Mr Steves, I m italian,I just want to tell you,from the bottom of my heart,thanks,thanks so much for your beautiful things u say about Italy,u re a great man
So my husband caught you on public tv.., 2019 we travel to Europe with carry ins only oh thank you Steve ! Someone tried to pick pocket him … foiled he got a money belt because of Steve! Your advice has saved us from scams so many! You are the best advisor !
I’m a retired American/Swede who 4 years ago moved to a small town near Palermo. I’m a history nerd so I’ve traveled extensively in Italy. Yet, there is so much to see that I probably don’t have enough years left to see everything. For me, from Naples south is the best part of the country. The food, espresso, people and the caos suits me perfectly. Viva Sicilia!
I am Italian, born in Calabria, and worked from the north of italy to Sicilia. I 100% agree with your statement that "from Naples south is the best part of the country. The food, espresso, people and the caos suits me perfectly. Viva Sicilia!" I don't know why Rick Steves does not promote tours to Southern Italy and Sicily. Most immigrants to America from Italy are from Sicily. They want to visit the land of their ancestors. Northern Italy is similar to New York City, it is boring and with the worst food and most rude citizens in all of Italy. 9 Reply
I don't even know why I'm watching (I'm Italian, I know all this) but it's making me smile so much!! The love for my country can be heard through each word. Thank you!
I’m moving back to Italy in a few years after living in the US for about 8 years. Got married here, had children, so it’s going to be a very difficult move but we know we will be happier in Italy
You are the best ambassador for travellers. Love your practical advice. Love how you encourage travellers to “chill” when things are not on schedule and ppl hang out in piazzas.
I love seeing all of the Italian native people commenting on this! It shows us that he is providing positive and accurate information that those of us traveling there can use. I am considering going to Italy for 2 years for my masters degree. I am trying to learn how to speak Italian now and want as accurate cultural information as I can to help me prepare. At the moment, I do not know enough Italian to watch cultural videos in Italian. So I'm glad to know I can trust this take so well.
I know this is an older video but you are so spot on. One the best meals I've had in the world was at a lunch spot next to a shipyard I was working in for two weeks in Viareggio. This was a meal that would have cost $50-60 in the US and was 4.5 euros next to the shipyard for buffet for the yard workers.
We’re going to Milan Christmas…..this video makes me more excited than I already am! Thank you & can’t wait to experience what awaits. First Country on my Bucket List is Italy.❤️💥🍷🥩🍝
BTW as native Italian I understand how much Italians are pretty nice to tourists who make an effort to be polite and who try to communicate somehow. Italians are extremely nice when you have little kids in your group. That has been my experience.
Thank you for posting this video, I appreciate it. I love Rick Steves travel shows they are wonderful, entertaining and insightful and fun they give me a look into European culture and cuisine and customs. Thank you. Be safe healthy and happy Jesus Christ loves you. God bless you 🙏 be well 🙏
My husband and I will be celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary this year and we will be touring Italy as per Rick's final suggested tour. Dolce vita!
Actually not; if you mean spaghetti al ragù certainly, but spaghetti bolognese is not really a thing in Italy, apart from in Bologna obviously where they're called spaghetti alla bolognese and they are not exactly what you think...
Yes, embrace Italy , i had so much fun, I met a lovely young lady in a market, she spoke to me in Italian , i said sorry i don;t have much Italian-thats OK she said we can speak english and she spoke it and understood as if her native tongue. The young ( under 30) have a much more global view than their parents, if you want answers speak to the younger generation Trains are only way to travel, but book 3 months in advance for BIG discounts You can go to Maranello and drive the latest Ferrari for e300, i really suggest thats worth the trip, as is a visit to the Ferrari museum. You only need to know One word of Italian......Bongiorno -you greet everybody with this & they speak back in english- they pick your accent, see that you are making an effort & help you out, as Rick says eat what the house speciallity is, Food is king in Italy
For your first trip to Europe,take a Cosmos bus tour that visits 6-7 countries. Then return to the places you liked best for extended stays.Their tour guides are the greatest, you will learn as you ride. My first tour was 3 weeks long, in October, no crowds.
