Italy: Dumb Mistakes Tourists Make in Italy

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  • Опубликовано: 19 июл 2024
  • Whether you are visiting Rome, Florence, Venice, or Siracusa there are some common tourist mistakes that tourists make when they visit Italy. Here we go over some of the most common travel mistakes travelers make when they visit the land of pizza, pasta, and amazing people. So, whether it is trying to figure out when you should eat or how you should beat those long lines at the Vatican, here are the most common tourist mistakes that tourists make when they visit Italy.
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Комментарии • 800

  • @domenicotalento7832
    @domenicotalento7832 4 года назад +994

    Chi è italiano e sta comunque guardando il video?

    • @sofiamochon-ciniglio4010
      @sofiamochon-ciniglio4010 4 года назад +4

      Domenico Talento Sto guardando!!

    • @Valerioraschiamare
      @Valerioraschiamare 4 года назад +2

      Eccomi

    • @luisapolla7478
      @luisapolla7478 4 года назад +33

      Io cerco sempre i video di stranieri che parlano dell'Italia e degli Italiani. This channel is very interesting!

    • @WhateverHappenedToFun
      @WhateverHappenedToFun 4 года назад +6

      Here I am!
      Everythin' is true except for the gelato...
      Heck! One gelato is so much that can be used not only as an afternoon snack but it can even be a breakfast or a dinner!

    • @PietroTrevisanEugania
      @PietroTrevisanEugania 4 года назад +4

      Io… e sto cercando invano di capire cosa sta dicendo con le mie povere conoscenze di inglese e con quello schifo di sottotitoli automatici che fanno ridere i polli da tante scemenze che riportano…. se poi mi venite a dire che la trascrizione automatica dei titoli è migliorata, ribadisco che fa schifo, perché non ha ancora imparato a distinguere le parole inglesi da quelle delle altre lingue. Evitate di negare l'evidenza, grazie.

  • @danielblitzke3909
    @danielblitzke3909 4 года назад +461

    RUclips Italia : Watch a video about visiting your own country, but in english

    • @Anankin12
      @Anankin12 4 года назад +17

      Beh, dà una prospettiva esterna e -di conseguenze- ti fa imparare come funzionano le cose nel paese di origine del video

    • @11Argy
      @11Argy 4 года назад +12

      Se l’hai guardato , vuol dire che l’algoritmo funziona bene 😀

    • @bo1bo1bo1unlosode
      @bo1bo1bo1unlosode 3 года назад +3

      Just to get a glance at how our country is seen outside so to improve it

    • @no_soy_rubio
      @no_soy_rubio Год назад

      😂😂😂

  • @jacopoabbruscato9271
    @jacopoabbruscato9271 4 года назад +316

    The biggest mistake for ladies is wearing high heels when visiting any old city. I've seen a good number of poor souls struggling in medieval towns.

    • @sbaluba
      @sbaluba 4 года назад +35

      Probably, but just to mention the opposite, specially american tourists roam around Rome city centre wearing hiking outfit. You see them dining or haviving aperiritivo dressed like they are making a desert trekking

    • @unadomandaperte
      @unadomandaperte 4 года назад +7

      That explained the wobbling. I thought they were just drunk tourists because I couldn't see her shoes.

  • @kvetamarie
    @kvetamarie 4 года назад +273

    Love Italy. Learn some Italian. Easy to learn basics Italian. Slow down. Smile . Stay away from tourist places. People are amazing. Be polite . Do not rush. Never had bad food.. Be polite and patient. Dress decently... Love Italy. Every part of Italy. Love the people.

    • @alessiobianco7689
      @alessiobianco7689 4 года назад +9

      Thank you so much ☺️, unfortunately not many Italians appreciate the beauty of our country

    • @kvetamarie
      @kvetamarie 4 года назад +9

      @@alessiobianco7689 I cannot understand why. I do have Italian ancestry in my father's side so for some reason I am drawn to Italy. Visited many times . Love the people love the culture..

    • @gaiusjuliuscaesar4000
      @gaiusjuliuscaesar4000 4 года назад +1

      @@kvetamarie I love my country, Italy... But if you get to live here you start seeing all the problems

    • @kvetamarie
      @kvetamarie 4 года назад +9

      @@gaiusjuliuscaesar4000 I do not know any country without problems Sorry. I lived And worked in 3 but each one has a problem

    • @Oneonthehill
      @Oneonthehill 3 года назад

      💜🇮🇹ciao from Alba!

  • @gammandromedae2066
    @gammandromedae2066 4 года назад +160

    Turin is soooooo underrated. I lived there for one year and there's so much to see and enjoy!

    • @TTeoMattT
      @TTeoMattT 4 года назад +6

      I think Turin is actually rightly underrated. The less beautiful and interesting city in Italy IMO

    • @zuppadigamberetti7288
      @zuppadigamberetti7288 4 года назад +5

      Turin is not that great, as an Italian I'd say a very underrated city is Lecce

    • @gammandromedae2066
      @gammandromedae2066 4 года назад +1

      @@zuppadigamberetti7288 non sono mai stata a Lecce ma in effetti ho sentito tanta gente dire che è molto bella.
      Forse Torino diventa bella quando inizi ad abitarci, non saprei.

