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  • Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide © 2016 | In the Italian countryside, we'll connect with rustic, traditional culture: enjoying an agriturismo (farmhouse inn), seeing how prosciutto and pecorino cheese are made, and hiking to the bottom of deep and ancient wine cellars. We'll end in Assisi - the hometown of St. Francis - which retains its spiritual aura to this day. Like pilgrims, we'll explore its stony center before trekking to its awe-inspiring basilica, built on the tomb of the beloved saint. #ricksteves #ricksteveseurope #assisi
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ความคิดเห็น • 959

  • @KarlMartell732
    @KarlMartell732 3 ปีที่แล้ว +311

    Simply the most beautiful country on the planet: warm sea, richest old culture, amazing cuisine, Alps mountains, nice language.

    • @snowleopard3470
      @snowleopard3470 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Turkey is.

    • @enricofasella2538
      @enricofasella2538 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@snowleopard3470
      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @georgeskanderbeg3242
      @georgeskanderbeg3242 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@snowleopard3470 imagine putting Turkey in the same sentence with Italy

    • @rob5197
      @rob5197 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      No way __better majestic scenery other countries and more charming enchanting towns around Europe

    • @angelica4293
      @angelica4293 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      and not to forget : nice and charming people and excellent food!

  • @paolaarchimbaud9076
    @paolaarchimbaud9076 6 ปีที่แล้ว +165

    Italy is poetry!

  • @watermunteconomie3938
    @watermunteconomie3938 5 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    I can see the Roman legions crossing the hills, Italy is a beautiful country!

  • @gaboltl
    @gaboltl 6 ปีที่แล้ว +529

    It just blows my mind that people usually go to Italy and visit Rome, Milan and Florence which are indeed nice places but, there's so much more about Italy than its larger cities, small villages have always dragged my attention.

    • @romanobenini3331
      @romanobenini3331 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Lodbrok yes it s true : usually the foreigner tourists, specially from USA , visit only the usual and crowded attractions and lose or ignore the 75 % of the Italian beauty and culture, its a question of ignorance : they are not visitors but buyers of commercial tourist offer

    • @bradthompsonuk2011
      @bradthompsonuk2011 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The greater numbers, yes, do start out in the larger cities, but many inbound groups are on a pilgrimage of sorts as well and make it a point to visit the smaller towns, or villages of their Saints. Day excursions are planned out and included (sometimes as an optional of the main tour) to these hidden, but remarkable, gems. I've overnighted with my groups in a few Assisi hotels overlooking the beautiful valley below. Some of my favorite memories of Italia. Thanks to Rick for capturing, airing, and posting these tours.

    • @apophisstr6719
      @apophisstr6719 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Well, many are first time visitor, and many will probably only visit a foreign country like once in their life time. Of course, ignorance can be one of the factors, but it can't be help that people would choose the popular sites just to be safe.

    • @kirtidhari5220
      @kirtidhari5220 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Right ,we r like only citys but some time simply village's change our mind...

    • @ec100
      @ec100 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      There are the Trulli villages also that are unique.

  • @aliciaandsassatravels
    @aliciaandsassatravels 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    St. Francis of Asisi is one of the most beloved saints who I admire very much.

  • @CommentTaire
    @CommentTaire ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Spring of 2023 will be my sixth trip to Italy. Been ALL ROUND and never made it to its heart. This is the time, driving (slowly) from Napoli to Bellagio through the center or it all.

  • @splashenful
    @splashenful 4 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    I visited Italy back in the early 90s, & I fell in love with Assisi. One can actually feel the presence of St Francis (& even St. Clare, for that matter) there.

  • @CeeVee714
    @CeeVee714 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Every time I go to Italy, I discover something new. It is my fervent wish to travel around this beautiful country, discover all their hidden treasures and enjoy their culture every year for at least a week. I am a working single Mom. I cannot afford to go on vacations on longer period. It would be nice to stay there for 6 months.

