Heading to Rome, Venice, the Amalfi Coast or other great places in Italy and not sure what to expect? Well here we go through the best and worst parts of visiting Italy. We cover the food, the people, the late trains, and so much more. Tourist information on visiting Italy that you can use and will make your trip better. The love and hates of visiting Italy.
Filmed in Sorrento, Italy
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33 Comments
Nice guide.
I've only recently got back into visiting Italy. I find it good value for money. Just back from Giardini Naxos, Sicily and looking forward to skiing at Cortina d'Ampezzo next month. My new love? Cannoli!
following since 8yrs, always great content
Love Italy, especially Tuscann5. In Rome my favorite historic place is actually Circus Maximus, even if there is not much to see.
Italy has 59 milions people and host each year 62 milions foreing tourists and all of this in a country as big as California.
Great video!
Man come to Sardinia too next time 😉
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The first time I went on a tour I enjoyed every country but when we hit Rome it felt like home.
Respectfully, I have a tough question & I apologize if it comes off as gaslighting. I've had different family members tell me they were treated poorly in different parts of Italy and they were convinced it was racial in nature. Can anyone chime in on if these were more likely one-offs, or are there general undertones of dislike towards AA tourists in Italy. I've traveled to many parts of the world and have only personally experienced anything like this in one, unrelated region. Sorry if this subject matter is too heavy but Italy is one place I have never gone to that my wife has always had at the top of her list to visit
What is there not to love in Italy? If you drive, get used to the potholes and that Italian drivers are – let's say unique. But at the same time, people are mostly wonderful and it is true. You don't have to speak the language, mostly they will try to communicate.
And beware: Italy is certainly not a quiet place, communication is loud, with hand gestures and raised voices. But this is normal here, this is Italy. Just go with the flow and you will most certainly enjoy it!
I agree about being scammers everywhere. You've got to have Spiderman reflexes at times to evade them. And better not have a wallet at all. Money belts would really be your friend, or simply stash your money in your bag's inner pockets.
That said, don't let them be a hindrance to your enjoyment as it is a wonderful country.
Great video.
Italy is the best country in Europe in my opinion, for the culture, the delicious food, and its people.
In the three big main tourist cities (Rome, Venice, Florence) crowds are a problem. It's better to avoid the high tourist season, because too many tourists is not a pleasant experience. But there many other great cities in Italy, and it's better to travel during the low season if you intend to visit Venice, Rome, or Florence to avoid the crowds.
I slighlty disagree about the toilets. At the airport toilets are always very clean.
Negatives for me — poor organization of … everything, including trains. Also, the food is phenomenal but it gets heavy after multiple meals. And yes, the crowds in some places.
But these are minor in comparison with all that is wonderful about visiting Italy.
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Just got back from Italy for are honeymoon and didn’t realized how dirty Rome is other than that had a wonderful time
Italian time hmm…? I guess I'm going to Germany.
Hey Mark, awesome video
Awesome list. We went for 10 days across Rome, Venice, Florence and sienna. Honestly, we only had pizza once and it was when we were in between tours and didn’t want to get mcdonalds. The pizza was still phenomenal but totally agree, get the LOCAL cuisine wherever you are, it’s absolutely off the chain
The love ❤️ and hate about Italy 🇮🇹 it's also the weather not mentioned in this video.
When I went to Florence, a couple of years ago, I had no issues at all, other than not being able to speak the language. I'm wanting to go back again this year.
Went on my first trip abroad, Italy the last two weeks of September. Rome was still extremely hot, to the point I almost passed out midday. It's true about the Italian people– everyone I encountered was absolutely fabulous and the men must have flirting in their DNA because they were very flirtatious but never disrespectful. I went with a tour group and noticed a couple times where we were served "Americanized" food, which I still don't understand why and if it was the tour leader's discretion or what. I want to go back as soon as I can but at cooler time of the year. My favorite was Sorrento. The Amafli Coast is beautiful! Tuscany was beautiful. Want to go back to Florence for some shopping on the Ponte Vecchio. The tour felt rushed. Next time I will go on my own, take my sweet time.
Biggest turnoff to me were the TOURISTS (yes, I know I was one of them :/) Rome and Venice were crowded to the hilt in MID NOVEMBER. That's right, temps in the 40's (farenheight) and people were still out and about in force. Hard to enjoy Italy when it's hard to see actual Italians!