    • @stefanobaudo5043
      @stefanobaudo5043 4 года назад +3

      @@gammandromedae2066 Torino é molto bella, la Mole e molte delle sue Piazze sono fantastiche.
      Sono stato a Lecce e posso assicurare che è molto bella

    • @federicom74
      @federicom74 4 года назад +2

      @@gammandromedae2066 più che altro a torino ci sono edifici molto importanti essendo appartenuti a re e regine di un tempo...ovviamente non come roma ma comunque sono cose che mancano nelle altre citta(anche se molto belle)

  • @Alexander-xh7zm
    @Alexander-xh7zm 4 года назад +320

    Warning - Italy is seriously addictive and good for the soul - I will always return to this beautiful country!
    (Bologna is my personal favourite)

    • @woltersworld
      @woltersworld  4 года назад +18

      Seriously. I needed that warning at the beginning if the video 😊😊😊

    • @thelastelena5180
      @thelastelena5180 4 года назад +8

      Thanks,love from Bologna.☺

    • @perthfanny3017
      @perthfanny3017 4 года назад +6

      I REALLY want to go to Bologna 😫

    • @XxMadKnightxX11
      @XxMadKnightxX11 4 года назад +5

      thanks from Bologna

    • @albertpaulanter8766
      @albertpaulanter8766 4 года назад +5

      Bologna,Cremona,Mantova,Parma
      città bellissime

  • @ondrej1893
    @ondrej1893 4 года назад +225

    Italy is absolutely fantastic. From Sicily to lake Como, it's like a different country, but still beautiful.

    • @josephdedominicis887
      @josephdedominicis887 4 года назад

      Don't know. I'm Italian and I no longer want goods from Italy, at least, to purchase.

    • @alexdefconiii6967
      @alexdefconiii6967 Год назад +1

      Vai a Bolzano e sarà ancora più diverso .

  • @diegoyuiop
    @diegoyuiop 4 года назад +70

    To everyone who eats at 5 pm, how do you survive until night without eating? I mean, if I go to bed at 11p.m and I've eaten at 5pm I would suffer!

    • @ottoneiii4353
      @ottoneiii4353 4 года назад +1

      this is why the english breakfast has a lot of stuff

    • @toasty_boyo8094
      @toasty_boyo8094 4 года назад +3

      Well idk either I’m American and I’m allways eating and snacking on something

    • @diegoyuiop
      @diegoyuiop 4 года назад +2

      And probably explains why in Italy we eat almost nothing in the morning

    • @taylorbaranowski64
      @taylorbaranowski64 3 года назад +1

      I would fit right in. I eat nothing during the day and eat all of my food at night haha

    • @christopherx7428
      @christopherx7428 3 года назад +1

      A glass of red and some Stilton cheese around 8 pm does the trick! :-)

  • @cristyna480
    @cristyna480 4 года назад +154

    the bigger mistake is asking for a cappuccino after pizza

    • @manuelgigante529
      @manuelgigante529 4 года назад +21

      Every time a tourist asks for a cappuccino after 12 a.m I think an Italian dies... I mean it's just like put an hamburger in a cup of milk for the breakfast... Or something like that...

    • @lorenzodimeco3262
      @lorenzodimeco3262 4 года назад +5

      Manuel Gigante then what happens if an italian dude does that? Cause i hate drinking a cappuccino in the morning

    • @antoniomaraspin
      @antoniomaraspin 4 года назад +3

      @@lorenzodimeco3262 vergogna vergogna vergogna

    • @Oneonthehill
      @Oneonthehill 3 года назад

      Hahah! This happens every time 😂🇮🇹

  • @Theman26642
    @Theman26642 4 года назад +159

    The amount of tourists in Florence and Rome during the summer is absolutely disgusting. Best advice is to venture off to lesser known cities

    • @nicolaskottis5245
      @nicolaskottis5245 4 года назад +3

      Venice too.

    • @glx4909
      @glx4909 4 года назад +5

      or off-season.

    • @simonedylan6581
      @simonedylan6581 4 года назад +29

      as an italian i always suggest foreign to visit small regions like Umbria or Marche, they are beautiful without too much tourists

    • @WanderlustAweSyndrome
      @WanderlustAweSyndrome 4 года назад

      Which lesser known cities would you prefer checking out? Thanks!!!

    • @WanderlustAweSyndrome
      @WanderlustAweSyndrome 4 года назад

      I'll keep those cities in mind when I visit Italy

  • @josephpanzarella1417
    @josephpanzarella1417 4 года назад +33

    Your comment about how much time to spend in Pisa made me laugh because it reminded me of a co-worker who planned her annual family vacation--a week at Mt. Rushmore. A week! It takes 2 minutes to take the picture, which looks the same as the postcards, and you're done! They were bored for the whole week. Think before you book!

  • @camillap.4786
    @camillap.4786 3 года назад +28

    From an Italian point of view, this was one of the few videos about Italy that was actually spot on!! So many good advices for anyone that wants to come visit our country! Thanks for sharing, I’m gonna forward this to my American friends 😃

  • @sandroairj
    @sandroairj 4 года назад +43

    I'm Italian and from your video it seems you know Italy so well! Bravissimo ;-) very good suggestions!