  • @dimitrioskarastamatis4919
    @dimitrioskarastamatis4919 5 ปีที่แล้ว +124

    I`ve been to Tuscany 3 times and there isn`t any better human beings and beauty on earth. They respect everything. At the time my ex girlfriend owned a beautiful old rustic house in the mountains in Tuscany. We made lot`s of friends and they were AMAZING PEOPLE. We always went out with them. Some were Communist, Libertarian, Capitalist, Socialist and could sit together and talk politics with respect and love for each other . We drank and loved together and realized this is the human race at it ultimate best. IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL, I wish was I born there instead of here, especially right now. The Italian people have given me hope that human`s, especially Americans SHOULD LEARN FROM.

    • @1981atanu
      @1981atanu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Couldn't agree more with your thoughts. social values and inclusiveness is something i found in abundance in Italy.

  • @bevzvlog5897
    @bevzvlog5897 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I soo love Italy. In fact I got hooked. this next trip will be my fifth time since oct 2021.

  • @dondominic7404
    @dondominic7404 5 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Italy, Its beautiful with good people who keep their traditions alive.
    The Italian wine is one of a kind.
    Pray for us Saint Francis of Assisi.

    • @gilly7312
      @gilly7312 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Don Dominic agree

  • @francescos7361
    @francescos7361 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks Assisi in one of the most beatiful place in Italy.

    • @janpierzchala2004
      @janpierzchala2004 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

      This is also my impression. I was very happy in Assisi because of its beaty. Actually no other place I have been in Italy I liked so much. What are your tips for places as uniquely beautiful as Assisi?

  • @nata3467
    @nata3467 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    as an exchange student in Italy I was lucky enough to not only travel, but stay with Italian families...and my poppi's best friend would visit often bringing new bread, new cheeses, new wines etc for me to try. Best Year Ever.

  • @abdurahim8819
    @abdurahim8819 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Italy is the heart of Europe. I visited Italy 5 times. I still discover many amazing places.

    • @kenshin239
      @kenshin239 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      How many people did you convert?

    • @zizouazzou4054
      @zizouazzou4054 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kenshin239 haha very funny

    • @howtotieatie5845
      @howtotieatie5845 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Did you find mosques ?

  • @travelwithnaz459
    @travelwithnaz459 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Italy is one of a kind, every single place in this country has taken my part of heart with it

  • @davidkkl
    @davidkkl 6 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    I am not Italian but I just love Italia, so beautiful country! Greetings from Slovenia :)

    • @lorisdp8917
      @lorisdp8917 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm not Slovenian but I love Slovenia ... Ptuj, Novo Mesto, Kranjska Gora, Skofia Loca, Piran, San Daniele del Carso, Predjama, Idra ... hello from Treviso

    • @pucciaxel2024
      @pucciaxel2024 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🍀From Assisi thank you ♥️

    • @rob5197
      @rob5197 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Slovenia i may not have the art of italy but is a lot more beautiful

    • @GoodFellasPizza08
      @GoodFellasPizza08 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes italy is amazing and I am italian

  • @Fonzi1958
    @Fonzi1958 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    L’Italie est un musée à ciel ouver👍❤️🇮🇹

  • @pololo2553
    @pololo2553 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    My kind of place for when I retire. Tranquility, beauty, good food, hospitality, spiritual.

    • @rob5197
      @rob5197 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You are not alone

  • @tonymack6656
    @tonymack6656 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I am going to come as Rick Steves' II .. what a wonderful way to spend life.

  • @JH-by3rl
    @JH-by3rl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The more I travel the world the more I love Italy.

  • @MetaMM
    @MetaMM 6 ปีที่แล้ว +150

    A bit poignant but I'm watching your video as to evoke again all the treasured memories of my generous loving Italian late husband who took me all around his country just so I could enjoy every flavour of what it could offer and what he wanted me to experience. Married and travelled all over the world as well as living in some other countries, I now have moved back to my mother country, Indonesia. But what a life I've lived w him in this country until I lost him 4 years ago. Only 5 months now that I have left this country for good but happy and grateful to have been to all these marvellous places w its traditions and life styles having lived in Milan as our home base all throughout. I thank God every day that Italy has been a big and long chapter of my life, something that came unexpectedly, and beyond imaginations. Thank you for your lovely videos.

    • @lalithababu976
      @lalithababu976 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Meat plz help me ., Can give me a job.

