"There are still places in Europe that have not yet been ruined by tourists because fortunately they don't know about them :)" MojoTravles: "Hold my beer."
Or, another good alternative: Visit in winter. Yes, of course there are a lot of things you can't do, but there are barely any tourists, its way cheaper and many countries have a totally unique charme during the cold season. Visited Dublin over new year, got up early and walked through the main streets completely alone. It was an experience I'll never forget. Can only recommend! ;-)
I will never understand why people choose to go to places like Paris and Rome in July/August and tour around in the sweltering heat of the afternoon. It makes the trip unbearable. Going to the cities in "off months" (Oct-Apr) and getting out early in the morning to watch the sunrise gives you a completely different feeling and a real appreciation for those places.
I actually want to visit these three countries lol Especially since I heard that Estonia (I think, I might be wrong) has internet literally everywhere you go
The baltics are beautiful. Experienced Vilnius in November and it was a great way to experience former Soviet states. Spent a summer doing research in Helsinki and crossed the strait to Tallinn which were also both beautiful. Got Riga to tick off next !
Tallinn is lovely, but it does have some tourist traps. I think Riga is better in that regard, though I haven't gone there in ten years. I didn't like Helsinki when I went there
Some additions from own experience :) Dortmund, Germany Maastricht, The Netherlands Montpellier, France Sevilla, Spain Dublin, Ireland Copenhagen, Denmark Luxembourg
I work right next to the central square in Copenhagen, Denmark, which is also right next to the busiest shopping street "Strøget". This place is OVERRUN with tourists these days. Please don't go there! You are better off going to Odense, home of the fairy tale write Hans Christian Andersen. one hour from Copenhagen by train. Alternative you can travel a bit further to Aarhus, where they have recreated (read painstakingly moved brick by brick) and entire old style town with timber framed houses and cobbled streets.
As a European I have to say, these are actually really good travel suggestions. Thumbs up for this one! (Usually videos like that feature places, that are still really touristy)
Utrecht in the Netherlands is a cool city too, only 20 mins by train from Amsterdam. I plan on going to Delft the Hague and Leiden in about 6 weeks. Can't wait to check them out
As a citicen of Holland I can tell that you made a good coice. But dont forget Amsterdam, that is also a intresting city. If you stay in Leiden you can do all those city's by train.
@@RichardRenes I forgot about Haarlem. It on there somewhere. I've been to Amsterdam a few times already but want to see other places. Amsterdam gets crowded
Rotterdam is also cool! Amazing new architecture was build after the Germans bombed it in ww2, but also older buildings can be found. There is a beautiful view from the terrasses on the river (in particular close to the white house).
Is Vaduz the capital of Lichtenstein? I mean I don't think Lichtenstein is necessary since hardly anyone has even heard of it lol Actually how about Sealand literally off the coast of Britain
Why did you mention Vilnius when in the same region are a lot more interesting cities like Riga for its detailed architecture or Tallinn for the untouched old town. Vilnius doesn't have such things it only has slowly disappearing old town due to modernization, demolitions and new constructions.
Reggie Kray omg I couldn’t disagree more. I felt more in Europe in Eastern Europe than on the western part as the eastern‘s culture is more preserved and have more locals than tourists and immigrants wich gives an authentic European vibe. In western you see a lot of history, in eastern you feel it.
I'd add Belfast instead of Dublin. Dublin was impossibly crowded while we were there, with horrible traffic jams. Any attraction we tried to stop at was equally crowded, like the Guinness Storehouse. Belfast, on the other hand, was pleasantly uncrowded. The locals were happy to see us; several thanked us for visiting. And there's no shortage of things to do in Belfast and the surrounding area.
Bologna was my favorite city in my 6 months in Italy. So chill, beautiful buildings, somehow they speak better English there than in any other Italian city
I definitely agree with Valencia. Beautiful city, wonderful Old Town with plenty of history, beautiful beaches, and great architecture. It really is a good destination for someone who has Barcelona on their list.
Im from the Czech republic and idk why you add Olomouc to this list. Czech has no other cities like Prague but they are realy great smaller towns for visit like Třebíč or Kutná Hora (both UNESCO sights)
I visited Brno in Moravia with my grandparents about 35 years ago and still remember how absolutely magical I had found it.A very civilised city with incredible churches,interesting history,great food,hospitality and beautiful people.
Touring Backpack Any of the nine province capitals in Castile and Leon are worth it, they only receive tourists from other areas of spain and it is the region with more Unesco Heritage Sites in the world
Shut up. Don’t let anyone know about places that are so cool. For a 1st time visitor to Spain, I’d recommend Barcelona or anywhere on the Costa Del Sol. They all speak English there. LOL
Was going to say the same. Was there in September, sooo crowded. Especially, Old Town. Maybe less than Dubrovnik, but still it's not avoiding crowds ))
Turin is the most underrated city in Italy, it explodes with culture, museums (Turin has the biggest egyptian museum after Cairud itself) and history, created by the ancient romans it still has roman ruins, it also has its modernity, with 2 skyscrapers and other modern cool buildings such as the campus einaudi, it's elegance makes it much more beautiful, with the amazing buildings in the center and the sight of the alps and the hill where Superga stands. Turin is also one of the greenest cities in europe, it has many cool parks and 3 rivers going through the city.
Well: Turin was a Capital (the first Italian king was the last king of Piedmont Kingdom, improperly named Sardinia Kingdom. More: its Historical Center is not "middle age" (As it happen with most Italian tows): it is more renaissance-related.
Meanwhile, now that you revealed these less crowded places, expect large hordes of tourists to flock these cities..and will end up like Venice, Barcelona, Paris, or London.
Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, Baltic capitals, Helsinki, Kiev, Zagreb, Belgrade, Tessalonici, Plovdiv, Moscow, Sibiu, Saragossa, Alcobaca, Valetta, Vianden, Ieper, Linz, s’Hertogenbosch, Erfurt, Warschau, Bologna, Bratislava, Lviv, Karlo Vivary, Constantinopel. And many more.
kotor is already pretty crowded too. maybe less in the winter, but in summer is crowded. i ws there in 2013 and i already felt it. it will get worse by each year. plus, the montenegrin countryside is pretty amazing too.