  • @Adriwatt
    @Adriwatt 4 года назад +26

    First time I see something quite smart about being a tourist in Italy. Especially your suggestion to go and visit medium/small towns and let people know that Italian food is not just pasta and pizza. Good job.
    PS: I was born in Bassano del Grappa (9:02), great small town.

  • @TheTespin
    @TheTespin 4 года назад +35

    South italia all the way! I love Sicilia and campania

    • @valenesco45
      @valenesco45 4 года назад +3

      and you eat like a god!

  • @topc6444
    @topc6444 4 года назад +24

    I absolutely agree with you: there's full of cities in all Italy that are beautiful! I live in Udine and even if it's very small and underrated it' very beautiful in my opinion!

  • @albertotalia5320
    @albertotalia5320 4 года назад +123

    Thanks to make such great videos about my country. The "don't eat near touristic place" is a rule even for us Italians, high prices and poor food. I can confirm that we'll be very happy to suggest good restaurant for every budgets. 😋😃

    • @woltersworld
      @woltersworld  4 года назад +5

      Grazie Alberto! Big hug buddy!

    • @kvetamarie
      @kvetamarie 4 года назад +1

      Stay away from the tourist drags.

    • @CrabSpirits
      @CrabSpirits 4 года назад

      We call it "4th Meal", brought to you by Taco Bell!

    • @no_soy_rubio
      @no_soy_rubio Год назад

      Absolutely agree

    • @samsammy8597
      @samsammy8597 Год назад +1

      Hello! Are there decent options for vegans or vegetarians to eat out ?

  • @andybrinegar8861
    @andybrinegar8861 4 года назад +47

    Going to Milan to watch my favorite soccer team play live was one of the happiest moments in my life! I was blown away with my first trip over seas by myself. People in Italy are amazing! I can’t recommend this country enough.

    • @debraladams9140
      @debraladams9140 4 года назад

      Yes, having an "experience" than just sightseeing is amazing and fulfilling!

    • @vittoriopaltrinieri3283
      @vittoriopaltrinieri3283 4 года назад +1

      ac or inter?

    • @riccardo958
      @riccardo958 4 года назад

      Man I'm sorry for this late and useless answer, but AC Milan or Inter Milan, if I could ask. Glad you had a good experience in San Siro and hopeful you enjoyed Milan, which is such an underrated city, and Italy in general.

  • @LoLLo_FOX
    @LoLLo_FOX 4 года назад +31

    thank you for talking so nicely about my country!

    • @woltersworld
      @woltersworld  4 года назад +8

      We love your country :) actually planning our trio back for next summer right now :)

    • @LoLLo_FOX
      @LoLLo_FOX 4 года назад +1

      Wolters World i would suggest you to spend some days in Calabria (my region). If you want to take a break on wonderfull beaches, come in our region. Clean, beautifull and calm beaches! My advice is to go early at morning, at 6 for exemple...thats the best time to enjoy a WONDERFUL panorama and to listen to the sea. If your looking for a vacation home our its free, just 10 min. from the sea. Enjoy italy my friend!

    • @youtubeacc7734
      @youtubeacc7734 4 года назад

      @@LoLLo_FOX panorama is landscape, anyway it's quite nice Calabria, I have 3 house there but I don't like so so much the place

    • @LoLLo_FOX
      @LoLLo_FOX 4 года назад

      youtube acc thanks for the correction :)
      Anyway I think opinions are opinions. From my point of view if Calabria would be little bit more developed it would be the diamond of europe. Trust me I've seen the potential. I've havent been there for a while but I think it's every year more poor :(
      Greeting from Switzerland

  • @brettdupuis8793
    @brettdupuis8793 4 года назад +43

    Great advice. The best decision I made when going to italy last year was to stay in small towns outside of the big cities and take the bus in. It made the trip much more authentic

    • @woltersworld
      @woltersworld  4 года назад +3

      Thank you

    • @CrankyBubushka
      @CrankyBubushka 4 года назад

      That sounds like something I would enjoy also.

    • @gianmattia13
      @gianmattia13 4 года назад

      Yeah but don't take bus in the big cities😂 that's dangerous in Italy

    • @72sunrise
      @72sunrise 3 года назад +1

      Get a hotel or Airbnb just outside the tourist area in the big cities, the room rates are much more affordable. You take the local bus/tram and in about 10-15minutes, you're arriving in the tourist area. That way you can have a start your day with a more affordable breakfast or end your day with dinner at a local restaurant by your hotel/Airbnb.

  • @MrRealgar
    @MrRealgar 4 года назад +16

    Hello Mark, you perfectly understand our country. This derives from a great personal knowledge and understanding of our culture, history, economy and social behavior. Since I come from a very touristic area, Lake Como, and I live myself dealing with tourism, I am glad when I find people like you, and I enjoy having a talk in a transparent and clearer manner (and less stressful, I hope you can get it). I love knowing when tourists do not choose the usual and rushing tour (Rome-Venice-Florence), and prefer other typologies (I could go over for years, e.g. the Wine areas, the beaches, the National parks, the medium-size cities etc.). I wish everyone, before coming, would take your courses. In any way, all tourists are welcomed! My advice: travel in small groups, try to speak a little of Italian with locals, explore more, tiny museums, little restaurants...and you will enjoy 100% more Italy!