    • @HaniSantosa
      @HaniSantosa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Halo. Gw dr Indo juga dan pernah tinggal beberapa tahun di Italy. Kangen Italy gw sekarang wkwkwkwk

    • @aliciakraft173
      @aliciakraft173 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      META M U ARE VERY LUCKY FOR HAVING A HUSBAND THAT TOOK U AROUND THE WORLD AND LET U SAVOR THE ITALAIN CULTURE TO ITS FULLEST>>> INDEED UR HUSBAND IS VERY GENEROUS >>> I AM FROM PHIL. AND EVEN I HAVE BEEN TO ROME AND ITS ADJOINING CITIES I DIDNT REALLY HAVE MUCH KNOWLEDGE OF ITS CULTURE AND ITS CUISINE >>> THANKS TO RICK STEVEN BLOG I"M LEARNING MORE NOW THAN EVER BEFORE >>

    • @MetaMM
      @MetaMM 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@aliciakraft173 Awwh... you're so sweet!! Thanks for your lovely comment. I'm glad you've been to Italy too and enjoyed it very much. Kindred spirit.

    • @MetaMM
      @MetaMM 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@HaniSantosa Maaf, saya baru liat commentnya sekarang. Dimana sekarang? Balik ke Indonesia?

  • @jrpacer6355
    @jrpacer6355 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    When I watch these videos I'm so proud to have Italian blood in me

  • @hanialturk5981
    @hanialturk5981 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Italy by far the most beautiful place in Europe.

  • @vladomontezuma626
    @vladomontezuma626 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I mean, I'm so in love with Italy that I was crying out of happiness. Imagine you are leaving the country with tears and mixed emotions of happiness and sadness when you have to leave. 💕😊

  • @mpokameame6377
    @mpokameame6377 6 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    I've been to Assisi last week because of Rick Steve! I Love Italy so much!

    • @tigerlily7246
      @tigerlily7246 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Me TO! Lived there many years ago and can't stay away.

    • @jameseka6475
      @jameseka6475 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mpok Ame Ame indonesian??

    • @followingjake9626
      @followingjake9626 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I agree - in general Umbria and Tuscany are great, but Assisi is a real gem!

  • @roninsavage4290
    @roninsavage4290 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I believe that after one visits, you cannot help but come away a little bit Italian!!! Such a beautiful country !!!

    • @CeeVee714
      @CeeVee714 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I definitely agree. It would have been my 4th time to be in Italy last year. I love Art and Culture. I go on budget trips all the time but their hotels really feels like home. Sadly, Covid-19 stopped me from traveling but I will go as soon as this pandemic is over.

  • @AbhinavSingh4
    @AbhinavSingh4 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I have seen so many travel shows on TV as well as internet..nothing comes close to the simple and beautiful craft of travel storytelling as Rick's. Wish him and his team very best.

  • @ursulahans4783
    @ursulahans4783 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Bela Itália ❤

  • @user-pd7uf1en9e
    @user-pd7uf1en9e 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I love Italy, we always have wonderful time when we visit this beautiful and long history country 😘 🌹😍!

  • @aneeshaero005
    @aneeshaero005 6 ปีที่แล้ว +171

    You are a very blessed man, Rick. Having the golden opportunity to travel around the world and enjoy all these beautiful places, you are a legend.

    • @tigerlily7246
      @tigerlily7246 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Yes he is. Im not "blessed" with a lot of money or a travel job but I got 'bit' by the Italy bug 30 years ago, when I lived there because my Dad was stationed in northren Italy. Air Force. I go back every 2 years, since 2000. Its home to me. A sanctuary. Once you go there, it calls you back. Providing you go there with an open mind and appreciate the differences instead of comparing.

    • @bradthompsonuk2011
      @bradthompsonuk2011 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Aviano and Vicenza are two hidden treasures and secrets that no one stationed there advertises, so they can continue to extend their enlistment or assignment there. Guilty!

  • @justme8837
    @justme8837 6 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    it is hard to believe that there are such beautiful little cities like this. thank you for sharing.

    • @tigerlily7246
      @tigerlily7246 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      believe it! Its true. Italy is beautiful.