@@somekindofaperson Montenegro is a hidden gem but it's become more and more known around Europe, went there a year ago and it was kinda crowded cause of the cruise I guess if you're lucky it'd be uncrowded
These are all beautiful and great alternatives...sort of. If someone is looking forward to seeing certain sites in a particular city, going to an alternative city is not going to whet their appetite. It's kind of like if you want cake for dessert and they bring you a plate of grapes and cheese. Grapes and cheese are lovely but if you want cake...they're not what you want. There's people who want to see the sites in London. Of course the countryside and smaller cities are great and the villages quaint but what good are they if a person's dream is to see the sites of London?
People Who Most luckiest and happiest lives in Europe. with lots of love and respect by a student. From a highly populated and vehicle crowded polluted country India
Thanks for this video and youare absolutely right. If the topcities are too crowded, go to the lesser known. I fear overtourism is not going to pass but will onlu get worse.
We have traveled to Paris, Venice, Florence, Rome, Barcelona, Prague, All In the month of November ( Not all in the same year), And we found that the tourists were Not that bad. Basically jacket weather everywhere but Pleasant enough to walk everyday.
Santander in cantabria (North Coast of Spain) is AMAZING!!! its beaches are amazing and there are great surf beaches in nearby towns as well! The best time to go is june-august
Turin, Italy is another great city to visit, with its beautiful Baroque buildings and museums, home of the Museo Egizio. It hosts the largest ancient Egyptian exhibit, second only to the one in Egypt.
@@n.8224 In Finland - We use TORINO ! We have a City called TORNIO at the Swedish border ! It is in the Norhern part of the Country ! It is a border City - and dates to the time - When WE WERE JUST ONE COUNTRY ! Everybody still remembers 2006 - when Finland played vs Sweden at The Olympic ICE HOCKEY - GRANDE FINALE !
@@n.8224 About TORNIO ? When We were The Same Country - there was No HAPARANDA - but it is NOW as the Swedish BORDER City - Thanks to THAT TORNIO was given to FINLAND ! FINLAND was LOST to Russia 1807 - so since They were ENEMIES - across The BORDER RIVER ! The Official were replaced by Russian Speakers !
@@n.8224 2006 These two Nations met at The TORINO GRAND FINALE - at ICE HOCKEY ! We had the BEST TEAM EVER - with ALL NHL PLAYERS ! EVERYBODY WATCHED - THAT GAME ! There was NOONE - that had anything BETTER to DO ! That was OUR / MIRACLE ON ICE / as 1980 / at Lake Placid Olympics - as KIDS of USA WON over TEAM RUSSIA ! They even made a Hollywood Movie about - The Game ! Even TEAM USA had to Win the LAST GAME vs Team Finland ! Whole Canada & Hockey AMERICA was watching - That Game !
Kotor is amazing. It is so beautiful. I liked it a lot more than Budva. I would also recommend Skopje, North Macedonia, and Belgrade Serbia. I also enjoyed my time in Zagreb, Croatia and had the best gelato and croissant I have ever had there (yes, even better than what I had in Rome and Paris). I find the Balkans to be very underrated.
balkans are underrated as hell. for me its my favourite part of europe, and the one i know the most. just don't mention north macedonia to local people because they won't like the name lol. there are a lot of cool places in macedonia, serbia and albania but i will keep my mouth shut, because they might get overcrowded. anyway, novi sad and nis in serbia are also cool cities to go.
Although Balkans can be portraited badly in the Western media, I would add to this list Zagreb (CRO), Bucharest (ROM) and Belgrade (SRB), simply because all three of them are close to each other and have amazing culture and history behind them (specially Belgrade in my opinion). They are also loaded with clubs, bars, pubs and restaurants, so both nightlife and traditional cuisine can't be missed.
@@MrRealgar He just used the English names for these places, and you know it. Stop being a jerk or trying to show others you know the names in Italian.
one other thing you can do is to go and visit in one of the less touristy months like Autumn or Spring and maybe a few winter months. There would be fewer crowds
I'd recommend Wroclaw in PL, Ulm in DE, Zaandam in NL or Gozo island (part of Malta). All very interesting in their own unique way and not overcrowded at all.
I recommend Riga. Easy to get to on Air Baltic, a mixture of preserved and rebuilt buildings, friendly people, history. I also agree that Odessa and Kraków should be on the list, though the latter is becoming more crowded.
Uncle Sam I fly to Ukraine a couple of times a year, often to Kiev and occasionally to Lviv, Kharkiv and Odessa. If you are referring to the conflict with a neighboring country, it should be understood that it is only affecting the far eastern areas of Luhansk and Donetsk. A visitor in the cities I mentioned would have no inkling of the low-level conflict taking place in the east. Ukraine is the largest country entirely in Europe (larger than France), just to add perspective.
Ron Riesinger I really want to visit Kiev. That city has been on my bucket list for quite a time. I’m an American, but unlike fellow countrymen, I’m a hardcore traveler. I’ve been to literally all Western-European nations, including the micro-nations of Luxembourg, Monaco, Andorra and Liechtenstein. I’ve done my fair share of Eastern travel as well. I’ve visited Budapest, Debrecen, Prague, Belgrade, Brno, Warsaw and Krakow. And if you count in Athens and Istanbul as Eastern Europe, I’ve been there as well. Most of the travels are payed by my job, since I travel 3-4 times a month for business-reasons. But the stays are six-days minimum, so two days at work, then I’m free to explore the country and city. Since my job is high paying and the company is international I always stay at 5 star hotels in the city center. I actually just got back from Italy three days ago. I spent my own personal vacation exploring the Amalfi coast, and pretty much the entire Western-Italian coastline. As well as Southern-France, i.e Monaco, Nice, Cannes and St Tropez. I also want to visit some the Baltic countries. Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn are cheap and beautiful from what I’ve heard.
John Volken But it’s a different thing comparing a cities crime, to city/nation where an armed conflict is going on. I mean, Chicago isn’t as bad as they say. I’ve been there multiple times, at least 7 I’d say, and I’ve never experienced anything funky there. If you don’t wander of to places you have no business in going to, you have nothing to worry about. But that’s the same with any major city. Some of Londons boroughs and some of the arrondissements in Paris are similar to Chicago. Maybe not on the same level, but they still rank highly in crime.
Uncle Sam I mostly travel for work, like you. And o also have days to explore. I really enjoyed a couple of days in Moscow last November - art, history culture. My experiences in Kiev have been similar. The city center has much to offer with museums and good food. Plus, there are easy connections through Frankfurt. And now there is a rail connection from KBP to the center.