  • @dcm703
    @dcm703 4 года назад +21

    It’s easy to say don’t just go to “the big three” when you probably can’t even count the number of trips you’ve made there :) We did the big three - plus a day in Modena - over 2.5 weeks and have no complaints. I’m not saying the small towns aren’t fantastic because they are. But if you maybe get one trip in your life to go over there, it’s impossible to even hit all the amazing spots in those cities let alone venture too far afield.
    Personally I think the one mistake people make is not exploring the Airbnb options that are available. We saved so much money which let us stretch our trip out, had beautiful places and met some great locals. It was also fantastic to have a washing machine to use and meant we could pack that much less.

  • @simplesampler8347
    @simplesampler8347 4 года назад +20

    I'm Italian and I can confirm pretty everything, it's plenty of underrated city here, such as Bologna, Siena, Arezzo, Viterbo, Ascoli, Lecce, Padova, Ferrara, Mantova, Salerno, and so on.
    I'm from Rome, and I really love showing my city around to people and tourists, so if you ever come here, you can freely PM me to have some tips for restaurant or "less famous" part of the city.
    Best regards, see you in Rome.

    • @dreamyvagabond
      @dreamyvagabond 4 года назад +1

      Siena is absolutely amazing

    • @simplesampler8347
      @simplesampler8347 4 года назад

      @@dreamyvagabond It is, and you should check the surroundings. Small towns such as Montepulciano, Montalcino, Chianciano, Pienza.
      Lots of movies (e.g. The Gladiator) or advertisements are shot there

    • @dreamyvagabond
      @dreamyvagabond 4 года назад

      @@simplesampler8347 oh nice! Thank you for recommendations! Maybe you could also recommend a nice place at sea in Tuscany? We're actually travelling to the region in summer with my best friend and she'd like to get to the beach as well 😊

    • @simplesampler8347
      @simplesampler8347 4 года назад

      @@dreamyvagabond Sure! Depending on your budget though. Check Orbetello and Argentario on south of Tuscany. From there, if you rent a car, you can easily reach Tuscia, a beautiful region, where you can visit Viterbo, Montefiascone and the Bolsena lake or the famous Civita di Bagnoregio, "the dying town".
      Otherwise you can go to Castiglione della Pescaia (that can be more expensive, so you can try Marina di Grosseto, or Follonica close to that), and you can easily reach Siena and Val D'Orcia from there, with their beautiful thermal baths (Bagni San Filippo) or small towns that I mentioned before.
      In Piombino, you can take the ferryboat to Isola D'Elba, if you want. Otherwise, if you want you can check the north of Tuscany, around Viareggio, in a part called "Versilia" (Forte de' Marmi is there). I've never been there and you should check whether it is expensive or not, though

    • @dreamyvagabond
      @dreamyvagabond 4 года назад +1

      @@simplesampler8347 thanks a lot, grazie mille :) we will definitely check out all these places

  • @antistiolabeo8950
    @antistiolabeo8950 4 года назад +77

    I've never understood why Americans like to have dinner so early! Don't you work until 5 like the rest of the western world? Just curious.

    • @woltersworld
      @woltersworld  4 года назад +37

      I don't know. It drives me crazy too. I like dinner around 7/8pm. When my parents come babysit the kids they eat dinner at 5pm or 4:45pm and my kids call us and are like... why do they eat so early? We just had lunch at school! :) it is pretty funny.

    • @antistiolabeo8950
      @antistiolabeo8950 4 года назад +1

      Secondo question: where's that?? 9:19

    • @antistiolabeo8950
      @antistiolabeo8950 4 года назад +4

      @@woltersworld Thank's for the answer! That's said, I'm really envious of your knowledge about Italy. Hope to go there too someday. Vicenza seems incredible in all your videos, even if no one else talks about it.

    • @peterpain6625
      @peterpain6625 4 года назад +9

      @@jasemoutdoors2131 I think it's rather that american-italian food is mostly savagery ;) There are some very good and tasty dishes out there but most stuff you get served is american microwave food with an italian flag scribbled on.

    • @lindan9840
      @lindan9840 4 года назад +11

      @@jasemoutdoors2131 omg this is so not true hahahahaha and even if it was.. the complaint is not about that, you just can't cook it. Overcooked pasta is just an example

  • @bellissima78
    @bellissima78 4 года назад +7

    Omg I so agree about Lucca! It's such a pretty town, great architetture. I always tell people to skip Pisa (or just do a half day via train from Florence) and visit Lucca (or Siena).

  • @samanthagaudet1461
    @samanthagaudet1461 4 года назад +2

    Another video gem. Thank you for all the hard work. I really value your channel.

  • @mattheweburns
    @mattheweburns 4 года назад +1

    Really appreciate ur videos, especially this one. Thanks for all the awesome videos, cheers from Asheville!

  • @simonpanzer1299
    @simonpanzer1299 4 года назад +41

    I haven't watched the vid yet but I bet one mistake you gonna mention is that people only eat pizza while there is a lot of other great stuff too.