    • @aris1956
      @aris1956 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Celita Guia Whittington Sorry but I think, “ *it is hard to believe that* “ you say such a phrase. Italy is one of the beautiful country of the world !

  • @cristinacanfora4821
    @cristinacanfora4821 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    My land...Umbria. it's fantastic to see it with your eyes. We can see every day our villages... Assisi but also narni, sangemini, montefalco, Spoleto. We never think how many beautiful places we've got. Thank you!

    • @pennypiper7382
      @pennypiper7382 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cristina Canfora ..what about Narni....💖

    • @lalithababu976
      @lalithababu976 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cristina u can help me any job italy plz. My pH. No. 9567680230.

    • @caligolacali6374
      @caligolacali6374 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lalitha there s no job in italy just look at the unemployment level. Try with some other country

  • @watcher223
    @watcher223 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I loved Umbria, especially Assisi! It was my first trip to Italy.

  • @ucnguyenduy4196
    @ucnguyenduy4196 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I love Italy so freaking much, hope some day I can get a chance to visit this wonderful country, especially the countryside and the beachside.

  • @jeanneamato8278
    @jeanneamato8278 4 ปีที่แล้ว +317

    Italy is God’s gift to the world.

    • @MaxwellBergen
      @MaxwellBergen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      what place isnt

    • @Yocarisfastlike
      @Yocarisfastlike 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wrong America is gods gift to earth

    • @MaxwellBergen
      @MaxwellBergen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Rick Steve is satans gift to traveling

    • @blobba5442
      @blobba5442 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Boston Austin you wish!

    • @gigglesgalore9248
      @gigglesgalore9248 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      And what is china

  • @rafikrafik9325
    @rafikrafik9325 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    This places where I was saw in story books it's such a wonderful dreamy place I love it. Lots of love from India.

  • @TheVaughan5
    @TheVaughan5 6 ปีที่แล้ว +505

    There is no country in the World quite like Italy - for architectural enthusiasts it's incomparable!

    • @ramajordubey4731
      @ramajordubey4731 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I love village

    • @InfiniteTriztan1111
      @InfiniteTriztan1111 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Every country has each own uniqueness and beauty.

    • @kellysunserenity4068
      @kellysunserenity4068 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@InfiniteTriztan1111 I agree. Each country has its own flavor and touches that make it distinctly different from other countries in the world. Italy is beautiful, but I'm partial to Spain, Portugal, and Turkey.

    • @khanusman00
      @khanusman00 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      100%agree

    • @inessaleh9607
      @inessaleh9607 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      cameronpaul even Italians admit that the Egyptian taught them architecture.

  • @apophisstr6719
    @apophisstr6719 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Every time Rick visits Italy, I know it's going to be a episodio fantastico!

  • @mubashirkarim7039
    @mubashirkarim7039 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Europe is full historic work and mesmerizing Greenery. I love EuRope.

  • @anilksingh1974
    @anilksingh1974 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Beautiful world, beautiful people

  • @davidmadison5582
    @davidmadison5582 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I could most definitely live here! Italy has such a unique charm

  • @melkartankido1994
    @melkartankido1994 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Wonderful Italy 🇮🇹 ❤️

  • @thebest41or2
    @thebest41or2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Everything beautiful in life is surely Italian and Assisi in just another gem in that crown of Italian beauty...amo Italia ❤️❤️❤️

  • @maestro1918
    @maestro1918 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Italia amore mio per sempre!

    • @antonioalighieri588
      @antonioalighieri588 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Per sempre❤ l'italia a creato il mondo è la bomboniera del mondo intero le migliore invenzioni del mondo le a creati l'italia❤

    • @nataliperoncov6020
      @nataliperoncov6020 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Amore per tutta la mia vita....ITALIA💝👑

  • @debakugue2624
    @debakugue2624 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This is one of the best channels on TH-cam ever! As a Nigerian growing up in its busiest city,Lagos,I've always yearned to travel to destinations where agelong beautiful traditions are still upheld,
    and adorned with breathtaking landscapes,and rich history. The knowledge gained about not just of these beautiful places and people but also of ourselves are priceless. Rick Steve's powerful storytelling is so emotive. Hope to be able to visit these places in the nearest future.