Den Haag / Delft / Scheveningen - pretty much one city - is a nice alternative to Amsterdam. It is quieter, less crowded, yet very easy to reach by train or car from Schiphol airport. While there, if you still want to make a quick trip to Amsterdam (by train), that can be done too.
As a Dutchie, if anyone is planning on visiting The Netherlands, I would recommend you to visit beautiful Dutch cities and towns such as Deventer, Zutphen, Groningen, Elburg, Ijlst, Maastricht, Eindhoven, Nijmegen, Bergen op Zoom, Hoorn, etc. for a day or two. I personally like The Hague, or Den Haag as we say it in Dutch, but The Hague is actually quite popular with foreign visitors because of the peace palace, it being the location of the Dutch parliament and plenty of other reasons. Definitely visit, but don't forget to explore more of The Netherlands than just the big randstad area (which is the area in which the biggest cities in The Netherlands are found: Amsterdam, Utrecht, Rotterdam and The Hague).
Places like kotor or Dubrovnik that are overrun by visitors from cruiseschips van still be enjoyed by setting your alarm. The cruisers usually visit between 10 Am and 4 pm. The kotor city walls are open between 8 and 20 so visit early or late and spent lunch +the afternoon @ lovcen, cetinje or herceg novi
For mini city trips: Caen in Normandy France. Maastricht and Valkenburg in Netherlands maybe combined with Tongeren and Liège in Belgium. These 4 are all within a 30 - 45 min drive from each other.
Tinos is great but the place that really stole my heart in Greece was Thessaloniki. It's the second biggest Greek city and the food there was extraordinary and quite cheap! Don't forget to visit nearby Chalkidiki for a swim in emerald beaches
Valencia is great if you want chilled. Hardly any queues at attractions. Very few looky looky men or other sales pitchers. Great Beach fairly busy but that large you still don't have any issue getting a decent place on it. Bars near beach not crowded. Bars in general not crowded either. Affordable.
Funnily, Den Haag (Dutch pronunciation) is rather more authentic than the anglicized version. So the voice-over in this video actually makes a nice try in stead of the usual atrocity. She needs to practice on her Vermeer and Mauritshuis though. Amsterdam, of course, remains the more interesting city, with that much more history and culture. There is a reason why it is so popular.
I was in Valencia and Kotor and i have to say that the both places are really amazing. Valencia has beautiful architecture and is very clean city, Boka Kotorska is propable the best natural landscape i have ever seen.
Helsinki is a quiet but beautiful City, one terrible drawback of a quiet City is that, if you were to get lost there would be no one around to help you.
And true European would know that even these cities mentioned here is already crowded... But a good thing, as long as Amerikans, and Asians are diverted to these cities, we have many better cities to spend out time in harmony and peace and to really appreciate the true value.
Collioure, France was amazing and quiet. The people there were so nice, beautiful streets and only 2 hours from Cannes. I had never heard of it until my son picked it as a 3 day stop before driving to Italy from Spain. We drove through Cannes, and we were glad we didn't have to mess with the overcrowding and prices.
Regensburg, Germany is similar to overcrowded Prague in terms of history and beautiful architecture, but is largely unspoiled by international tourism. Dijon France is a laid back, smaller version of Paris, and only an hour and a half away by train.
You really need to check the pronunciation for these cities. The Hague is NOT pronounced as the HOG. It is a long "a" sound. I could ignore it if this was an obscure city, but it is both well-known and easy for English speakers to say. I like this new channel but that is just lazy.
Yes! Glasgow is by far my favorite city in Scotland! Edinburgh has far too many tourists while Glasgow has a realness to it. It’s a working class town full of friendly locals and there is always a million things going on there 365 days/year. Glasgow is the town that gets all the big concerts, for example, not Edinburgh.
@felipe salas Glasgow!! Much, much funner than Edinburgh...and no tourist overload. If you visit Glasgow I guarantee you’ll make lifelong friends with some locals. In Edinburgh they just want your tourist money and for you to hurry up an leave.
I’m an American who moved to Europe (Stockholm, Sweden) 10 years ago...it was the best decision of my life! I spend all my free time (and we get A LOT of vacation time in Sweden) traveling to different destinations in Europe. I honestly feel like I’ve died and gone to Heaven ever since moving here. (I met a Swedish girl on a trip to Europe a decade ago and married her and moved to her hometown of Stockholm.)
Most people only go to Southern Portugal and Lisbon when they visit Portugal, but I recommend Northern Portugal and the city of Porto instead. It's an incredibly beautiful wine country with Roman ruins and charming old cities but WAY WAY less crowded. I spent a month there. It was incredible, and I didn't even go to Lisbon.
In The Netherlands any city will be a better choice over Amsterdam. But cities like Maastricht, Nijmegen, 's-Hertogenbosch, Groningen, Kampen, Heusden, Doesburg, Elburg are especially recommended for tourists.
Fernando López Does not mean everyone will manage to do it, nor that it should be pointed out. You know what they meant, just roll with it, unless your own pronunciation of every word in every single language is absolutely perfect.
Lidköping, Sweden. Outdoors, nature museums, history from stone age with a Beautiful castle, viking boats, Arts, Food from old cafés, gastropubs to fine dining. Easy walk- around.
You have also Coimbra, Viseu, Elvas, A Coruña, Segovia and Braga, all of them are very beautiful cities in the Iberian Peninsula without many crouds. :)
Funny that this popped up on youtube the day after I returned from a trip to madrid which i thought was really crowded, especially for February. Of course, this is probably the best time of year to go, weather wise; it was perfect every day. But I was suprised at the number of tourists; Toledo was also very crowded.
I agree with Delft but I wouldn't add The Hague to this list. Cities like Utrecht, Maastricht, Amersfoort are much more beautiful in my opinion! Or if you're looking for cozy, unknown cities, Zutphen, Zwolle, Nijmegen are awesome
Some othe suggestions: Ioánnina in Greece, with its old "Turkish innercity", a beautiful lake and stunning surroundings like the beautiful region of Pogóni and the Vikos Gorge. Or Deventer in the Netherlands, a medieval hanseatic city. Or Lindau in Germany, with its city centre on a peninsula in the Bodensee, where peace is assured, even when in high summer it is a bit busier. Writing this makes me realize how fortunate I am to be European...