    • @woltersworld
      @woltersworld  4 года назад +8

      You know me well simon :)

    • @le_0n3
      @le_0n3 4 года назад +2

      Each region in Italy has its recipes,with its secrets and traditions.
      On this point of view,in Italy we have infinite richness.
      It’s amazing even for an Italian go in another region and taste the local food.
      I’m proud about the Italian food because I don’t know why but we have the best tradition and culture about food.
      PS:if you are a tourist,I wanna suggest you that in every single cities also the most visited by the tourists you can find cheap restaurants with an incredible quality and there usually you can taste the real Italians recipes while in tourist restaurant usually they cook all the menu without caring about the real and traditional taste of Italians recipes.

  • @emeraldsroses0524
    @emeraldsroses0524 4 года назад

    Thanks, Mark. You hit the nail on the head with every single point. These, of course, can apply to any country depending on culture.

  • @Grace-365
    @Grace-365 2 года назад +6

    This was great! I agree about going to the smaller, less touristy places. I loved Perugia, Lucca, La Spezia, Viareggio, Lake Como. Although Florence is amazing too. There are so many more places I want to visit! I can't wait to go back.
    I also agree about doing as the locals do. You have to totally embrace the Italian experience.

  • @ultramimo
    @ultramimo 4 года назад

    All excellent points. We just came back from a two-week trip in Italy and, even though made a few of these mistakes, we had a great time. Thank you!

  • @TadaNoEssai
    @TadaNoEssai 4 года назад +10

    I'm from Bassano del Grappa, you're welcome here!

  • @barbarafoster7000
    @barbarafoster7000 4 года назад +3

    Your enthusiasm is so refreshing.....love you point out the ‘don’ts’ because to be fore warned is much better than being shocked with things that are not the same as home. To wear the correct type of clothing is the best advice...especially shoes suitable for the cobblestones. Thanks again

  • @sumikita22
    @sumikita22 4 года назад

    Great tips! You didn't leave anything out. That's why I love your videos. Thanks :)

  • @Sonny0276
    @Sonny0276 4 года назад

    Great Video. Thank you for posting.

  • @manne1533
    @manne1533 4 года назад +2

    Thank you for sincerely loving our country, it's really important this kind of divulgation. Italy can be really two sided for a tourist, but when you came to understand it is just beauty. Hope you can spread your message.

  • @nickp6684
    @nickp6684 4 года назад +23

    I reccomend going to rome as your home base. Then go to the Amalfi coast and sorrento for a few days by train. The most beautiful lovely place I have been!

    • @joanfecteau8905
      @joanfecteau8905 4 года назад +1

      Love Sorrento!

    • @leonardodavid2842
      @leonardodavid2842 4 года назад +1

      I have always been a bigger fun of Positano and Amalfi myself (I love Amalfi but it is smaller). Anyway Sorrento is also beautiful.
      I am probably going this spiring, hotel in Sorrento.
      However I would actually advise to visit Naples instead of Rome at this point.
      I am from Rome.

    • @kvetamarie
      @kvetamarie 4 года назад

      Costiare amalfito.love it

  • @paacer
    @paacer Год назад

    Very well presented and informative .

  • @helenlesczynski3989
    @helenlesczynski3989 4 года назад +42

    You need to go to Italy 117 times before you can see everything. I went in September and did the Rome Venice Florence and Milan thing. It was wonderful but we went in knowing it was just a scratch of the surface so to speak ... but we threw coins in the Trevi fountain so .... next time all the small town ❤️

    • @woltersworld
      @woltersworld  4 года назад +8

      If the coins were thrown you will be back :)

    • @michaelmonn9308
      @michaelmonn9308 4 года назад

      So much to see, not sure that 117 times would be enough :-). We're hoping to head back this spring and are so torn on seeing our favorites vs. exploring new areas. Probably end up with some combination of the two. Happy travels!

    • @leonardodavid2842
      @leonardodavid2842 4 года назад +1

      We am pretty sure 117 times won’t do Rome.
      Next time you go you should go back to Rome, and maybe side trip around it.

    • @LoreDrive
      @LoreDrive 4 года назад +1

      You should go to Turin. It’s my favorite city in Italy. There are infinite things to do such as the Egyptian museum and The Mole Antonelliana. You should check it out!!

    • @leonardodavid2842
      @leonardodavid2842 4 года назад +3

      @@LoreDrive I am sorry, but under Italian law Turin is not allowed to be your favorite city in Italy. It can be your second, I myself like it a lot as-well.
      Rome is the only city you are aloud to call your favorite... : ( ... However you can get away saying you are a hippy and calling Venice (because water I guess... actually I like it, I didn't as a child but now it has grown on me) or Naples (because it is so beautifull but people always forget about it #GiveNaplesSomeLove).

  • @peregrinus9805
    @peregrinus9805 4 года назад +1

    Thank you, Wolters World. It is a big honor to me you show to other tourists the quite side of my Country. Italy is not a simple funfair, is not only Venice or Rome or other known cities. Thank you to make known the italian lifestyle. I always say to myself when I visit a city that I don't have to behave like a tourist, but I have to live an experience, I have to live the city.
    Thank you again and best regards!

  • @smrutishedwaikar8934
    @smrutishedwaikar8934 2 года назад

    This is a really nice video, thank you so much for this.

  • @bigupyuself
    @bigupyuself Год назад

    Excellent video. You covered everything I was concerned about. Thank you

  • @irenajolnerovich9655
    @irenajolnerovich9655 4 года назад

    This was super helpful, thank you!