Hi there, this is Rick's assistant Evelynn. I'm glad you had a great first trip to Europe! Many of our Rick Steves Tours offer itineraries that focus for a week or two on the country or region that your travel dreams take you: www.ricksteves.com/tours. Keep on travelin'!
HOLY CRAP I'm craving a fresh Italian street-side cafe cappuccino and a nice little bowl of fresh pasta with cream sauce now... I miss Italy so much!!!
I was in the Navy in 1972 & 1973, did 2 Mediterrian cruises. I visited Naples & Genoa I liked Genoa, great city to walk around in, nice people, I was going on 20 in 1973, I was treated very well by the women in Genoa, better than a lot of American women, they have class, the same with Spain. I liked the architecture of the older buildings in Genoa, the clean city parks there.
Ahhhhh bella Italia! Amo questo paese è una cultura ricca e sorprendente e naturalmente, ha una storia e un'architettura incredibili. Un paese davvero sorprendente, da Nord a Sud. Grazie per la condivisione.
You're dreaming - - Italy needs a good face-lift, old, crumbling houses, graffiti and lousy commercial posters on walls all give appearance of scruffiness, tackiness Close to a 3d world country - - Unesco sights left unshamely unkept and in tutter - - say no more
Dear Sir, I highly enjoyed your video, but you forgot that in the list of dishes during lunch or dinner, we usually serve also a SIDER that is usually brought to the table with the SECONDO, not in the same dish, but yes in the same moment. So you start with your Antipasto(if you like, not obligatory), then a Pasta as the FIrst dish, then the SECOND a SIDER served int hat same moment to let you enjoy the meats9beef or fish or poultry) with tasty vegetables that can smooth the taste of the meats, then you can end with the DESSERTS which in Italy can be a choice between fresh fruits (cut= MACEDONIA or not cut)or ice creams or cakes/pastries freshly made on the day, and please do not forget your digestion! you can so ask a coffee at the end of all this, that could even be CORRETTO ..yes "corrected" by adding some alcohol, but many can ask the alcohol also separately from the coffee and they would ask so for a digestive..or DIGESTIVO . Yes, do not go in restaurants with PUSHERS IN nor with the menu in English cause they do are for tourists which mean higher prices and a taste that is not original cause at least just adjusted to what we think tourists could like. But attention to these places that offer room for scams in the ingredients. Once it happened to me, local, to go eat in one of these places and they served the CARBONARA pasta with just olive oil, onion and pork belly..NO EGGS no substance(yes Sir no creams at all in the Carbonara Sauce, it should be only the red of the egg, maximum also the white, but NEVER CREAM)! that was done just to scam the tourists. In the tube, watch out for those who push you in at the moment of the opening of the carriage's doors, there is a pickpocket there! They are very quick in touching you without you can feel it and find your pocket; usually one of the pickpockets is holding a baby, and if they are not in contact with their help on the side, they hide the walled in the baby nappy cause they know no one would go check there!. As soon they are joined by their helper they move your wallet from the nappy to the helper who quickly will go far away from the main pickpocket. So if you catch the pickpocket in action, look also out for his helper and block them both reporting at the Police or MIlitar forces there around. A common scam on the streets is to put on your hand a flower, a bracelet or say that you lost something that wants yours at all and how you handle the object they will ask you for money and become aggressive, so do not accept to be stopped in your way from any seller and do not take anything would be offered to you. Stay safe and enjoy our country, remember it is much better to visit than to live there!
My husband and I are preparing for our trip to Europe in a few weeks and we were so happy to stumble upon this video. One of the biggest things we were worried about is finding the best food places, since we have only a short time in each country, and your tips were so helpful. We also purchased some of your books. Thanks for the tips as usual!
Then watch the face of the policeman when you hand over your copy. 😁Then run across the city to your hotel. Honestly, put the photocopy in your suitcase at the hotel and keep your passport hidden in the moneybelt.