  • @michaeldidomenico7
    @michaeldidomenico7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Been there 5 times, and will return. Have family in the Abruzzo area, going back 10 generations

  • @ContraDox
    @ContraDox 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Italy is the most suitable place to live especially offbeat locations, nice people, salubrious climate . Dream place . Love from India . ♥️

  • @moriyakoketsu1881
    @moriyakoketsu1881 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Studying hard for a day, watching your video just warms my heart so much. I love you Rick Steve

  • @janethill4684
    @janethill4684 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I love Italy! Someday maybe I will go there!

  • @anuradhainamdar8967
    @anuradhainamdar8967 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I am a admirer of St Assisi because he was the lover of nature and all that it embodies- simplicity, joyous spirit, enthusing, this spirit of beauty and joyousness to man without expecting anything in exchange. Thanks you, Steven for this amazing video of both Tuscany and Umria.

  • @mikebattista1523
    @mikebattista1523 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Some day i will definitely visit the land that my grandfather and grandmother came from. Such beauty and grandeur!

  • @primcalagui9772
    @primcalagui9772 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Beautiful from Philippines 💓

  • @francesvansiclen3245
    @francesvansiclen3245 6 ปีที่แล้ว +323

    Italy is a dream!!!!! As soon as I win the lottery I'm going to live there !!!! sigh !

    • @pittino70
      @pittino70 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      yes, it's a dream if you have money or you have ground to cultivate!my wife she's from Umbria but she was born in a poor family without land!! :( it's the life.

    • @williamwickline3657
      @williamwickline3657 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me want expensive wine and red meat and nice villa hotel

    • @tigerlily7246
      @tigerlily7246 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Oh my God!! Im sooooo homesick! Not Italian but lived there....molti anno fa. Many years ago. I return every two years. Its absolute paradise. And having traveled there for the past 30 years Im delighted to have discovered that Italy retains that old world ambience. Wonderful! Well...I was in Assisi 2 years ago and I saw a monk walking down the street fiddling with his cell phone. Had to laugh. 😁. If you go to Assisi take a short trip to the abbey of San Francisco. Not his church but the monastery. Absolute heaven.

    • @tigerlily7246
      @tigerlily7246 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      manuel p. Slaves in Italy? really? I Lived there and go there for the past 30 years. Have lots of friends there. Never heard of this.

    • @sheruffa6032
      @sheruffa6032 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I live in Italy do you want to know more than me? The center-south is literally in apnea ostracized both economically, socially and mediatically, and drowns in poverty, salaries are not enough to live! but I understand that the eyes of the tourist fortunately have another perspective.
      look at the salaries of the center-south of the Italians, they are scandalous, they do not allow them to live, it is tantamount to the tip that certain parents in america give their children to go out in the evening.

  • @LovetheRainbow
    @LovetheRainbow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I guess they call it Italy for a reason, it has it-all-ly 👍👌🇮🇹!

  • @davidwilliams504
    @davidwilliams504 6 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    I visited Assisi back in 1973. Loved it. Also love Francis, what a deeply spiritual man and, as Rick says, as relevant today as he was back then. Thanks for posting!

    • @jackiedupuis9434
      @jackiedupuis9434 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Loved the video. Jack

    • @myrooftopgarden8005
      @myrooftopgarden8005 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ahhh. You had been there a decade before i was born.
      Just got a deep feeling from your comment...All these beautiful places were there , are there and will be there when we are here or will be gone. Just gave a deep meaning to the small moments of
      the mortal life.

  • @CA2SD
    @CA2SD 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Nostalgic. I wished I paid more attention while I was there. I wished I captured more photos. It was absolutely beautiful and such a divine trip.

  • @cherilynhalaghay2007
    @cherilynhalaghay2007 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    gorgeous Italy how i wish i can visit there soon. amazing!

  • @kittt3872
    @kittt3872 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Para mí toda Italia es Hermosa 🤗😍😜😫🤠

  • @irishkazolotse
    @irishkazolotse 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This is beautiful, we are so blessed to witness such awesome frescoes that were created centuries ago, thank you Rick for taking us there!!!