  • @valenesco45
    @valenesco45 4 года назад

    This video is very useful, you shared a lot of precious tips that could help many tourists.

  • @ahmedadly6066
    @ahmedadly6066 4 года назад

    Thanks for the video Iam planning to visit Italy this year and this is a great help

  • @christopherx7428
    @christopherx7428 3 года назад +2

    Great list - I have made some of those mistakes myself.
    As for trying to see too much in too short time: I was in Florence for 2,5 weeks once. I nearly managed to cover the must-see places, not quite. Italy has SO much culture and history that you cannot imagine it until you get there.
    I haven't been to Rome yet but when I do go, I plan to take my time.

  • @anonymousm5362
    @anonymousm5362 4 года назад +2

    Used to spend my summers in Napoli with my aunts and uncles. I have been as far as PARMA, a city that is absolutely delightful. Some of My family moved there in the fifties the rest still live in Napoli. This was a great video and the suggestions and tips are on point! Italians will definitely communicate with you and they will get your point!

  • @dianeepps808
    @dianeepps808 4 года назад +1

    Thanks for the lovely views of Trieste

  • @pspivey1037
    @pspivey1037 Год назад

    Going with bday tour in november...I'm forwarding this video to them plus your video on basic Italian phrases

  • @isamaaltaein8672
    @isamaaltaein8672 4 года назад

    Thank you for posting great video ciao

  • @CuriositySavedTheCat68
    @CuriositySavedTheCat68 4 года назад

    Very helpful. Thank you!

  • @amberlyons6161
    @amberlyons6161 4 года назад +3

    Thank you for all your helpful videos! We are travelling to europe for the first time in 2020 and they have been so helpful! Love from Australia 🇦🇺

    • @woltersworld
      @woltersworld  4 года назад

      i hope you havea great trip!

    • @hafismyiaddle5560
      @hafismyiaddle5560 3 года назад

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  • @goofygoober3000
    @goofygoober3000 3 года назад

    Hey man hope you and your family are doing well and that you are having fun wherever you are

  • @etherdog
    @etherdog 4 года назад

    Mark, I've seen a few of your vids now and really appreciate what you are doing. In a way, you are kinda like an unbridled Rick Steves (in a great way). You earned my subscription!

  • @novaflygames
    @novaflygames Год назад +1

    This is wonderful advice! I am visiting Rome in December as part of a multi-country tour. I wanna get the authentic experience of Italy during my free time so I'm trying to see what's around Rome.

  • @LeoFtravels
    @LeoFtravels 4 года назад +7

    Great tips, I was there last year, great place, awesome people and amazing food 😋😋😋😋

  • @alexsaad
    @alexsaad 4 года назад +1

    Thanks Mark for this!! My husband and I are so excited to go to Italy and thanks for the shout out/reply prior. I am Lebanese, Greek and Italian and love to travel! We got your Andiamo shirts coming in the mail so be prepared for a picture of us in our shirts when we are in Italy! Best regards!

    • @hafismyiaddle5560
      @hafismyiaddle5560 3 года назад

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  • @lucags2178
    @lucags2178 4 года назад

    Thanks mark very interesting videos

  • @kookiepina8551
    @kookiepina8551 3 года назад

    i live in Vicenza and it's really nice to see you appreciate my town, all the turists go to Venice or Verona and skip Vicenza which is actually a wonderful city!! thank you 💕

  • @michelangelonovelli3421
    @michelangelonovelli3421 3 года назад +1

    Thank you for your great uploads!
    I'm italian, our country is small but uniqueness is in every little town or village.
    Welcome to Italy, everyone!

    • @user-qy4ov8dp5y
      @user-qy4ov8dp5y Год назад

      Заради уникалността на Италия я посещавам многократно. А хората са много мили и артистични. Храната - нямам думи, стремя са излизам от стереотипа на пицата и паста болонезе и попадам на истинска местна храна, както от северната част, така и в южната. Сърдечно от България!💖

  • @kevinsetiawan899
    @kevinsetiawan899 4 года назад +3

    This list is absolutely right! My visit to Verona was most memorable compared to the big cities. It was the place I felt like 'I AM IN ITALY'. It's simple and beautiful. Definitely agree with the food experience. I always avoid restaurant nearby the tourist attraction.

  • @LatinaChef1986
    @LatinaChef1986 4 года назад +4

    I was happy my cousins who live in Italy 🇮🇹 took us to Pisa, Lucca, Livorno, Florence, and another town (I forgot the name of it, known for their leather furniture making/ strawberry 🍓 festival in Tuscany. I also went to Calabria (where my grandparents are from) Cimina (my grandfathers was from there), Moschetta (where my grandmother is from), and Gerace.
    Man, I miss Italy!

  • @EdoGreco
    @EdoGreco 4 года назад +3

    As an Italian I can say that you are very honest and precise, good job! This should be seen by every tourist. Btw I live in Pisa as a student and I can't argue with that about Pisa, but it has a well positioned airport and it is well connected by trains, so it may be good for a base to visit Tuscany

  • @davidemattanza1484
    @davidemattanza1484 4 года назад +5

    One of the worst mistakes people make is also to think that Italy is just seaside and cities, while we have some of the most astonishing mountains in the whole World (especially the Dolomites) :D PS: Come to visit Brescia, one of the most underrated cities in Italy!