I saw a huge sign on a restaurant in Riva del Garda while visiting a former exchange student that said "Frustuck", German for breakfast. We didn't eat there. Our favorite area is Lecce in the heel of the boot. Few crowds, very little rush, no Germans and no Americans. There are few English speakers in the south, so a little language helps. Any romance language helps and the local language is probably not standard Italian anyway. In Gallipoli I spent an evening speaking Portuguese with an elderly gentleman speaking the local dialect for many hours. It worked great. Spanish probably would have worked as well. Oh, and no Americans and no Germans also means no pickpockets. They aren't Italian anyway, they're usually from Eastern Europe and prey on tourists in dense crowds.
just one objection, in Riva del Garda almost everything is also written in German; it's in Trentino, they're quite proud of having been Austrian until 1918 (although culturally closer to Lombardy and Veneto in Riva), and the population doubles in the summer: 1 german or austrian for every local.
I think you should include Mantova, the Ville Venete, Ferrara, Bologna, and...and... everywhere you go, remember, there is something wonderful: even italian people sometimes are surprised about their land. Some years ago, I went to Pontremoli, in the castle I found the Stele.. the most ancient and mysterious heritage of this land! Bye bye, you are always welcome!
Thanks so much for sharing! Loved your shows for years and we're planning to go back to Italy, this time Sardinia and Sicily, in a couple months, and plan to stay in B&B's most of the time and try to experience both islands the way the locals do. Your advice is always sound and well appreciated.
Hey Rick. Hope this message gets through to you. So a few years ago, we're in Orvietto, watched a couple get married in that wonderful cathedral, stumble across a really nice looking place for lunch, down a side street, and ask for a table. (We had not noticed it in your book). I sit down and place your guide book on the corner of the table. The owner sees the book, and rushes over, enthusiastically thanking us for visiting, and telling stories about you. We had a fab meal, drinks on the house, and photos with the owner. What a delightful connection you have with these lovely folks, to have it spill over into our holiday. Now I'm in Rome, on my own, walked my feet off visiting all the great outdoor sites, and feeling hungry around 10:30 pm. I zeroed in on one of the lovely rustic eateries you recommend, and found I was nearly too late to get a meal. However, as soon as I showed them your guide book, viola! Not only did I eat well, but I was not rushed out the door. What a fabulous way to end the day before stumbling off to my hotel. Thanks to you. We applaud the efforts you go to in bring travel into the lives of folks who might not venture forth otherwise, and making travel better for us adventurous types. Off to Italy again in a few months. Can't wait. Cheers.
....some very good advises here by Rick.....ok, I agree...visit the main famous sites and towns packed with tourists - but explore other places too...there are so many medieval and old towns to see, (Ravenna, Vicenza, Bologna...) beaches in the south, mountains in the north, hills in the center....less crowded...and the food ..go local, avoid fancy - expensive restaurants - go to family restaurants and "Trattoria" where the waiter is not fancy dressed but the food and the prices are great. Remember a friend telling me...."Wanna eat well when you are driving around Italy...? Stop where you see trucks parked....truck drivers know where to eat on the road...and they pass the word if a place is good or not..." :-)
I'm an American, living in Bologna Prov for 40 years. Most of the travel vidoes in Italy, generally by young students (sorry) are lousy, poorly informed, bad pronunciation and sometimes just bs. To the contrary, this video by Rick Steve is full of sound and practical advice. I give similar advice to my American friends when asked. But Rick Steve does it better, with a good eye for detail and a healthy appetite!!
Although I enjoyed Rome on my one visit, I am unlikely to ever visit Rome again. The pickpockets are just too much. They were literally everywhere and it would seem that the people and authorities of Rome cannot be bothered to do anything about it.
Hahaha 00:42 into the video 🤣 perhaps you could use Switzerland next you tell that joke? (said the dane 🇩🇰 currently living in 🇨🇭 but with house and family in beautiful Sardinia 🇮🇹)
This has me so excited about my trip to Milan & Stresa next week. It’s a long flight from Australia, but can’t wait to live & eat like a local in Italy. Anybody have recommendations on where to eat like a local in Stresa, Italy?