  • @renewed5670
    @renewed5670 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thank you Mr. Steves. As a candidate for profession in the Secular Franciscan Order, this video moved me in a very special way. And oh, I love your videos on Christmas in Europe. Thank you for taking us to wonderful places which never fail to struck me in awe of God's marvelous creation.

  • @raman6463
    @raman6463 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    No words...your work and italy both are incredible..love from india

  • @amadadoris
    @amadadoris 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you Rick Steves for this segment of Assisi and Italian Country Charm. In these days of uncertainty, this segment has quenched my yearning for travel. After watching this video, God-willing, I will one day do the spiritual pilgrimage to St Francis' town of Assisi.

  • @onecricket3830
    @onecricket3830 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I didn't know,there is a nice place like Assasi.Really it is beautiful.

  • @tilethio
    @tilethio 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The role of family and neighbours plays a key role in the Italian community as it does in many ancient lands. The generosity of rural communities and charm is heart melting. Such communities will never fail. Great Job Rick to show us another face of Italy. 💪

  • @mariand.b.5908
    @mariand.b.5908 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Italy!!! wow, St. Francis place... dreamed country...

    • @OlympianGift
      @OlympianGift 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Make your own country a dream country

  • @manuelfernandes8994
    @manuelfernandes8994 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Pure air,pure food pure water and the people with a pure heart

  • @jbugdale
    @jbugdale 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thank you for sharing these wonderful travel programs. I cannot afford the luxury of travel, so these beautiful sceneries are food for my soul. God bless.

  • @teresarondon4443
    @teresarondon4443 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Your kind, poetic perception is an allegory of your personality.....Bless you!

  • @MrRealgar
    @MrRealgar 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Rick Steve is a great and smart narrator, he enjoys staying with locals, understanding their traditions and cultures with humbleness and curiosity, and mainly without biases. I cannot even imagine comparing its videos with the ones from the so-considered youtubers. In Italy, he is one of the fews who understood the importance of the regions, the cities, our differentiation, and so much more. Greetings from Northern Italy!🇮🇹🇮🇹

  • @billbergendahl2911
    @billbergendahl2911 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The first time I visited Italy, which was in 1997, our tour group visited the Basilica of Saint Francis at Assisi.

  • @Piboon11
    @Piboon11 6 ปีที่แล้ว +149

    Thank you so much, Rick, for this beautifully-shot video. I thought I had seen the epitome of Italy: Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan and Palermo. I wish I were visiting Assisi right now for real. However, this beautiful city will be included on my next trip to Europe. ... Best wishes to you & your family, Rick!

    • @tigerlily7246
      @tigerlily7246 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You MUST go. Treat yourself. Was there 2 years ago. Assisi, there is "something" there I cannot explain. Something wonderful. I lived in the Friuli region and go back every two years but Assisi is always in my heart. Take a short trip to the monastery not far away. Its awesome.

    • @simakhan930
      @simakhan930 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sr hmari madd kijiy bhoot paresan hai hm koi kamane wala nhi hai hm 5 behne hai or hmara koi sahara bi nhi hai

    • @mariedumont1108
      @mariedumont1108 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      England a country rich with history,but ltaly for me is more richer in arts and more beautiful natural landscapes . Italy mon amour je t'aime.

    • @evaisthisiaeclaire6365
      @evaisthisiaeclaire6365 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You didn't even go to Napoli!?!???!!!!

    • @annetteturner9296
      @annetteturner9296 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      9k.qapmqq

  • @dewpaz4507
    @dewpaz4507 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The architecture is so amazing 🤩

  • @MrUdaya00123
    @MrUdaya00123 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Beautiful country..God bless for all the people of 🇮🇹 Italy in this critical situation.
    Thank you for uploading this beautiful video

  • @gelustoian9893
    @gelustoian9893 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Minunat !!!!! Stoian Gheorghe, Alba Iulia, Romania

  • @tarunacell5154
    @tarunacell5154 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love italy ...everything of italy are the best the people are happy people not arrogant ....