  • @goodi2shooz
    @goodi2shooz 4 года назад

    Great list! Especially the last thing

  • @jcarter910
    @jcarter910 4 года назад +7

    I absolutely love the Andiamo shirt!! ever since my trip to Italy in 2011, I use this word all the time! Nice design guys! 😍😁

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      @hafismyiaddle5560 3 года назад

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  • @debraladams9140
    @debraladams9140 4 года назад +12

    While in Florence, it was gelato every day -- sometimes two and three times a day! After successfully climbing the Giotto Tower, I rewarded myself with some gelato. Why not, eh?

  • @samanthacharlton4123
    @samanthacharlton4123 Год назад

    I came to you to find out how to convert my money before my trip. Thank you so much for all of your information!
    So glad to subscribe 🎉

  • @alden5931
    @alden5931 4 года назад +7

    On #1: I love Torino because you can get the Big Italian City feel while still getting the true culture, not a watered-down tourist version.

    • @user-qy4ov8dp5y
      @user-qy4ov8dp5y Год назад

      Торино е много подценявано от туристите място, но е великолепен и изтънчено аристократичен. Бях преди няколко дни и се влюбих в него. Поздрави от България!

  • @erinandfrancis
    @erinandfrancis 4 года назад +6

    Great tips! Should come handy when we visit there in June 2020!! Will mark 1 year on our Honeymoon and a 30th birthday!

    • @woltersworld
      @woltersworld  4 года назад +1

      Awesome! Congrats and have fun!

  • @musingsatmidlife5278
    @musingsatmidlife5278 4 года назад +2

    I enjoy your videos very much, so thank you! My sister and I have been to Italy twice. My lifelong dream was to go to Florence, and I did not regret it for a moment. But you do need to be aware of the tourists. There are a lot of them! Also, we mixed in days outside of Florence, which helped a lot. Wine tours, but tours, a night in San Gimignano, etc. If you are afraid, you can go through a tour company and have a great experience outside of the city. Next trip will be solo, so we'll see how that goes! :) Ciao!

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      @hafismyiaddle5560 3 года назад

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  • @tzarkkl6802
    @tzarkkl6802 2 года назад

    vr nice vid mate! Cut to the chase , straight to the point no bs
    AND also the GREAT background info + image. Shit load of info mate love you

  • @skyrelaxation
    @skyrelaxation 4 года назад

    So happy you posted this video while I’m in Italy

  • @clarissoceraptor8619
    @clarissoceraptor8619 4 года назад +1

    Go to Cagli if you like to visit smaller towns. It’s really amazing there and you have a perfect connection to Fano where a huge beach is (they even have a part of the beach where you can bring your dogs)

  • @davidhulka
    @davidhulka 2 года назад

    Great video!

  • @staroceans8677
    @staroceans8677 2 года назад +3

    I'm new to your RUclips channel and I REALLY appreciate all the insight, you seem to be a veteran when it comes to travel.
    Unfortunately, I waited too long in life to travel, am encroaching on my 70s and have knee issues for walking.
    What recommendations do you advise for those who want to go to Italy and sightsee, mostly ancient Roman sites who've disabilities?
    Also, what issues are mandatory since Covid?
    REALLY appreciate a response.

  • @gabrielelobello792
    @gabrielelobello792 4 года назад +3

    I’m italian, this video is really good and accurate, good job man.

  • @marcomarazita2376
    @marcomarazita2376 4 года назад

    Perfect analysis!

  • @linako5107
    @linako5107 2 года назад

    This is an excellent video 🥇🏆

  • @necrosinera8085
    @necrosinera8085 4 года назад +3

    i'm italian and if you consider visiting italy check the smaller town. we have the most beautiful medieval towns in the world

  • @claudiabassi9670
    @claudiabassi9670 Год назад +1

    Finalmente buoni consigli ( e soprattutto non hai detto la solita banalità di non ordinare il cappuccino al pomeriggio che non si può più sentire )
    L Italia è una scoperta per gli stessi italiani , rimasta impressionata da Torino , bergamo , Padova per fare altri esempi e soprattutto delle diverse esperienze culinarie che si fanno cambiando regione

  • @TheBigCastle9
    @TheBigCastle9 4 года назад

    I am an italian, i live in a small city in Friuli. I loved your video! And i confirm 100% all the things you said

  • @soulak9055
    @soulak9055 4 года назад +2

    So true about the language, i just learnt the basics and that was fine, was refreshing to be around friendlier Italians after having been in France.

    • @frafrafrafrafra
      @frafrafrafrafra 4 года назад +2

      In France they're rude to you if you don't speak french

    • @kvetamarie
      @kvetamarie 4 года назад +2

      @@frafrafrafrafra and even ruder if you speak Canadian french.. I do find French people quite rude and I am not crazy about Paris either. Was there quite a few times as well.

    • @frafrafrafrafra
      @frafrafrafrafra 4 года назад

      @@kvetamarie Really? I didn't know that

  • @matteocarraro111
    @matteocarraro111 4 года назад +21

    Another mistake: paying an "aperol spritz" more than €3'5!