Are there any native Romans on here that can give me some recommendations on places to eat in Rome, mom and pop restaurants? I will be visiting in may cant wait, Thanks!!
The best part of going to a soccer game in Europe is to watch the spectators...an all things spectator related. My wife and I learned the best way to do the train schedules, gates and so forth is to use google.
Melanie Clayton His tour guides have work visas I think. Rick himself does not live in Europe - he lives in Washington area (not DC - Wash. state in northwest US). He goes to Europe a few months to research and tweak his guidebooks, and his guides also make recommendations. But he probably does not stay more than 90 days, or he goes for 90 days in, 90 days out, then back again.
Mr Steves, I m italian,I just want to tell you,from the bottom of my heart,thanks,thanks so much for your beautiful things u say about Italy,u re a great man
Italians are great people with such rich history and culture.
So my husband caught you on public tv.., 2019 we travel to Europe with carry ins only oh thank you Steve ! Someone tried to pick pocket him … foiled he got a money belt because of Steve! Your advice has saved us from scams so many! You are the best advisor !
I’m a retired American/Swede who 4 years ago moved to a small town near Palermo. I’m a history nerd so I’ve traveled extensively in Italy. Yet, there is so much to see that I probably don’t have enough years left to see everything. For me, from Naples south is the best part of the country. The food, espresso, people and the caos suits me perfectly. Viva Sicilia!
I am Italian, born in Calabria, and worked from the north of italy to Sicilia. I 100% agree with your statement that "from Naples south is the best part of the country. The food, espresso, people and the caos suits me perfectly. Viva Sicilia!" I don't know why Rick Steves does not promote tours to Southern Italy and Sicily. Most immigrants to America from Italy are from Sicily. They want to visit the land of their ancestors. Northern Italy is similar to New York City, it is boring and with the worst food and most rude citizens in all of Italy.
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@@franka1957 I agree! 😀
I don't even know why I'm watching (I'm Italian, I know all this) but it's making me smile so much!! The love for my country can be heard through each word. Thank you!
I'm coming next May, I'm so pumped to come over!
Haha. Incredibile, anch’io
si sono scordati a cosa serve il bidet, ma il resto mi sembra giusto...
No one asked. You are bragging over nothing SHUT up
where do you live in Italy?
Italy is like eye candy. I visited 3 years ago. Such a beautiful country.
I am a native from Rome, after many years in the USA I will move back to Italy soon, I love Steve’s informations and love for my country.
I’m moving back to Italy in a few years after living in the US for about 8 years. Got married here, had children, so it’s going to be a very difficult move but we know we will be happier in Italy
@@sarab8936 Definitely a minority
@@911eVoX ma che dici? Sono cambiati i tempi, in Italia si vive meglio che negli USA. Senti l'opinione di tutti gli espatriati.
@@panterone1769 Italy is a cesspool. All of my Italians want to move to the USA
You are the best ambassador for travellers. Love your practical advice. Love how you encourage travellers to “chill” when things are not on schedule and ppl hang out in piazzas.
I so love Italy! Best people, food, wine and EVERYTHING in the world!
Italy is one of my favorite countries to visit Venice The Coliseum, leaning tower of Piza and the food pasta etc.
I'm not traveling anywhere but I enjoy Rick's travels because it makes me feel as though I've been there! Thanks, Rick, I've been a fan for years!
I love seeing all of the Italian native people commenting on this! It shows us that he is providing positive and accurate information that those of us traveling there can use. I am considering going to Italy for 2 years for my masters degree. I am trying to learn how to speak Italian now and want as accurate cultural information as I can to help me prepare. At the moment, I do not know enough Italian to watch cultural videos in Italian. So I'm glad to know I can trust this take so well.
@26:33.. you just reinforecd the importance of humbleness..as a magic key to really enjoy our time on earth, just beautiful, thank you Rick🙌🙏🌟
Rick's presentation is superb! No one can match Rick's knowledge and enthusiasm for travel!