Just have to say, Sorrento Italy might be my favorite place in the world (after Berlin). Als Mark, you're standing where my favorite laptop/phone/desktop background image was taken. In 2018 my travel buddy and I did a day trip from Naples to Sorrento, fell in love with that town. The viewpoint around Mariana Grande looking over that cove, is simply stunning. Though we weren't dating then, and still aren't now, we both knew no matter who we marry, Sorrento was for sure going to be in our honeymoon travels.
I think I'd rather go to Japan over Italy (:
Who still carries a wallet in 2023?? 😂😅
Italy has great culture and the people are always happy
We just spent 3 weeks in Italy (Nov 2023) and the crowds were horrendous. All the tours make it impossible to enjoy the museums and monuments. Having been to Italy before this time was a disappointment. Too many Instagram tourist that only want the picture and don't even bother to learn about the place or even read the signs.
Someone tried to pick my pocket (wallet) on the Rome subway, but I felt a tug on the chain that runs from the wallet to the metal loop on my suspenders, so I just jerked my hip away. As for the food, near my hotel in Florence was a gelato and cannoli place, so each evening I had a couple of cannolis, and had gelato for breakfast on a few mornings. Picking up a salad at a trainstation grocery store can save you a ton of money.
As to time, one tour anniounced they were operating on German time NOT Italian time. As for tourist, expect a lot of them, and for them to blunder and stumble around like stricken cattle.
You missed one – the sidewalks are chopped dog manure. Lumpy, bumpy, uneven, loose tiles, random pitches and dips, just trash. Some of the streets are not much better. Wiped out on one right near the tour bus at the end of the tour. Lots of folks learned new and innovative ways to swear in English from yours truly. However, it was near the train station, so I hustled to the pharmacy, got some Band-Aids (plasters) and anti-biotic ointment, and continued on the next day as if nothign happened.
A second one you missed – if you have mobility issues, you will have issues, as many places do not have accessibility ramps. Lots and lots, and lots of stairs. So many stairs, and that includes hotels. Read up on your hotels to see if they have an elevator, but be wardned it may be semi-ancient.
Mark, I thought one of the things to hate about Italy would "having to go home." 😀
Jocelyn didn’t seem to like the lemon drink. I heard Mussolini got the trains to run on time. Definite bucket list. Need the kids out of the house to travel at off season.
I really missed the "Love & hate", thank you so much for bringing it back
I travelled in Italy last summer. People were not super gregarious nor friendly, toilet were ok, and while I love Italian food, I find it often better outside of Italy. I have not seen people looking remotely like a pickpocket, not even in the center of Rome. Train were ok except that I would not recommend night train as the mattresses are hard, and in the North, they have crazy ticket validation system that nobody except them understand (yes, you have to validate your ticket).
What I love was the North, especially Turin. It was nice, elegant, neat and people were helpful, nice and friendly.
What I hate is that in Rome and Naples, it was most inefficient and disorganized than Central and South America. In the center of Rome, they sold me something by mistake and the drugstore was unable to give me a refund. It took more than 30 minutes because they did not know how to do it. And yes, tourist hords in Rome and September were a real pain. As a woman travelling alone, it was aggressing. I have not met another tourist alone. I wonder why. And while Romain in general were friendly, it was not the case of people working at the tourist offices and in museum. And the Museum card sold by the Rome tourist authority is a real scam. What a shame! Seriously Walter, I don't understand why you love Rome. Visiting the Coliseum and the Vatican were a real pain with all guides speaking louds, pointing their pole in my eyes, etc. Perhaps it is more fun to go to Rome once these "mandatory visits" are done? I was so happy to get out from there go back to the civilization in Paris :).
I would go back to Milan, Turin and the region of lakes in North Italy anytime. But I am not exactly in a hurry to go back to Rome and Napoli.
Were there in October. LOVED the trains. Im retired and on vacation… not concerned about delays. Yes, a train from Florence to Rome took about 5 hrs instead of 1.5 hrs due to an electrical issue… and had to go to Rome Tiburtina instead of Termini. Meh. We figured it out. Had lots of great pizza and Gelato in US, so I thought it was good in Italy, but did not lose my mind about it. Now the osso bucco and risoto Milanese were awesome! Had it more than once. I found ALL restaurants were touristic restaurants, no matter how far from attractions. There are attractions every few blocks, so unless you want to take a train out to some bedroom suburb…