10 Mistakes Tourists Keep Making in Italy
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- Опубликовано: 18 сен 2024
- Visitors to Italy often make mistakes that cost them money or make their trip less enjoyable. In this video we’ll share some common mistakes and how to avoid them.
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In italy we have dinner at 8/8.30...some at 9... rarely at 10...never at 11!!! We are not Spain🤷♂️😂😂😂
My sister and brother in law do have dinner around 10:30 p.m., if they go out even 11 p.m.
I guess it depends on your work schedule.
Maybe it’s just the places in which we’ve eaten, but we often see the restaurant not fill up till after nine. But I won’t argue with your Italy knowledge.😎
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it's totally normal and fun to start having home dinner at 11 pm ( maximum 10 pm start in restaurants ) in summertime ( June - September) from south of Rome down to all of Sicily 😁
@@francescospinosa4219beh,può accadere di fare tardi,ma normalmente l'ora di cena è 20.30-21. mia madre era del sud e cenava anche un po' prima,alle 20
First of all, as an Italian native, I thank you for your love for my country. Don't get me wrong but...
#3 - In case of a 3 member family, public transit from the airport might cost the same of a taxi and often tickets can't be purchased in advance.
#4 - I wonder why Americans believe that things are like in the US: things are different everywhere! And remember that things in Italy (habits, history, wealth, education, attitudes, shop opening hours) change from region to region.
#5 - Skipping the art museums in Italy is like skipping a swim when your are on a beach in the Bahamas! Are you serious? And then: architecture in Italy covers 20 centuries of history. How can you avoid to see a chuch because you've already visited one?
#6 - When you travel, walking is normal! I did it in each of the 50 foreign countries of 5 continents I visited in my life
#7 - I agree
#8 - Health care is free in Italy and in the rest of EU. Insurance is good to cover the airlifting back to the US. Flights cancellation are in charge of the airline
A final comment. Please, don't use the music of "mandolin" in a video concerning Italy! We never use it, we don't have songs with it and is an old instrument played in some parts of the south just for American tourists.
Thanks anyway for your interest!
We are looking forward to seeing you back in Italy! Ciao.
You make some good observations. The video is targeted at first-time visitors who may not know these things.
Sorry about the mandolin. We’ve been struggling to find music that says “Italy” to most people.
You haven't heard of italian composers?@@OurBigItalianAdventure
I have, but I’m not sure about our audience. We probably should try some Vivaldi or Puccini.
Finally, a realistic and respectful video. Bravo!
Grazie!
This is everything I say to people, get out of your comfort zone. My best experiences--in Italy or elsewhere--is when I wander into a neighborhood and eat where the locals do. Even if it's baked good, fresh cornetto, espresso pulled in front of you , and eavesdrop on people interacting with each other. And respect their culture and customs.
It is good advice. Too few follow it.
You should try Calabria Italy that southern Italy there’s so many small towns there. I’m not sure if you visited that area but it is awesome. I loved hanging with the locals and watching the band at night. Beaches are beautiful also
Thank you for such a great video. All your suggestions are spot on and carefully thought out.
Thank you so much!
Calabria, which is in southern Italy is absolutely beautiful. Many small, beautiful towns I loved interacting with the locals and watching the bands at night and the beaches are absolutely beautiful.
Thanks for the suggestion. We’ve never been, but will go in the future.
Two years ago, the first time I took insurance, I passed out on the street in Florence and spent three days in the hospital. Doctors were insistent I had my heart valve replaced. We held our ground, cancelled the remainder of our trip, and flew home to have the surgery. The hospital bill was over $3k and handled by the insurance. Now, I will always take insurance for long trips.
Wow! I hope you recovered and are well.
@@OurBigItalianAdventure Yes, thank you. Completed our 19 day trip this spring. Our third trip to Italy. Planning a less-stressful, more culture-focused trip in two years. We've done the mandatory churches and museums.
I’m glad.
For more cultural, less stressful, I’d consider a trip to Puglia. A number of nice towns, some interesting sights that aren’t museums or churches, and good food. If you can do an October or May trip, it won’t be cold or crowded.
@@OurBigItalianAdventure We love Florence and will go in April-May. Probably, a few days in Amalfi/Sorrento as well. I will research Puglia. As a US Naval Officer, I spent lots of time in Naples, but didn't take advantage of hitting the other towns.
We had our first trip to Naples in January and really liked it, though I think it’s either love or hate for most people. If you like Roman and Greek sites, beyond Pompeii and Herculaneum - each worth a day and easy to get to from Naples - a bit further away is Paestum, south of Salerno. It’s a breathtaking sight.
We were in Sorrento in January, so off season. It was a nice town, but nothing particularly special. It’s mostly a beach town and a jumping off place for Amalfi. We haven’t been to Positano in 30 years, but I understand it’s become overcrowded, though probably less so outside of May/June through September.