In Belgium, visit Ghent instead of Bruges. Way more authentic, make contact with the locals and enjoy the countless cozy bars. Or do both, there less than an hour drive away from each other.
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Have you been to any of these awesome cities?
No, I will visit one of them one day.
You should do a video about Derry Londonderry or best halloween destinations
MojoTravels excellent suggestions. I've been to Kotor. Definitely worth the trip.
I've been to Kotor, great place, although they were revamping with expectations of a lot of tourists. Not sure they can handle it :(
MojoTravels love you mojo travel
"There are still places in Europe that have not yet been ruined by tourists because fortunately they don't know about them :)"
MojoTravles: "Hold my beer."
That was my first thought on this video
Im glad i live in an ugly city of spain instead of Barcelona or Madrid.
Juan Gracia Marques in Extremadura? Haha .. the key is to go when it’s not summer haha
Or, another good alternative: Visit in winter. Yes, of course there are a lot of things you can't do, but there are barely any tourists, its way cheaper and many countries have a totally unique charme during the cold season. Visited Dublin over new year, got up early and walked through the main streets completely alone. It was an experience I'll never forget. Can only recommend! ;-)
I quite agree. I'm a winter traveler 😁
@ಠ_ಠ but what about Eastern Europe..
*Germans screaming in the background*
I will never understand why people choose to go to places like Paris and Rome in July/August and tour around in the sweltering heat of the afternoon. It makes the trip unbearable. Going to the cities in "off months" (Oct-Apr) and getting out early in the morning to watch the sunrise gives you a completely different feeling and a real appreciation for those places.
I went to Edinburgh in December and it was awesome. That said, places like Barcelona are full of tourists even in winter.
@@tclass99 Not everyone can go in the off season. That being said, if you have the opportunity to go, sure!
MojoTravels: "Lucca is Italy's best kept secret."
Lucca residents: "Noooooooooooooooooo"
Justin 😂😂😂
I am sorry for the residents. I was a tourist over their last summer. Beautifull city, hope the citizins will kick away tourists like me
Don't worry Pisa will always keep the tourists away from Lucca
Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia? 🇱🇹🇱🇻🇪🇪( You can visit all three in one trip😄 )
I actually want to visit these three countries lol
Especially since I heard that Estonia (I think, I might be wrong) has internet literally everywhere you go
@@shuhratkessikbayev8886 Same goes to Latvia and Lithuania.
Don't forget Kaliningrad (Königsberg)
@@pascalbuffalo Someday it will be great again (maybe not in this century...)
Yes indeed: those are three amazing countries full of friendly people, delicious food and an inviting atmosphere. The Baltic countries are great!
Venice should seriously ban tourists, at least for three months per year.
Would have thought their rip-off restaurant prices were enough to deter tourists in large numbers.
Did the tourists misbehave?
Italy is earning limitless money from venice, do you really think that they are planning to think about this
There is going to be a list of people wanting to visit Venice during these months
@@davidkent8606 Sounds like Amsterdam. They also are seriously over pricing food. 20-30 eu in the center for a cheeseburger, fries, and a coke.
I would add Riga, Vilnius, Tallinn, even Helsinki ...
The baltics are beautiful.
Experienced Vilnius in November and it was a great way to experience former Soviet states.
Spent a summer doing research in Helsinki and crossed the strait to Tallinn which were also both beautiful.
Got Riga to tick off next !
Tallinn is great and even better once the day trippers leave!
Tallinn is lovely, but it does have some tourist traps. I think Riga is better in that regard, though I haven't gone there in ten years. I didn't like Helsinki when I went there
frank crispi There are a shit ton of finnish tourists in Tallinn
@@kobolll7188 Finns have 27 depatures a day from Helsinki ! Everything used to so cheap - that almost every Finn was able to buy a two way ticket !
Some additions from own experience :)
Dortmund, Germany
Maastricht, The Netherlands
Montpellier, France
Sevilla, Spain
Dublin, Ireland
Copenhagen, Denmark
Luxembourg
Dublin? The Temple Bar is one of the most overcrowded with tourists areas that I have visited.
Don't get me wrong. But I know why Dortmund has almost no tourists. It is one of the most ugliest cities in Germany :-)
@@ayHHo I went there for a football game. The city itself wasn't that interesting at all, but the nightlife and the people were really friendly
I would pick Dresden.
I work right next to the central square in Copenhagen, Denmark, which is also right next to the busiest shopping street "Strøget". This place is OVERRUN with tourists these days. Please don't go there!
You are better off going to Odense, home of the fairy tale write Hans Christian Andersen. one hour from Copenhagen by train.
Alternative you can travel a bit further to Aarhus, where they have recreated (read painstakingly moved brick by brick) and entire old style town with timber framed houses and cobbled streets.
As a European I have to say, these are actually really good travel suggestions. Thumbs up for this one! (Usually videos like that feature places, that are still really touristy)
Utrecht in the Netherlands is a cool city too, only 20 mins by train from Amsterdam. I plan on going to Delft the Hague and Leiden in about 6 weeks. Can't wait to check them out
As a citicen of Holland I can tell that you made a good coice.
But dont forget Amsterdam, that is also a intresting city.
If you stay in Leiden you can do all those city's by train.
You may also want to Add Haarlem to the list ;) But yes, Utrecht is a very good choice compared to Amsterdam.
@@RichardRenes I forgot about Haarlem. It on there somewhere. I've been to Amsterdam a few times already but want to see other places. Amsterdam gets crowded
Rotterdam is also cool! Amazing new architecture was build after the Germans bombed it in ww2, but also older buildings can be found. There is a beautiful view from the terrasses on the river (in particular close to the white house).
East is also nice with Nijmegen, Deventer and so
another tip for the Netherlands: Haarlem is like a small Amsterdam but without the tourists, great for cycling and the beach is close too. :)
Yeah Haarlem is such a great city
Italy doesn’t have many tourists right now
Ooooh how a mere 3 weeks have changed right now ;(
ardianworld i was planning on going to Italy in 2 weeks but my trip is cancelled STUPID CORONAVIRUS😞
Vilnius (Lithuania), Pamplona (Spain), Cagliari-Sardinia (Italy), Vaduz (Liechtenstein)
Is Vaduz the capital of Lichtenstein? I mean I don't think Lichtenstein is necessary since hardly anyone has even heard of it lol
Actually how about Sealand literally off the coast of Britain
Lol Sardinia is not a city. It’s pretty big ass island.