    • @radiantsun8493
      @radiantsun8493 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      there are happy, sad, nice, arrogant people like any other place in the world. don't generalise

  • @sassypolkadots6446
    @sassypolkadots6446 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wowwwwwwwwwww I’m in Awe....... 😱@14:35; ♥️😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
    St. Francis of Assisi 😇 Beautiful Indeed, all of it......... rich & meaningful history & this touches my heart ❤️

  • @ellyhermaliah6500
    @ellyhermaliah6500 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Beautiful country....I visited this village years ago....now I am getting old...have no idea wether I could visit this country again...hope somebody would ask me to go there...

  • @anndeakin1508
    @anndeakin1508 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A after the Revenna a trip to countryside villages a great time was had in Italian vineyards great food .Ann Deakin Thanks Rick for the history and food adventures.21st Jan 2021.Warwick UK

  • @fedsmadegoodmade9070
    @fedsmadegoodmade9070 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I am proud to be from Tuscany. There is so much love among people in Tuscany , and poetry and passion for life and like the french say they are Des bons vivants, meaning good livers, as in enjoyers of life!!

  • @777sng
    @777sng 6 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    St Francis of Assisi 🕂💛💛🌹🌹🌻🌻🙏🙏💛💛

  • @mejiax22
    @mejiax22 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Italy is a nice country, a lot culture, enjoyable

  • @YTfancol
    @YTfancol 6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I've been there. It's beautiful. My grandma was born in Assisi.

  • @healthguru2179
    @healthguru2179 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    wow it's really a nice place of Italy to visit

  • @harleenkaur436
    @harleenkaur436 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love Europe it gives me that aristocratic feeling ...I just wanna cry !!!!

    • @OlympianGift
      @OlympianGift 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Europe and europeans are the light of the world

  • @kilpolo
    @kilpolo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Thanks rick Steves. Italy is trully the most beautifull country in the warld! Please make a video about Georgia. we are waiting it!

  • @masterjunky863
    @masterjunky863 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm so lucky to be italian, I can easily visit some of the best cities in the world.

  • @mariadegan1029
    @mariadegan1029 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    All your videos are amazing! Thank you for keeping my memories alive😊 Luckily l have traveled most of my life, first as the daughter of a diplomat, then after the end of a thirty year marriage to an Italian, still living in Italy😍 at the age of 53, my passion for travel was allowed to flourish again in the company of Luigi, the love of my life! All of your travels take me back to the numerous countries we have been to, you narrate so accurately 👍 Now after 17 years, because of Coronavirus, Luigi has left me, but l keep traveling with Rick Steves for the time being!

  • @sm8874
    @sm8874 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The Locals are so lucky to call this place their home!
    Thank you Mr. Steve and Team for this video

  • @huychariya3062
    @huychariya3062 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    really love Europe

  • @dearbrave4183
    @dearbrave4183 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Original, clean and peaceful..😍aaaaah... the good lifeee😍

  • @franklinpayero8382
    @franklinpayero8382 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love the foods, culture and the peaceful life.

  • @amiramir3779
    @amiramir3779 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Its amazing country I wish to visit it its my favorite country I love it a lot

  • @henryi9738
    @henryi9738 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Amazing ! Rick Steves at his best.

  • @pallavikumari7028
    @pallavikumari7028 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Sending love from India ❤

  • @jayr.617
    @jayr.617 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Every frame in this video of the inside/outside of the St. Francis churches is a lovely portrait that I wish I can hang all around my house. What a beautiful, beautiful place. The life lived by St . Francis is similar to Budha who also left riches and sought a simple life and God.

  • @Lucas_Ficz
    @Lucas_Ficz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    Italy steals so much beauty for itself....

    • @OlympianGift
      @OlympianGift 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Nope it adopted. China is an example of stealing.

    • @PD-xy8iu
      @PD-xy8iu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Whaaat does it even mean?

  • @rikkel
    @rikkel 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Wonderful Steve! I love that you are making longer shows again. Greetings from the Netherlands!

  • @classiclife7204
    @classiclife7204 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The material on St Francis and the summation in the last few minutes were profound. Beautiful episode. I swear this guy just gets better with age, like a fine Brunello.

  • @GabrielQuinteroOk
    @GabrielQuinteroOk 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    As always, a great , emotive and inspirational work from you and your team. Thank you and : Keep on Travelin'

  • @Kevin-mz3gp
    @Kevin-mz3gp 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Can't wait to study abroad in Italy