This guy is a National Italian monument!
I know this is an older video but you are so spot on. One the best meals I've had in the world was at a lunch spot next to a shipyard I was working in for two weeks in Viareggio. This was a meal that would have cost $50-60 in the US and was 4.5 euros next to the shipyard for buffet for the yard workers.
We’re going to Milan Christmas…..this video makes me more excited than I already am! Thank you & can’t wait to experience what awaits. First Country on my Bucket List is Italy.❤️💥🍷🥩🍝
I wish I was there...
RICK STEVE IS AMAZING
So gratified to find this child has gone home with his family. SUCH GOOD NEWS. Lucky child to have these parents.
Rick Steves is awesome !!!
Went to a local soccer match and learnt the best italian swear words ever! loved it!
I’m all for off the beaten track! That’s the real italy!
BTW as native Italian I understand how much Italians are pretty nice to tourists who make an effort to be polite and who try to communicate somehow. Italians are extremely nice when you have little kids in your group. That has been my experience.
Thank you for posting this video, I appreciate it.
I love Rick Steves travel shows
they are wonderful, entertaining and insightful and
fun they give me a look into
European culture and cuisine
and customs. Thank you.
Be safe healthy and happy
Jesus Christ loves you.
God bless you 🙏 be well 🙏
Visiting Italy in a couple of weeks, LOVE this video!
Oh you will have a fun beautiful trip
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How it went?
I love Venice n Rome beautiful visit!!!
This is gold!
So true. ! Have been to Italy & Sicilia 4 times.
I'm glad I visited Cinqua Terre back in 1986 when it was relatively unknown. What a drag to try to enjoy it with a whole cruise ship being there!
Thanks Rick; I love Italy !
My husband and I will be celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary this year and we will be touring Italy as per Rick's final suggested tour. Dolce vita!
Going to Sicily next Thursday!!
I like very much the way Rick Steves talks about my country, I think he's like a modern day's Lord Byron. Always great and accurate videos!
I love Italy and it's people. Next year I'm taking my three sons...I can't wait for them to experience it.
+Blake Bowden Have a great time! 🙂
can you cook a good spag bol carlo?
Actually not; if you mean spaghetti al ragù certainly, but spaghetti bolognese is not really a thing in Italy, apart from in Bologna obviously where they're called spaghetti alla bolognese and they are not exactly what you think...
well carlo, i had a spaghetti bolognese in majorca a couple of weeks ago. god those spaniards cant cant it right!
You are incredible Rick Steves, there will be one time in my life that I will travel to Italy with you, it will be very fun and so many learnings.
Hello 👋 how is your day going
Yes, embrace Italy , i had so much fun, I met a lovely young lady in a market, she spoke to me in Italian , i said sorry i don;t have much Italian-thats OK she said we can speak english and she spoke it and understood as if her native tongue.
The young ( under 30) have a much more global view than their parents, if you want answers speak to the younger generation
Trains are only way to travel, but book 3 months in advance for BIG discounts
You can go to Maranello and drive the latest Ferrari for e300, i really suggest thats worth the trip, as is a visit to the Ferrari museum.
You only need to know One word of Italian......Bongiorno -you greet everybody with this & they speak back in english- they pick your accent, see that you are making an effort & help you out, as Rick says eat what the house speciallity is, Food is king in Italy
lol... Mitico!
well of course you enjoy a place when you meet a girl.
Where do I rent the Ferrari at??
Please help..
@@markjones7211 can’t blame him
For your first trip to Europe,take a Cosmos bus tour that visits 6-7 countries. Then return to the places you liked best for extended stays.Their tour guides are the greatest, you will learn as you ride. My first tour was 3 weeks long, in October, no crowds.
Hi there, this is Rick's assistant Evelynn. I'm glad you had a great first trip to Europe! Many of our Rick Steves Tours offer itineraries that focus for a week or two on the country or region that your travel dreams take you: www.ricksteves.com/tours. Keep on travelin'!