Why did you mention Vilnius when in the same region are a lot more interesting cities like Riga for its detailed architecture or Tallinn for the untouched old town. Vilnius doesn't have such things it only has slowly disappearing old town due to modernization, demolitions and new constructions.
@@justsamoo3480 I think that's what he/she said Cagliari as it's in Sardinia, it's not that difficult...
Sergio originally was just Sardinia.
Krakow? Odessa? Bratislava? Vilnius? Burgas? Seriously nothing from Eastern Europe?!
@@SteauaBucuresti What a dumb comment
Most of them are in central europe
Reggie Kray omg I couldn’t disagree more. I felt more in Europe in Eastern Europe than on the western part as the eastern‘s culture is more preserved and have more locals than tourists and immigrants wich gives an authentic European vibe. In western you see a lot of history, in eastern you feel it.
@@SteauaBucuresti Yes, we do not have false smiles and idiotic greetings. We're just being honest ...
Yes haha, strange indeed (well Czechia was there).
I'd add Belfast instead of Dublin. Dublin was impossibly crowded while we were there, with horrible traffic jams. Any attraction we tried to stop at was equally crowded, like the Guinness Storehouse.
Belfast, on the other hand, was pleasantly uncrowded. The locals were happy to see us; several thanked us for visiting. And there's no shortage of things to do in Belfast and the surrounding area.
Jim Ford but they are completely different
@@Luke-rc7hk Well sure, but that's true of most of these.
Totally agree! I enjoyed visiting Belfast. It's night and day difference, but my heart is still in Dublin
Maybe Kilkenny, Waterford or Galway, all amazing.
Belfast is the ugliest city I 've ever been. Dublin is way better!
I'd rather mention Bologna as an alternative to Florence
I prefer Bologna to Florence
Bologna was my favorite city in my 6 months in Italy. So chill, beautiful buildings, somehow they speak better English there than in any other Italian city
Yes - Bologna is a place of great delight
Verona is beautiful too
....Verona for me.
I definitely agree with Valencia. Beautiful city, wonderful Old Town with plenty of history, beautiful beaches, and great architecture. It really is a good destination for someone who has Barcelona on their list.
Im from the Czech republic and idk why you add Olomouc to this list. Czech has no other cities like Prague but they are realy great smaller towns for visit like Třebíč or Kutná Hora (both UNESCO sights)
I visited Brno in Moravia with my grandparents about 35 years ago and still remember how absolutely magical I had found it.A very civilised city with incredible churches,interesting history,great food,hospitality and beautiful people.
Hey little question, how is Plzen when it comes to overcrowding?
@@user-xz9dp7qo2b it isnt crowded at all
iv been in brno ... its smaller than prague and was nice
Kutná Hora is indeed wonderful. The old town of Olomouc is pretty too, but a little boring
So proud of seeing Tinos in this list. I just visited the island and I adored it. The villages the food the culture everything is amazing in 🇬🇷
Great list. I agree I enjoyed Valencia more than Barcelona. Also Delft and The Hague are great city and less expensive than Amsterdam
Ronda is my favorite city in Spain.
Touring Backpack Any of the nine province capitals in Castile and Leon are worth it, they only receive tourists from other areas of spain and it is the region with more Unesco Heritage Sites in the world
Shut up. Don’t let anyone know about places that are so cool. For a 1st time visitor to Spain, I’d recommend Barcelona or anywhere on the Costa Del Sol. They all speak English there. LOL
Kotor is overcrowded now. And overpriced would have been better a few years ago
Kotor gets very busy when cruise ships arrive. Avoid days when those ships are in port.
Its not as busy when there's no cruise ships. Nevertheless its still gorgeous
Was going to say the same. Was there in September, sooo crowded. Especially, Old Town. Maybe less than Dubrovnik, but still it's not avoiding crowds ))
that's exactly what I thought haha
Perugia ❤️ Even after having been in all major Italian cities, it is still managed to take my breath!
Agree, really beautiful. And you can combine it with a visit to Assisi.
Turin is the most underrated city in Italy, it explodes with culture, museums (Turin has the biggest egyptian museum after Cairud itself) and history, created by the ancient romans it still has roman ruins, it also has its modernity, with 2 skyscrapers and other modern cool buildings such as the campus einaudi, it's elegance makes it much more beautiful, with the amazing buildings in the center and the sight of the alps and the hill where Superga stands. Turin is also one of the greenest cities in europe, it has many cool parks and 3 rivers going through the city.
Well: Turin was a Capital (the first Italian king was the last king of Piedmont Kingdom, improperly named Sardinia Kingdom. More: its Historical Center is not "middle age" (As it happen with most Italian tows): it is more renaissance-related.
@@intanto1 I know italian history but thanks anyway lol
@@Toyhub2345 Ma prego: ci mancherebbe;-)
Ghent, Belgium was so romantic and great, recommended!
Or Brugge
@@MovieRiotHD But definitely not in summer.
fuck gent
Unfortunately my Arabic isn’t that proficient
Maarten van der Poel I don’t think Brugge fits the “without many tourists” classification.
Meanwhile, now that you revealed these less crowded places, expect large hordes of tourists to flock these cities..and will end up like Venice, Barcelona, Paris, or London.
Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, Baltic capitals, Helsinki, Kiev, Zagreb, Belgrade, Tessalonici, Plovdiv, Moscow, Sibiu, Saragossa, Alcobaca, Valetta, Vianden, Ieper, Linz, s’Hertogenbosch, Erfurt, Warschau, Bologna, Bratislava, Lviv, Karlo Vivary, Constantinopel. And many more.
Kotor is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen in my life
I just saw this video and now I'm excited to make a trip there!
kotor is already pretty crowded too. maybe less in the winter, but in summer is crowded. i ws there in 2013 and i already felt it. it will get worse by each year. plus, the montenegrin countryside is pretty amazing too.
@@somekindofaperson Montenegro is a hidden gem but it's become more and more known around Europe, went there a year ago and it was kinda crowded cause of the cruise I guess if you're lucky it'd be uncrowded
These are all beautiful and great alternatives...sort of. If someone is looking forward to seeing certain sites in a particular city, going to an alternative city is not going to whet their appetite. It's kind of like if you want cake for dessert and they bring you a plate of grapes and cheese. Grapes and cheese are lovely but if you want cake...they're not what you want. There's people who want to see the sites in London. Of course the countryside and smaller cities are great and the villages quaint but what good are they if a person's dream is to see the sites of London?