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Super well done video. 👍
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great video , thank you!
Great Advice....I'm in Rome for all of October...thank you 😊
Excellent, thoughtful advice. Thanks for you very useful tips! ❤🎉
Thanks!
Excellent content. Thank you.
Thanks and you’re welcome!
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This video was just what I was looking for! So concise! Excellent! I am planning a two week vacation May/June 2025. I love how you suggested to stay at least 3 nights and choose just a couple of regions. I am all over the place because I would like to visit La Garda Lake, Venice, Florence, Rome, Millán, Tropea and Apuglia. Cinque Tere was on my list but seems so crowded. I don’t want to be riding trains for 5-6 hours so I need to narrow it down😉Thank you!!!
🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄 in 2 weeks????🙄🙄🙄🙄
Just to reinforce our point, we did 18 days in Puglia this spring and could have stayed longer.
Great advice!!! We are going to Florence for 4 nights, Vico Equense for 2, and Rome for 4 . We were thinking of going to Venice from Florence but decided to do a quicker train ride to Bologna!!! We have been walking 4 miles a day!!!
Thank you- Have a wonderful trip!
Excellent video. The advice is spot on. I wish you would have mentioned something about the thief in big cities like Rome.
Good point. That may be a separate video.
As an ita emigrated abroad I found it interesting and I do agree. My opinion is that one month is not enough to visit Rome or Florence.
I'd add only that around Padova there are lots of beautiful villages. Same in Tuscany.
Regarding this last I'd really suggest to go to Lucca which is 30mins by train from Pisa; half a day is enough. Also Volterra but this needs a car.
Good advice.
I always enjoy your videos. I absolutely agree with your advice to visit the smaller and/or less touristy towns. We did that last year, and I was surprised how much my husband enjoyed it. We found we didn't enjoy some of the overhyped towns as much as the lesser-known ones. Safe travels.
Thanks! We love the famous places for some of the sites, but the smaller cities are wonderful and they are a lot of them.
We’re making a video now and again about these small places. You might like the ones about Urbino and Matera.
@@OurBigItalianAdventure We visited Matera last year. Have not been to Urbino. Which region is Urbino in?
Marche, Centro Italia
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I’ve even seen some Americans on here thinking they can ‘do’ London in a day and the U.K. in a week. Of course you could, but you wouldn’t be able to see much except the rail network 😂
Yes. It’s understandable to want to see everything, just not realistic.
It is not that Italians are opposed to AC, it is just that most of the architecture keeps cool much of the year and Mediterranean prevailing breeze is a bonus of being in Italy. There is no need for it. Especially when you simply slow down during the heat of the day, rest in the shade - this is why dinner is later - in the cool of the evening. Italians live with the earth not against it.
You muppet: tourists come to visit a country, not to rest in the shade!
Italy is very hot during the cummer and AC is a blessing. Late dinners happen (perhaps) in summer, not during the rest of the year.
Using AC doesn't necessarily mean being against the environment. You're a left wing person. For sure.
Excellent points.
Anne, mi permetto di suggerirti un'idea per un nuovo video. Molti turisti stranieri non sanno che in Italia si possono fare e vedere tante cose gratis o a pochissimo prezzo, ci sono anche spazi dedicati sui quotidiani sul cosa fare gratis nel fine settimana.
Questa è davvero una buona raccomandazione. Dobbiamo ricercare l’argomento. Grazie!
Very informative and true in regards to the A/C we Americans love our A/C in Italy not so much.
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Excellent video and good advice. I watched several of your videos and all of them are very informative and helpful. Would you do a video on Naples please? And how to go from the Naples airport to the hotel in town? I watched your video on Rome airport transfers too. I am afraid that Naples may not be as organized. Thanks for any advice you can offer.
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We are planning a Naples video for later this year. Unfortunately, we’ve never used the airport there, so we can’t help on that count.
Best way from Rome Fiumicino airport to the city center is by taking the LEONARDO express train. It leaves from the airport and goes straight to termini station. Much cheaper than taxi, uber and better than the bus.
The train is a good option, for sure.
The service is poor. Tickets costs 13 € per person. This means that a 3-person-family would pay 39 € simply to reach the main train station. Then, unless their hotel is a few minutes walk from there, you need a cab because public transit is dodgy.
Yes, it depends on the size of your group.
Very good advise: we will limit our trip to Florence: Pisa and Rimini in two weeks
If you have time, consider a day trip to Lucca from Pisa and from Florence to Siena and think about Ravenna from Rimini. They’re all wonderful towns.
Rimini? Are you sure? Not exactly a first choice...
Except for the Fellini museum.
@@OurBigItalianAdventure You must be really a big fan of Fellini for visiting Italy, in two weeks, and selecting among hundreds of beautiful places Rimini. Freedom of choice, but nevertheless...
