :P
enough of this bullsh**...south, north, center left and right... as an Italian you probably know that, although the maifia have its roots in the south of Italy, nowadays mafia is present in northern as well as southern Italy, it is a matter of fact. (Im not form southern Italy btw) Apart from that, Im agreed with you.
wrong! Mandolin rapresents Italy better than anyother instrument. And NORTH in particular, think of VIVALDI.
Non conosci VIVALDI? i concerti per MANDOLINO? guarda che era VENETO, mica napoletano.
Ma perché c'è sempre questa stupida musichetta napoletana stile anni 1950 in tutti i video americani che parlano di Italia? Cosa c'entra con il nord Italia, un bel niente. Andava bene 100 anni fa nel sud Italia. Non esiste in Italia questa musica, forse solo per i turisti americani.
Living in italian riviera i just can say that i watched something different than usual finally. A great video. I do think your pizzas were absolutely tasty.
why english speaking countries never put effort in learning languages???
It's the blessing/curse of speaking the most widely spoken language in the world.
Most don't feel the need to learn other languages because English is everywhere, and yet... it is so gratifying to be able to communicate with the locals, even on the most basic level :-))
Let me tell you that “Italianically” speakin there’s no reason to deny that those are totally perfect Italian pizza... good job guys👍🏼🇮🇹
Italy, a country many want or try to put down has one of the richest cities in the world, Milan, and cute little towns many love to visit to confirm their stereotypes and as well history, culture, food, language dynamics, beauty, design, sciences, engineering, and practically everything and anything else you desire!
Italy is without doubt the most beautiful country in the world ❤️🇮🇹
Tronald Damp ahahah
made me laugh too 😂😂 love it!
Wonderful Italy 🇮🇹
Bravo!! I just liked and subscribed.
We bought and fixed up a house 3 years ago in Italy and you have captured the heart and soul of Italy with this video. You filmed the things that seemed a bit more incredible in Italy from the other countries we looked at buying in...The food,the art ,the history,the castles,the wine, but most of all the warm Italian people. Please keep up the "off the beaten path" videos of Italy.
Thank you! 💜 Italy is my home and I feel super lucky to have the chance to live here! Let’s hope that everything goes back to normal soon, we need people like you to share all this beauty with! By the way, if you’ve never visited the north, go check our brand new channel and you will get the chance to tour our beautiful countryside with us! We would love to get a feedback! Ciao from Alba! 🇮🇹🍷🇮🇹
Next time go to Naples and Sicily, if you did not at the time, not less aspectatives than in Rome, Venice, Florence. Anyway as italian i can say if i would not can live in Italy, the second country i ' ll love to live is Greece and no others, we are brothers with greeks even if they have only yogurt and feta instead of our parmigiano and mozzarella
I`m in love with Italia
Overrated in terms of what? In my personal opinion, nightlife can be a bit disappointing. In comparison to what Spain and Greece have to offer. But, is nightlife what you go to Italy for? For me, the most underrated thing about Italy is that fact that is still exists as a singe nation, that foreigners think of Italy as one country and can visually imagine an 'Italian' identity. And, for this, hats off to Italian politicians and the ordinary folk. And then there is the issue of language. 'Italians' have somehow managed to replace their dialects (languages really) with Italian. It took a century to do it, but again RESPECT from me. RESPECT. I always, always ask myself, we in Yugoslavia all speak the same language (apart from the Slovenes, to some extent), are all South-Slavs and YET, could not do it. WHY? It does not make any sense to me.
We have a non filming go to place in Italy in July we can be the only car on the road for many miles, its not as expensive as people say and i would happily go no where else for my holidays i love it. weve just come back from touring northern sicily feel free to check us out.
Pepperoni is an American English word meaning spicy salami. We have spicy salami in Italy, it's more common in southern Italy. So it's possible to not find it in small shops in northern Italy. But I see you went to Esselunga supermarket, and they surely have it!! Just search for "salame piccante" o "salsiccia calabrese". When you go to a pizzeria, if you like "pepperoni pizza" ask for "pizza con salame piccante", "peperoni" (just one P letter) means peppers, in Italy, so if you ask for "pizza con pepperoni" they'll bring you pizza with peppers!
I’m sorry... but I quite like Alex in a swimsuit, if I saw him at the pool... I’d buy him a drink 😂
Italy has everything........
Avoid the hot tourist spot for excellent value 😁
I love Italy, it has so much to offer. Food, culture, nature, heritage, wine etc. But I agree with you, tourism spoiled so many beautiful places.