Kotor is amazing but it is also quite crowded in the summer! They get a few cruise ships every day
Love love love Europe!! Can't help but think about my euro trip 2 years ago, best thing I've ever done!!
Tallinn has to be added in this list. I was walking yesterday on the city walls, sunny, splendid, almost no tourists. It's a bless
I've been to Valencia,Luca and Delft. All of them were such amazing places
That is good to hear! I am now considering them because of this video
People Who Most luckiest and happiest lives in Europe.
with lots of love and respect by a student.
From a highly populated and vehicle crowded polluted country
India
Yeah India sucks. I wouldnt even go there if i was paid money
@@antotheja251 agree
Some people are just plain rude in the reply section, thank you :)
@@antotheja251 you're so rude... honestly I'm ashamed!
Thanks for this video and youare absolutely right. If the topcities are too crowded, go to the lesser known. I fear overtourism is not going to pass but will onlu get worse.
Bas Meisters yeah especially with countries like China where more people are getting rich/have money
As a European I agree. Now locals don't holiday in the usual places anymore. I am so glad I did long before the sites became over run with tourists.
Lübeck (Germany), Genoa (Italy), Pamplona (Spain) are great as well and not that overcrowded!
We have traveled to Paris, Venice, Florence, Rome, Barcelona, Prague, All In the month of November ( Not all in the same year), And we found that the tourists were Not that bad. Basically jacket weather everywhere but Pleasant enough to walk everyday.
Santander in cantabria (North Coast of Spain) is AMAZING!!!
its beaches are amazing and there are great surf beaches in nearby towns as well!
The best time to go is june-august
Good get it's a top spot and a lively student city with great beaches.
Turin, Italy is another great city to visit, with its beautiful Baroque buildings and museums, home of the Museo Egizio. It hosts the largest ancient Egyptian exhibit, second only to the one in Egypt.
Nik Yes!!! Just the right amount, so no crowding :))
Is Turin - TORINO ? Where They had The Winter Olympics 2006 ?
@@n.8224 In Finland - We use TORINO ! We have a City called TORNIO at the Swedish border ! It is in the Norhern part of the Country ! It is a border City - and dates to the time - When WE WERE JUST ONE COUNTRY ! Everybody still remembers 2006 - when Finland played vs Sweden at The Olympic ICE HOCKEY - GRANDE FINALE !
@@n.8224 About TORNIO ? When We were The Same Country - there was No HAPARANDA - but it is NOW as the Swedish BORDER City - Thanks to THAT TORNIO was given to FINLAND ! FINLAND was LOST to Russia 1807 - so since They were ENEMIES - across The BORDER RIVER ! The Official were replaced by Russian Speakers !
@@n.8224 2006 These two Nations met at The TORINO GRAND FINALE - at ICE HOCKEY ! We had the BEST TEAM EVER - with ALL NHL PLAYERS ! EVERYBODY WATCHED - THAT GAME ! There was NOONE - that had anything BETTER to DO ! That was OUR / MIRACLE ON ICE / as 1980 / at Lake Placid Olympics - as KIDS of USA WON over TEAM RUSSIA ! They even made a Hollywood Movie about - The Game ! Even TEAM USA had to Win the LAST GAME vs Team Finland ! Whole Canada & Hockey AMERICA was watching - That Game !
Kotor is amazing. It is so beautiful. I liked it a lot more than Budva. I would also recommend Skopje, North Macedonia, and Belgrade Serbia. I also enjoyed my time in Zagreb, Croatia and had the best gelato and croissant I have ever had there (yes, even better than what I had in Rome and Paris). I find the Balkans to be very underrated.
balkans are underrated as hell. for me its my favourite part of europe, and the one i know the most. just don't mention north macedonia to local people because they won't like the name lol.
there are a lot of cool places in macedonia, serbia and albania but i will keep my mouth shut, because they might get overcrowded. anyway, novi sad and nis in serbia are also cool cities to go.
Although Balkans can be portraited badly in the Western media, I would add to this list Zagreb (CRO), Bucharest (ROM) and Belgrade (SRB), simply because all three of them are close to each other and have amazing culture and history behind them (specially Belgrade in my opinion). They are also loaded with clubs, bars, pubs and restaurants, so both nightlife and traditional cuisine can't be missed.
What about Siena/Italia? I was there two weeks ago. I would go back tomorrow. So beautiful! 😍
Totally agree...we visited Florence and Sienna moth ago and Sienna is way better.
Rekking Do you mean Firenze and Siena?
@@MrRealgar He just used the English names for these places, and you know it. Stop being a jerk or trying to show others you know the names in Italian.
Martin C. Siena remains the same in English, it’s just misspelled.
MrRealgar Same difference. The other poster was just being a jerk.
My wife and I enjoyed Valencia. By having this video on TH-cam I am afraid we might not be able to enjoy it in future as much as we did in the past.
Wow what a wonderful video
one other thing you can do is to go and visit in one of the less touristy months like Autumn or Spring and maybe a few winter months. There would be fewer crowds
Ok, you’ve convinced me. I need to visit and film 24/7! 🎥😎
I'd recommend Wroclaw in PL, Ulm in DE, Zaandam in NL or Gozo island (part of Malta). All very interesting in their own unique way and not overcrowded at all.
Wroclaw(Wroclove)...must see🤗
@@MaxEfka please stay away here during the weekends..already too many people on Rynek..this city became so crowded the past 3 years
A lot of undiscovered places in Serbia
Uvac river, Iron Gates, Devil's town etc
I don’t really like Serbia.
@@gustavspuke6463 did i ask for your opinion?
Stevan did Anybody ask for yours?
@@gustavspuke6463 actually yes, the video
Stevan I mean i just stated my opinion. I think Serbia is a bit too eastern for me.
I recommend Riga. Easy to get to on Air Baltic, a mixture of preserved and rebuilt buildings, friendly people, history. I also agree that Odessa and Kraków should be on the list, though the latter is becoming more crowded.
Ron Riesinger
I don’t know how many people would want to visit Ukraine at this moment.