Has Rick ever travelled 3rd. or 4th. class? As per the "Let's Go" series of books? I did,and the books were invaluable
Thanks 🙏 precious tips !
Going to Rome tomorrow ❤️
Cry Baby next week for me!! I cannot wait!!
Next year for me...😰
So, did you like your trip?
HOLY CRAP I'm craving a fresh Italian street-side cafe cappuccino and a nice little bowl of fresh pasta with cream sauce now... I miss Italy so much!!!
Play this video in every taxi, airport and stations
Thank you Rick for this video this is the best video i've ever seen to explain my country i avdice you to visit my city Palermo you'll love it!
I was in the Navy in 1972 & 1973, did 2 Mediterrian cruises. I visited Naples & Genoa I liked Genoa, great city to walk around in, nice people, I was going on 20 in 1973, I was treated very well by the women in Genoa, better than a lot of American women, they have class, the same with Spain. I liked the architecture of the older buildings in Genoa, the clean city parks there.
Christopher O'Rourke
Did you lose yourself or leave any part of yourself in Naples?
A slim way of talking badly in Naples! You're probably a Jew, are not you?
Does Naples compete with you in some specific business?
Wow ! Great video ! Thank you for sharing all those travel skills 👍👍👍
I plan on visiting this year
Wow! Your return business is amazing!!!
Auntie pasta. Love it! I wanna go with you on a tour.
Thank you good sir!
Ahhhhh bella Italia! Amo questo paese è una cultura ricca e sorprendente e naturalmente, ha una storia e un'architettura incredibili. Un paese davvero sorprendente, da Nord a Sud. Grazie per la condivisione.
You're dreaming - - Italy needs a good face-lift, old, crumbling houses, graffiti and lousy commercial posters on walls all give appearance of scruffiness, tackiness Close to a 3d world country - - Unesco sights left unshamely unkept and in tutter - - say no more
Brillant teacher!
REALLY AMAZING....VERY GOOD PRESENTATION & INFORMATIVE....
Thanks, Rick! Now I REALLY want to go to Italy!
Thanks Rick
Dear Sir,
I highly enjoyed your video, but you forgot that
in the list of dishes during lunch or dinner, we usually serve also a SIDER that is usually brought to the table with the SECONDO, not in the same dish, but yes in the same moment.
So you start with your Antipasto(if you like, not obligatory), then a Pasta as the FIrst dish, then the SECOND a SIDER served int hat same moment to let you enjoy the meats9beef or fish or poultry) with tasty vegetables that can smooth the taste of the meats, then you can end with the DESSERTS which in Italy can be a choice between fresh fruits (cut= MACEDONIA or not cut)or ice creams or cakes/pastries freshly made on the day,
and please do not forget your digestion! you can so ask a coffee at the end of all this, that could even be CORRETTO ..yes "corrected" by adding some alcohol, but many can ask the alcohol also separately from the coffee and they would ask so for a digestive..or DIGESTIVO .
Yes, do not go in restaurants with PUSHERS IN nor with the menu in English cause they do are for tourists which mean higher prices and a taste that is not original cause at least just adjusted to what we think tourists could like. But attention to these places that offer room for scams in the ingredients. Once it happened to me, local, to go eat in one of these places and they served the CARBONARA pasta with just olive oil, onion and pork belly..NO EGGS no substance(yes Sir no creams at all in the Carbonara Sauce, it should be only the red of the egg, maximum also the white, but NEVER CREAM)! that was done just to scam the tourists.
In the tube, watch out for those who push you in at the moment of the opening of the carriage's doors, there is a pickpocket there!
They are very quick in touching you without you can feel it and find your pocket; usually one of the pickpockets is holding a baby, and if they are not in contact with their help on the side, they hide the walled in the baby nappy cause they know no one would go check there!. As soon they are joined by their helper they move your wallet from the nappy to the helper who quickly will go far away from the main pickpocket. So if you catch the pickpocket in action, look also out for his helper and block them both reporting at the Police or MIlitar forces there around.