@manuelabertazzoli9295 Agree
Anne sei sempre deliziosa e precisa. Vorrei solo aggiungere che nel nord Italia mangiamo prima, in genere verso le 19, massimo 20, e in molti alle 18 o 18:30. Questo chiarmente in casa, nei locali o ristoranti e più come il resto d'Italia. I add this in English for your followers. When you go to a restaurant or a bar and there is something that is not clear, always ask, including the bill, and always ask for the receipt; it is within your right. We Italians are generally very hospitable and correct, but there are some clever ones, if you are not satisfied with the explanations they give you, tell them that you will call the Guardia di Finanza or the police. Therefore always read the menu very carefully to avoid unpleasant surprises. Ciao e salutami tuo marito.
Ti ringraziamo per l’informazione sulle ore di cena e l’avviso in inglese. Sarà utile per gli altri visitatori.
In the north you can hv dinner from 6.30/7.00 up to 10. In the south after 8.30!/9.00 pm
Good point. We could have been clearer.
These are great tips, well done.
A good way around the toilet paying is to use Maccas.
Eating at tourist traps : imagine the look on the waiter's face when you ask him / her if they take you as an idiot tourist in Italian. Learning a smidge of Italian will change the entire experience.
Phone data : just download everything you need in advance. Many tourist attractions will have free WIFI. Trains, bars, eateries - all covered. If you need WIFI, again, Maccas. I've never bothered with an Italian sim, it really isn't worth it.
Thanks for the extensive info on travel insurance. A sponsor of yours?
Thanks!
I had to look up Maccas. American slang is “Mickie D’s”. I agree it’s good for WiFi and toilet, but they are much less common than in the US, thankfully.
Non ho mai pensato di dire, “Credi che io sia un idiota?”. È una buona idea!
No sponsor. Just a topic that needed some explanation.
Cheers.
@@OurBigItalianAdventure With addressing the wait staff, I may be slightly less tactful : "ma che mi prendi pe` 'na cretina turista? Ma va!"
Oops
Thanks! It’s a new phrase for me.
E' vero quello che dici, ma mi sembra normale. Io prima di viaggiare mi informo e voglio sapere dove andrò. Mi sembra la prima regola fondamentale.
Sono d’accordo. La preparazione è sempre importante.
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A half day for a check in? Where have you been? Maybe is a wrong information.
We’re considering getting to and from hotels to the train station, etc.
In April 2025, My husband and myself will complete our one way flight and land in Rome with our backpacks and our wits. We are adept travelers. Where would you go after a couple days in Rome? Time is unlimited. We will return to USA when we get bored or homesick. TIA. I cannot decide!! We are considering meandering towards the Balkans.
That’s quite the open-ended question and opportunity. If I were thinking of near Rome, definitely think about Villa Adriana and Villa d’Este in Tivoli just outside Rome. (We did a video on the second one; the other is coming.)
Consider a few hill towns in Umbria: Assisi, Spoleto, Spelo, Orvieto, and others are all nice. Naples seems to be either love it or hate it. We loved it.
If you’re interested in history, think not only of Pompeii and Herculaneum, but Paestum a bit further south.
Finally, stay longer in Rome. It wasn’t our first trip by any means, but we did 5 days there last January. *We have a video about 10 lesser-known sights worth seeing.)
I hope these ideas are useful.
If "time is unlimited", then I suggest you spend much, much, much more than a couple days in Rome. Rome is the most extraordinary place that you will see in your life. Maybe in 10 days you can have a short glimpse of it. Seriously.
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As an Italian native I suggest to visit Florence and Tuscany or Milan an the surrounding lakes. As general "rule", visiting small cities is way better with a car rather than with public transit. Milan and the lakes are an exception because public transportation is decent
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Your video is not that relevant from a cruise perspective.
Going to Venice. Mistake number 1. Puzzolente!
Sì, ma una città unica che vale almeno una visita, secondo me.
it when the canal water dries up! Viewed this months ago Crowds of tourists looking down on nothing but mud and debris. Also just a tip for anyone thinking of Rome next year Wait until the year 2026..Massive re construction with sights boarded up ,in preparation for pope's jubilee from Dec 24th. tu 6th Jan 2025.This only happens every 25 yyrs .I was living there during the last one. Now , it will be worse , as more tourists are visiting Rome, and with the Jubilee, even more crowded, long queues and higher prices. Travel agents will not warn you if they even know about it
Good info about Rome next year.
Beautiful Venice. I spend 6 full days there. Great and successful efforts to keep it clean👍 Don't firgey Murano and Burano islands.... Amazing !
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Major attractions and towns are more expensive and crowded too. I noticed several restaurants have a tendency to oversold their food and drinks. And some mediocre attractions have expensive admission fees!
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