Uncle Sam I fly to Ukraine a couple of times a year, often to Kiev and occasionally to Lviv, Kharkiv and Odessa. If you are referring to the conflict with a neighboring country, it should be understood that it is only affecting the far eastern areas of Luhansk and Donetsk. A visitor in the cities I mentioned would have no inkling of the low-level conflict taking place in the east. Ukraine is the largest country entirely in Europe (larger than France), just to add perspective.
Ron Riesinger
I really want to visit Kiev. That city has been on my bucket list for quite a time.
I’m an American, but unlike fellow countrymen, I’m a hardcore traveler. I’ve been to literally all Western-European nations, including the micro-nations of Luxembourg, Monaco, Andorra and Liechtenstein. I’ve done my fair share of Eastern travel as well. I’ve visited Budapest, Debrecen, Prague, Belgrade, Brno, Warsaw and Krakow. And if you count in Athens and Istanbul as Eastern Europe, I’ve been there as well. Most of the travels are payed by my job, since I travel 3-4 times a month for business-reasons. But the stays are six-days minimum, so two days at work, then I’m free to explore the country and city. Since my job is high paying and the company is international I always stay at 5 star hotels in the city center. I actually just got back from Italy three days ago. I spent my own personal vacation exploring the Amalfi coast, and pretty much the entire Western-Italian coastline. As well as Southern-France, i.e Monaco, Nice, Cannes and St Tropez.
I also want to visit some the Baltic countries. Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn are cheap and beautiful from what I’ve heard.
John Volken
But it’s a different thing comparing a cities crime, to city/nation where an armed conflict is going on. I mean, Chicago isn’t as bad as they say. I’ve been there multiple times, at least 7 I’d say, and I’ve never experienced anything funky there. If you don’t wander of to places you have no business in going to, you have nothing to worry about. But that’s the same with any major city. Some of Londons boroughs and some of the arrondissements in Paris are similar to Chicago. Maybe not on the same level, but they still rank highly in crime.
Uncle Sam I mostly travel for work, like you. And o also have days to explore. I really enjoyed a couple of days in Moscow last November - art, history culture. My experiences in Kiev have been similar. The city center has much to offer with museums and good food. Plus, there are easy connections through Frankfurt. And now there is a rail connection from KBP to the center.
Would recommend Ghent as an alternative to the Dam.
Let's not forget Avignon in the South of France. If you go outside of summer, there will be very few tourists and it's soooo pleasant.
What about Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia?
Vicki Tan what about them?
Martin C. The 3 Baltic states are underrated.
@@LongAwaitedBaby This video is not about being "underrated", so the point you're trying to make is irrelevant.
Martin C. What I mean is, these underrated countries have fewer tourists.
Vicki Tan Of course, absolutely! :)
So glad to see Olomouc in here!
Zagori, Northern Greece. A lot of mountains, little rivers and lakes and the natural beauty is indescribable.
Ive always wanted to go to Valencia, I love spain but have just been to barcelona, seville, malaga and granada so far
Lava Yuki just returned home from Madrid, Granada, Malaga and Rota Spain visiting my Sailor. We saved Sevilla for next year.
Better try Lisbon in Portugal.
@@judyhowell7075 seville is lovely, one of my favourite cities in Spain! The food is also amazing :)
Den Haag / Delft / Scheveningen - pretty much one city - is a nice alternative to Amsterdam. It is quieter, less crowded, yet very easy to reach by train or car from Schiphol airport. While there, if you still want to make a quick trip to Amsterdam (by train), that can be done too.
Novi Sad, Plovdiv, Cutna Chora, Mostar
Antwerp, Belgium is where you need to go when you don’t want too many tourists! Almost no tourists here and we are really friendly for you guys!
@@nicolinolazio6229 They're carrying your national football team, you know.
While showing Lucca and talking about its amazing piazza's and buildings, you put a tape of Palazzo Medici Riccardi, which is in Florence, ups
As a Dutchie, if anyone is planning on visiting The Netherlands, I would recommend you to visit beautiful Dutch cities and towns such as Deventer, Zutphen, Groningen, Elburg, Ijlst, Maastricht, Eindhoven, Nijmegen, Bergen op Zoom, Hoorn, etc. for a day or two. I personally like The Hague, or Den Haag as we say it in Dutch, but The Hague is actually quite popular with foreign visitors because of the peace palace, it being the location of the Dutch parliament and plenty of other reasons. Definitely visit, but don't forget to explore more of The Netherlands than just the big randstad area (which is the area in which the biggest cities in The Netherlands are found: Amsterdam, Utrecht, Rotterdam and The Hague).
i like Turin in Italy,
St Malo in France
Nancy in France
Antwerp in Belgium
Tropea in Italy
San Sebastian in Spain
+1 Donostia with it's beautiful city beach and excellent Basque food.
Places like kotor or Dubrovnik that are overrun by visitors from cruiseschips van still be enjoyed by setting your alarm. The cruisers usually visit between 10 Am and 4 pm. The kotor city walls are open between 8 and 20 so visit early or late and spent lunch +the afternoon @ lovcen, cetinje or herceg novi
For mini city trips:
Caen in Normandy France.
Maastricht and Valkenburg in Netherlands maybe combined with Tongeren and Liège in Belgium. These 4 are all within a 30 - 45 min drive from each other.
Tinos is great but the place that really stole my heart in Greece was Thessaloniki. It's the second biggest Greek city and the food there was extraordinary and quite cheap! Don't forget to visit nearby Chalkidiki for a swim in emerald beaches
And about accommodation.... ?
@@user-hw6es2jm7v very reasonable prices. Athens is more expensive
@@TheChrisildur _ Thanks.👍
Valencia is great if you want chilled. Hardly any queues at attractions. Very few looky looky men or other sales pitchers. Great Beach fairly busy but that large you still don't have any issue getting a decent place on it. Bars near beach not crowded. Bars in general not crowded either. Affordable.
Funnily, Den Haag (Dutch pronunciation) is rather more authentic than the anglicized version. So the voice-over in this video actually makes a nice try in stead of the usual atrocity. She needs to practice on her Vermeer and Mauritshuis though. Amsterdam, of course, remains the more interesting city, with that much more history and culture. There is a reason why it is so popular.
I was in Valencia and Kotor and i have to say that the both places are really amazing. Valencia has beautiful architecture and is very clean city, Boka Kotorska is propable the best natural landscape i have ever seen.
Helsinki is a quiet but beautiful City, one terrible drawback of a quiet City is that, if you were to get lost there would be no one around to help you.