Great video, as usual. 😀
why always this mandolin music when talking about Italy? i'm a 33 y.o. italian and i haven't seen or heard a mandolin since i was born...
same here... this always puzzles me. Apparently, these travel experts think that hollywood mafia movies are documentaries on the whole country
Italy is very loved for its beauty and still it's not overrated, it's underrated ❤
I wouldn’t say underrated. Underrated means not valued enough and a lot of people value Italy.
the country is good politics just su***
It's great fun, especially after a glass of wine. Take care you. Danny From Brussels - Belgium :-)
Definitely NOT overrated! Looove Italy! The cutting the pizza with scissors reminds me of my grandmother who used to do that since I was very small and have continued to do it since :D And she is from Europe as well, so I figure it must be authentic 😀 lol
Italy is still on top of my bucket list. Lovely place, people and the culture❤️
Opinion:
France is overated and Italy is underated, because the kids watch kids cartoons, and the most part of kids cartoons make some episode about France instead of Italy. So the most kids want to visit France because is famous (or maybe of because of DisneyLand)
It’s so lovely to see how Alex always makes Emma laugh. Life only gets more complicated the older you get, it’s way more enjoyable when you have someone along for the ride that can put a smile on your face. Humour makes your blood pressure drop, releases endorphins and makes your skin glow. Which probably means that spending time with Alex is as effective as a daily probiotic, hard core exercise or a juice cleanse! Thanks for the great vlog!
yes Italy is overrated unfortunatelly, but not because of the country in itself but because of total social decadence. All those who believe in those proverbial italian myths just do not know a thing. Food? highest European antibiotic usage in livestock farming. Fashion? all stocks are sold abroad, largest usage of synthetic fibers. Latin lovers? higest spread of infertility and sexual disfunctions. Family values? lowest natality in the world. Hygiene? cities covered by dog shits. Monuments? collapse of part of POMPEI tells you the story.
In all honesty, as Italian, I find it annoying when foreigners witness a tragedy from some delusional tourist resort and also have the bad taste to villify that with that sort of stupid comments.
As an Italian guys a piece of advice: when making pizza never put cooked tomato, tomato is meant to be put raw atop of the dough of course mixed with salt, a pinch of pepper (optional) cut up basil leaves and olive oil, thats it.
I was waiting for this comment
Pizza dough from supermarkets. I've been there and it's not a good place. Spot on with the local salami however.
You cracked me up and now I really want to go to Italy! :) My toppings would be proscuitto, cheese and maybe olives.
Thank you! 💜 Italy is my home and I feel super lucky to have the chance to live here! Let’s hope that everything goes back to normal soon, we need people like you to share all this beauty with! By the way, if you’ve never visited the north, go check our brand new channel and you will get the chance to tour our beautiful countryside with us! We would love to get a feedback! Ciao from Alba! 🇮🇹🍷🇮🇹
Prosciutto and cheese? You must visit Parma 😉
Sorry guys but I have to tell you once again: noone, absolutely NO ONE listens to or plays mandolin music in Italy. Please give us a break. Play some Vivaldi, Corelli, Verdi or Rossini instead.
Well, you gave me the Emma burning eyes. Did you need to put the swimming costume on Alex!
What's with the mandolin? It's an outmoded instrument. You're most likely to find it in a musem. This isn't "Lady and the Tramp", you know. :-)
When I was in Poland I asked for a pizza with sausage and mushrooms. The waitress said, "Sausage? I guess I could do that." Well I was a little afraid how it was going to turn out. I guess I was expecting Italian sausage on my pizza, but it came back with sliced kielbasa on it. Actually, it tasted pretty good.
You need to be careful with asking for sausage in Poland. You can get about 1000 different kinds. We think we invented kielbasa and wodka. And of course, it's true.
Susan Mance u dont eat pizza i Poland , pierogi and other great food
@@alicepopovski6303 since my son now lives in Poland, I have been there a number of times for extended visits. Therefore, plenty of time for both pizza and pierogi! :)
Why do foreigners put always sicilian songs when showing pictures of Venice? At least before making the video try to learn something about italian culture. It would be like showing some pictures taken in London when talking about Scotland.
Thank you guys! I'm Italian, and with your beautiful video you made me want to tour in my Country again! I appreciate how you genuinely enjoy our lifestyle and I realise how lucky I am in being born here, where we still tend to preserve the right balance between "prosperity" and "slowness".
Of course Italy is worth going to. My entire family is Italian and you don’t know what you talking about di you blatantly say it’s overrated. I’m 14 and In my lifetime I’ve been to Italy 12 times
My Bud who was a World Traveler Says. "CAPRI" is the Prettiest Place in the World
Randy Herbrechtsmeier yes it is
Nice video. But in Liguria, please do not use stereotypes al mafia, mandolins and so on. The beauty of Italy is the big asssay of different ccultures
. Any region, any province, any village has its history and its' heritage..