    • @fra9942
      @fra9942 4 года назад +10

      Eh bello il Veneto... A Roma non l'ho mai pagato meno di 4-5 euro

    • @superandreanintendo
      @superandreanintendo 4 года назад

      Il modo giusto per valutare i prezzi dei bar a venezia è infatti quello di guardare il costo degli spritz ahah

  • @Petesmotoadventure
    @Petesmotoadventure 4 года назад

    Top tips. I’ve been to Italy 3 times. While I’ve been to most of the major cities the smaller cities are quieter and the food is better.

  • @jamesr.wilson3210
    @jamesr.wilson3210 Год назад

    Thanks!

  • @weird_france
    @weird_france 4 года назад

    I'll be going to Rosarno with the Erasmus+ Project next week and I feel like I'm the only one that is researching for this stuff. I want to know to what kind of place I'm going, to know what to do and what not to do knowing that I'm in a country with a completely different culture then mine...I should at least be informed before going there. Great video! Helped a lot!

  • @PietroTrevisanEugania
    @PietroTrevisanEugania 4 года назад

    Oh, finally a video which explains there are a lot of place in Italy, not famous but however beautiful. I hope you want to show most of these not famous cities and little towns and their monuments.

  • @martinaricciardi7251
    @martinaricciardi7251 4 года назад +1

    Come to visit Benevento, a small town near Naples! Big hug! ❤️

  • @marpe6317
    @marpe6317 4 года назад +1

    I recommend you to visit Abruzzo, low prices, great landscapes, fantastic medieval towns, mountains and sea, there's everything you need to experience an unforgettable holiday

  • @JackBuzzMusicZone
    @JackBuzzMusicZone 4 года назад +1

    Hey buddy, very cool video, as always! Did you ever visit a very beautiful city called Perugia in the "Green Heart of Italy", also known as Umbria? Best part of the Bel Paese, in my opinion. Best, Jack

  • @agatarek_official
    @agatarek_official 4 года назад +3

    I’m Polish, you did an amazing job! I’ll recommend to others! Cheers ♥️🇵🇱🤜🏻🤛🏼

  • @manu8926
    @manu8926 4 года назад

    Hi i am italian. I think that this video is very usefull for tourists! What a good idea! I hope a lot of tourists will watch this to have a better experience here.

  • @claudiograssi1037
    @claudiograssi1037 Год назад +1

    As italian I find your suggestions very good, away from stereotypes. I totally agree that, having time, a tourist should not go only to Venice-Florence-Rome but explore also other medium small towns. Any of them has their own history and attractions. I live in Bologna and I believe that my town is worthy to be visited. Well, I just don't agree in eating many ice cream...bally problems.

    • @user-qy4ov8dp5y
      @user-qy4ov8dp5y Год назад

      Болоня е забележителен град и се радвам, че го посетих и пак бих дошла. Поздрав от България, град Пловдив!💖

  • @ldc0322
    @ldc0322 4 года назад +4

    As a Roman I can assure that if you come in Rome in summer you’re going to melt (at least in the center)
    Trust me, if you want to go to Rome is MUCH better in the winter. At Christmas there will be surely a lot of tourists (and traffic) but you’re not going to die for the weather. In the summer is better to go to sea places such as Sardinia, Sicily and most of the costal southern Italy or if you’re not a beach person just go hiking in Trentino or Veneto and trust me that of you’re really into walking and landscapes it will be amazing. Rome is such a big city you live the neighbourhood I never saw huge parts of the city because it’s enormous, but the monuments are beautiful and I love it (although it has BIG problems). There are good places where to eat in the center as well, but if you want to eat something different and faster to eat try the street food because there’s so much to eat if you know where to look. For example in trastevere there’s a place called “trapezzino” that is pizza filled with pretty good stuff. I saw some comments where people said that Rome wasn’t that pleasing as an experience and I understand that, but that’s because it’s such an overwhelming city that people just see the three most important monuments and nothing else where people are obviously scammed. You can easily see the same things with google maps and by walking and probably it would cost you less than the tour and it would be a much better experience.

  • @elizabethbrogan6582
    @elizabethbrogan6582 4 года назад +3

    I studied abroad in Bologna, and spend most of my travel time exploring Italy, since I knew I probably wouldn't get an opportunity to do something like that again. I do speak Italian, which made it easier to explore Italy; the locals really appreciate it when you know at least a little bit, especially in Venice. My favorite gelato combo is a cup with mango and black currant,, but pistachio ice cream is all the rage in Palermo (my favorite city in Italy) and I ate so much of it when I was there.

  • @DL-de7gy
    @DL-de7gy 4 года назад

    Thank you for mentioning my Siracusa ❤️

  • @wcipri
    @wcipri 3 года назад

    In all south italy you can have the coffee on the counter or at the table without difference in price. But it's really unusual for us (italians) to drink coffee or eat cornetto at the table. We usually stand close to the counter, drink, eat and talk with barman or friends or even strangers sometimes! 😅 table is only for turists or very old people. Anyway great video and cool tips!

  • @paolo7656
    @paolo7656 4 года назад +1

    yes!! you said Udine, love that!

  • @asevado
    @asevado 4 года назад

    totally agree on not just picking the most famous towns.
    Pick at least a couple beside Rome/Florence/Venice/Milan/Naples/Verona/Pisa.
    My favourite are Siena and Perugia, but there are plenty of beautiful towns from north to southern Italy.