A common scam on the streets is to put on your hand a flower, a bracelet or say that you lost something that wants yours at all and how you handle the object they will ask you for money and become aggressive, so do not accept to be stopped in your way from any seller and do not take anything would be offered to you.
Stay safe and enjoy our country, remember it is much better to visit than to live there!
Wow what a great informative talk!
Delightful presentation that inspires, thank you
My husband and I are preparing for our trip to Europe in a few weeks and we were so happy to stumble upon this video. One of the biggest things we were worried about is finding the best food places, since we have only a short time in each country, and your tips were so helpful. We also purchased some of your books. Thanks for the tips as usual!
Sunburst Gardening how was your trip to italy? :)
@@ZanzarologiUniti really fun
Idea... Photo copy passport. Leave original in hotel, walk about with the photo. If you loose this, so what, original is in room!
Unless house keeping snatches it up. Best to have it in hotel vault. If they dont have one you can store it in. Your at the wrong hotel to begin with.
Then watch the face of the policeman when you hand over your copy. 😁Then run across the city to your hotel. Honestly, put the photocopy in your suitcase at the hotel and keep your passport hidden in the moneybelt.
My first Italian trip is Milan-Venice-Rome. My next Italian trip will be Siciliy and Sardinia.
I'm from Palermo if you want some advices for the city ask me enjoy your trip!
Sardinia is an ancient windswept beauty.
I saw a huge sign on a restaurant in Riva del Garda while visiting a former exchange student that said "Frustuck", German for breakfast. We didn't eat there. Our favorite area is Lecce in the heel of the boot. Few crowds, very little rush, no Germans and no Americans. There are few English speakers in the south, so a little language helps. Any romance language helps and the local language is probably not standard Italian anyway. In Gallipoli I spent an evening speaking Portuguese with an elderly gentleman speaking the local dialect for many hours. It worked great. Spanish probably would have worked as well. Oh, and no Americans and no Germans also means no pickpockets. They aren't Italian anyway, they're usually from Eastern Europe and prey on tourists in dense crowds.
just one objection, in Riva del Garda almost everything is also written in German; it's in Trentino, they're quite proud of having been Austrian until 1918 (although culturally closer to Lombardy and Veneto in Riva), and the population doubles in the summer: 1 german or austrian for every local.
..too bad he doesn't cover much Rome-south (south of Rome throughout Sicily a must-see)
I think you should include Mantova, the Ville Venete, Ferrara, Bologna, and...and... everywhere you go, remember, there is something wonderful: even italian people sometimes are surprised about their land. Some years ago, I went to Pontremoli, in the castle I found the Stele.. the most ancient and mysterious heritage of this land! Bye bye, you are always welcome!
Italy is my like ..bello
Amazing 😊
Thanks so much for sharing! Loved your shows for years and we're planning to go back to Italy, this time Sardinia and Sicily, in a couple months, and plan to stay in B&B's most of the time and try to experience both islands the way the locals do. Your advice is always sound and well appreciated.
I'm from Palermo if you want some advices ask me, enjoy your travel!
Wonderful video!
Thanks Rick..
my loveth off a new
Hey Rick.
Hope this message gets through to you.
So a few years ago, we're in Orvietto, watched a couple get married in that wonderful cathedral, stumble across a really nice looking place for lunch, down a side street, and ask for a table. (We had not noticed it in your book). I sit down and place your guide book on the corner of the table. The owner sees the book, and rushes over, enthusiastically thanking us for visiting, and telling stories about you. We had a fab meal, drinks on the house, and photos with the owner. What a delightful connection you have with these lovely folks, to have it spill over into our holiday.
Now I'm in Rome, on my own, walked my feet off visiting all the great outdoor sites, and feeling hungry around 10:30 pm. I zeroed in on one of the lovely rustic eateries you recommend, and found I was nearly too late to get a meal. However, as soon as I showed them your guide book, viola! Not only did I eat well, but I was not rushed out the door. What a fabulous way to end the day before stumbling off to my hotel. Thanks to you.
We applaud the efforts you go to in bring travel into the lives of folks who might not venture forth otherwise, and making travel better for us adventurous types.