As an Italian , 64yo, and having travelled in all the nation really a lot of times, i can say i still miss a good 3o-40% of these beauties...
Yogi Berra, a famous American baseball player, famously said, “it’s too crowded. Nobody goes there anymore.” I’ve been to Italy, mostly the touristy areas, and I can say: IT’S WORTH IT!
Thanks from Italy! 😊❤️
@f. m. who cares?
@f. m. Nobody cares about you.
@f. m. 👍
Italy is not overrated, Just keep in mind there's more than Rome -Florence-Milan-Venice 🤪
There’s a magic in Italy I’ve not experienced anywhere else. It’s on the people, the air . Che bello 🇮🇹🥰
Stop using that stupid mandolino sound!!!! Is not related to the whole country is just a chavy southern folk music.
I beg you Brits and Americans to stop to use any tarantella and mandolino as soundtrack when you talk about Italy! We seriously find it annoying.
Italy is beautiful! Like anywhere there are parts that are overcrowded, dirty and unsafe but literally every country in the world has this flip side. Love Italy
I thoroughly enjoyed this,well done guys. Don't cook the Parma ham on your pizza. You add it once cooked.
Going to Italy and being sad 😂
You have really no idea what italy is
well, I must admit this is quite moving. here in Italy, especially in big cities (I live in Rome), we are always saying how shitty this country is, we are always dismissing its beauty. seeing Italy through the eyes of you two, through your love and passion, was actually really nice. thank you guys! you earned a new subscriber :-)
In Italian Peperoni are sweet peppers. If you want a pepperoni pizza, you can ask for a Diavola, wich is with "salame piccante", spicy sausage.
Italy is underrated because no one knows me.
Know me, love Italy.
@Demy Troy so?
if you are only going to touristic cities of course you will find crowd. go to the countryside, small towns and talk with the locals...then you will find the real Italy
Italy is so diverse, I literally can’t decide where to visit next. I’ve been to Rome and it was lovely. We want to visit Puglia or Campania next but there are just so many places to choose from.
Hello, after reading your comment, you love to travel, my goal is to travel around the world, and I hope to discuss some things about travel with you
Many places, which you can visit in one day lol.
I live in naples it's campagnia
If you don't like Italy go to Margate or probably Bognor Regis and stay there !! If you decide to go to Italy don't forget to apply for a VISA ( remember you are out of Europe) plus get enough money to support yourself that what we are going to ask you at the borders control .
I have been to so many countries, but came back to Italy more times than all my other trips combined. Italy has so much to offer from everthing: culture, heritage, beaches, mountains, lakes, architecture, food, very nice people, beautiful passionate girls and much more. Rome, Venice, Florence are maybe 1% of what the country has to offer. I was never disappointed (well, to be honest, one single time yes: I made some really bad experiences in Taranto. Don't go there)
Omg Taranto! It's just about the port and Ilva heavy industry and it's enormous pollution with a number of cancer cases much higher than the national stats. Just pass around it!
Hi, I'm from Taranto, I'm sorry you had a bad experience. It's a real shame because Taranto is beautiful, the only colony of Sparta
@@ivancoviello2690 Grazie Ivan per la tua risposta. Sì, ci sono senza dubbio tanti bei posti a Taranto, ma era piuttosto la maniera con cui ci trattavano i tarantini. Penso che il turismo sia un fenomeno abbastanza nuovo in quella zona e debbano ancora imparare come trattare bene i turisti. Finora era l'unica volta della mia vita che io sia partito da un posto prima della data prevista...
@@alexs.7915 Guarda ti do raggione sul fatto che è un fenomeno nuovo e dobbiamo imparare, ma sospetto che il caratteraccio da pirati che ci ritroviamo noi tarantini,non c'è l'ho toglieremo mai😅
@@ivancoviello2690 Dalla mia esperienza... nel momento in cui capiscono quanti soldi porta il turismo, diventano tutti lecchini 😂😂
I've never seen a video about Americans visiting Italy that does not end up talking about mafia or mentioning mafia here and there.. Although is a matter of fact that there was/is mafia in Italy, there is crime and criminal organization all over the world (that's what mafia is), so no need to bring up this all the time.. like you guys say in the video there is a lot more in Italy then mafia..
Hey Emma and Alex, you two are one of the most "naturally entertaining" travel vlogging couples on YT and one of the most underrated. And I appreciate how well made your contents are. You deserve that YT silver button soon. Take care, cheers!
yes, i recently discovered this channel. Filming, editing and commenting all bind very well together. Actually one of the best made videos about travelling.
Completely agree. You guys make this stuff look easy. Keep up the fun content. It feels really nice to genuinely smile and be entertained during these crazy times.
Tourists doing touristic things thinking they're experiencing the real italian lifestyle!