I would add Utrecht as an alternative to Amsterdam. Great university town with nice canals. Tallinn and Riga are fantastic, as others have mentioned.
Klagenfurt on Lake Wörthersee is also recommendable
This video was my holidays this summer.
And true European would know that even these cities mentioned here is already crowded... But a good thing, as long as Amerikans, and Asians are diverted to these cities, we have many better cities to spend out time in harmony and peace and to really appreciate the true value.
I'm going to both Lucca and Florence in Sept. Perhaps Florence won't be heaving after the high season.
Ad Siena and Arezzo! 👌🤗
Collioure, France was amazing and quiet. The people there were so nice, beautiful streets and only 2 hours from Cannes. I had never heard of it until my son picked it as a 3 day stop before driving to Italy from Spain. We drove through Cannes, and we were glad we didn't have to mess with the overcrowding and prices.
What about Palermo and Catania in Sicily, Italy?
Regensburg, Germany is similar to overcrowded Prague in terms of history and beautiful architecture, but is largely unspoiled by international tourism. Dijon France is a laid back, smaller version of Paris, and only an hour and a half away by train.
You really need to check the pronunciation for these cities. The Hague is NOT pronounced as the HOG. It is a long "a" sound. I could ignore it if this was an obscure city, but it is both well-known and easy for English speakers to say. I like this new channel but that is just lazy.
Yes, I cringed every time she said it
I cringed too. As a European I constantly cringe on lots of things non Europeans do...while visiting
Yeah I’m from the UK and I don’t really know Dutch culture but even I know how to say it properly
Helsinki is amazing!
How about Glasgow instead of Edinburgh?
Which one is nicer in your opinion?
felipe salas Edinburgh
edinburgh is so much nicer
Yes! Glasgow is by far my favorite city in Scotland! Edinburgh has far too many tourists while Glasgow has a realness to it. It’s a working class town full of friendly locals and there is always a million things going on there 365 days/year. Glasgow is the town that gets all the big concerts, for example, not Edinburgh.
@felipe salas Glasgow!! Much, much funner than Edinburgh...and no tourist overload. If you visit Glasgow I guarantee you’ll make lifelong friends with some locals. In Edinburgh they just want your tourist money and for you to hurry up an leave.
Den Haag! You need to visit Scheveningen Pier
What about Mostar?
Málaga is a great alternative to Barcelona, too. Also, some places in the East, like the 2 B's(Bucharest and Budapest) are places worth a visit.
Actually Budalest is really touristic and quite crowded.
Lodz in Poland, Newcastle in the UK, Lublin in Poland, Vilnius in Lithuania, Odesa in Ukraine or Minsk in Belarus!
I’m an American who moved to Europe (Stockholm, Sweden) 10 years ago...it was the best decision of my life! I spend all my free time (and we get A LOT of vacation time in Sweden) traveling to different destinations in Europe. I honestly feel like I’ve died and gone to Heaven ever since moving here. (I met a Swedish girl on a trip to Europe a decade ago and married her and moved to her hometown of Stockholm.)
My top destinations: Ghent, Thessaloniki, Sofia, Stockholm, Bucharest, Poznan
haha Poznan?? why the hell would u put that in ur top list :*) Wroclaw I can imagine, but Poznan?!..Bucharest is boring..bad list
Thessaloniki is relatively unknown and under appreciated.
I would suggest Edinburgh, Scotland, in anytime of the year except August. Too many tourists during the festival over saturates the city.
Most people only go to Southern Portugal and Lisbon when they visit Portugal, but I recommend Northern Portugal and the city of Porto instead. It's an incredibly beautiful wine country with Roman ruins and charming old cities but WAY WAY less crowded. I spent a month there. It was incredible, and I didn't even go to Lisbon.
Watching this in coronavirus lockdown: hahahahahhahaha crowded?!
In The Netherlands any city will be a better choice over Amsterdam. But cities like Maastricht, Nijmegen, 's-Hertogenbosch, Groningen, Kampen, Heusden, Doesburg, Elburg are especially recommended for tourists.
I live in The Hague, and the one thing that annoyed me is the pronunciation
In Normandy ????
Fernando López I’m sure your pronunciation in foreign languages is absolutely perfect.
It's not, but pronouncing The Hague correctly isn't hard
Fernando López Does not mean everyone will manage to do it, nor that it should be pointed out. You know what they meant, just roll with it, unless your own pronunciation of every word in every single language is absolutely perfect.
That bothered me too.
although olomouc is indeed a beautiful city, nothing can replace prague.
Lidköping, Sweden. Outdoors, nature museums, history from stone age with a Beautiful castle, viking boats, Arts, Food from old cafés, gastropubs to fine dining. Easy walk- around.
You have also Coimbra, Viseu, Elvas, A Coruña, Segovia and Braga, all of them are very beautiful cities in the Iberian Peninsula without many crouds. :)
Funny that this popped up on youtube the day after I returned from a trip to madrid which i thought was really crowded, especially for February. Of course, this is probably the best time of year to go, weather wise; it was perfect every day. But I was suprised at the number of tourists; Toledo was also very crowded.
I agree with Delft but I wouldn't add The Hague to this list. Cities like Utrecht, Maastricht, Amersfoort are much more beautiful in my opinion! Or if you're looking for cozy, unknown cities, Zutphen, Zwolle, Nijmegen are awesome
Also check out Trnava, Slovakia. An absolute hidden gem, Winter or Summer!
I love mojo travel. Watch mojo. MsMojo. So beautiful they make me feel so good stay on the mojo life thank you mojo.✨
Some othe suggestions: Ioánnina in Greece, with its old "Turkish innercity", a beautiful lake and stunning surroundings like the beautiful region of Pogóni and the Vikos Gorge. Or Deventer in the Netherlands, a medieval hanseatic city. Or Lindau in Germany, with its city centre on a peninsula in the Bodensee, where peace is assured, even when in high summer it is a bit busier. Writing this makes me realize how fortunate I am to be European...
In Belgium, visit Ghent instead of Bruges. Way more authentic, make contact with the locals and enjoy the countless cozy bars. Or do both, there less than an hour drive away from each other.
And then out of nowhere, they put your hometown (The Hague) at the top of the list!! ❤️❤️❤️
Bilbao and the Basque Country in general is also an excllent destination
Agreed! San Sebastian in summer is a bit crowded tho