Off to Italy again in a few months. Can't wait.
Cheers.
All of your videos are great, thanks for posting. I just bought your Best of Italy book!
What a great teacher!
D. Messmer isr0ael
Israel
Super Video , Very informative and fun.
OMG. They have a book for Mediterranean Cruise Ports???? Boy, I could have used that on my Viking Cruise a couple years ago!
Heading to Rome tomorrow!!
....some very good advises here by Rick.....ok, I agree...visit the main famous sites and towns packed with tourists - but explore other places too...there are so many medieval and old towns to see, (Ravenna, Vicenza, Bologna...) beaches in the south, mountains in the north, hills in the center....less crowded...and the food ..go local, avoid fancy - expensive restaurants - go to family restaurants and "Trattoria" where the waiter is not fancy dressed but the food and the prices are great. Remember a friend telling me...."Wanna eat well when you are driving around Italy...? Stop where you see trucks parked....truck drivers know where to eat on the road...and they pass the word if a place is good or not..." :-)
I'm an American, living in Bologna Prov for 40 years. Most of the travel vidoes in Italy, generally by young students (sorry) are lousy, poorly informed, bad pronunciation and sometimes just bs. To the contrary, this video by Rick Steve is full of sound and practical advice. I give similar advice to my American friends when asked. But Rick Steve does it better, with a good eye for detail and a healthy appetite!!
Although I enjoyed Rome on my one visit, I am unlikely to ever visit Rome again. The pickpockets are just too much. They were literally everywhere and it would seem that the people and authorities of Rome cannot be bothered to do anything about it.
Great vid, really enjoyed it!
Thank you is very useful
Hahaha 00:42 into the video 🤣 perhaps you could use Switzerland next you tell that joke? (said the dane 🇩🇰 currently living in 🇨🇭 but with house and family in beautiful Sardinia 🇮🇹)
This has me so excited about my trip to Milan & Stresa next week. It’s a long flight from Australia, but can’t wait to live & eat like a local in Italy. Anybody have recommendations on where to eat like a local in Stresa, Italy?
My cousin Lisa went to Italy.
Whats her number?
My brother Bart too
Indeed very useful, thanks!
I am going to Italy in 6 years for my high school graduation
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You go get'em Donnie Boy and be sure to hang out with your ol' pal Silvio on the bootyful isle of Capri.
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Have fun Donnie Tiny Hands
Unless North Korea nukes it.
Almost time!
nice watching from Lahore Pakistan
Thanks!!
Wow! Cool!!!
Are there any native Romans on here that can give me some recommendations on places to eat in Rome, mom and pop restaurants? I will be visiting in may cant wait, Thanks!!
Enjoyed this!
Rick, where is the best place for Chinese food in Italy?
The best part of going to a soccer game in Europe is to watch the spectators...an all things spectator related. My wife and I learned the best way to do the train schedules, gates and so forth is to use google.
Hi Rick, When you have time off, where do you go on vacation? 🤔
The amount of people in that crowd- that’s how many people are on one block in Rome
Yes, us Neapolitans are intense
What is that Tuscany Steak house? 🙏🏼
Thanks for such an informative video. How can I know that if there is any planned strike in April -May 2019
In Rome are you aware of any mosaic classes?
I personally hate money belts and use the one that goes over your neck. It’s a bit annoying and scratchy but eventually you get used to it.
Whats the name of that steakhouse?
What is the name of the restaurant in Tuscany?
How does Steve stay beyond the 90 day rule?
Melanie Clayton His tour guides have work visas I think. Rick himself does not live in Europe - he lives in Washington area (not DC - Wash. state in northwest US). He goes to Europe a few months to research and tweak his guidebooks, and his guides also make recommendations. But he probably does not stay more than 90 days, or he goes for 90 days in, 90 days out, then back again.
What to do with a weekly pass? Do I have to insert or put on the yellow signal?
Thanx important information! Great talk on fact to learn stepping overseas...
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Amazing Love xo Betty