I love Northern Italy. The drive from Verona to Innsbruck is incredible: Castles perched high above the cliffs; more than 100 miles of vineyards along the highways; fairytale looking villages dotted around the Alpine mountains.......
Thanks to your wonderful videos, my family and I had a great time in Italy, started in Venice, then drove up the mountains to Trento, turned around and stayed in Vernazza for a couple of days, went to Rome and finally Naples , mount Vesuvius, and Pompeii 🇮🇹 i followed all of your advices and had the most incredible time ever! Thank you Rick Steves!
I was just in Milano in September. Also took the train to Verona and I agree I fell in love with Verona. Also took the train to Brescia which is another hidden gem and Como logo. If you go to Verona and Como I highly recommend taking the funicular up to the top of the mountain. The view is spectacular.
My father and I went to Bolzano a few years back and we were the only Americans to be found. Definitely go when the grapes are full on the vines, we were a bit early for that but beautiful nonetheless!
I'm Swiss from Ticino and I have visited Italy many times from north to south. I agree with you for the Cinque Terre. I've spend many days there. But you can't compare Milano to Firenze, Roma or Napoli. The south of Italy is wonderful and personally I like the region of Puglia. I think that in the south of Italy you can find the finest spots of Italy and the greatest traditions. And the most delicious food, too
I am Roman, and outside of Naples, Milan is my third favorite city. I also lived in Switzerland btw, Montreux. Comunque, anche se non vi piace essere chiamati "italiani", siete pur sempre Italici, e anche se il Ticino non appartiene a l'Italia, l'Italia appartiene anche a voi. Avete tutto il permesso di chiamarla vostra. Stesso vale per i monegaschi (quelli veri).
Well, I strongly disagree. I have been in both various times, and I prefer Milan. I am Italian btw, with Italian family in Turin, I myself am from Rome.
Caro Francesco hai perfettamente ragione, molti stranieri pensano che il monte bianco sia solo francese. Fortunatamente in questi ultimi anni stanno scoprendo il fantastico versante italiano che che ha poi le cime più alte del massiccio vedi il monte bianco di courmaier seconda cima delle alpi quota 4765 totalmente in territorio italiano.
Very nice tube. But it’s really hard to explain the whole Italy. You have no idea as much as our country is large and full of nice places to see. My advice is to check the Unesco heritage world list before come here: Italy has 55 places awarted. (Italy - UNESCO World Heritage Centre). You can discover several cities not usually mentioned: Mantova, Genova, Vicenza and Ville Venete, Urbino... only to talk about some of them.
It sounds to me like the overtourism in most areas are due to the buses and ships and the swarms of people coming in to the same spots all at the same time. I know that isn’t the case in all areas but maybe the cruises and buses could be controlled more?
If anyone sees this post, we will be traveling in this area later this year Spring 2020 and I wanted to know if the over crowding of tourist is any better in this area, if so I may want to plan around that, thanks...
@@stironeceno Il padre di Garibaldi era di Genova, la madre di Loano, quando Garibaldi è nato Nizza era francese, ma solo per qualche anno. Prima e dopo faceva parte dei territori del regno di piemonte e sardegna. Nizza era un territorio di confine molto conteso in quegli anni, e divenne definitivamente francese solo nel 1860, cosa che all'epoca provocò rivolte ed espatrii degli stessi nizzardi, tra cui proprio Garibaldi che si oppose all'annessione di Nizza alla Francia con tutte le sue forze, sia promuovendo sommosse che protestando al Parlamento.
Caro il mio Rick Steves . Con questi pochi paesi due laghi le dolomiti ( di cui hai parlato inmaniera molto superficiale non dicendo che sono sito unesco ),non hai fatto una panoramica del nord Italia. Ti sei scordato il monte bianco , il monte rosa , il Cervino, il massiccio del gran paradiso, il monviso, la parete est del monte rosa la piu grande parete delle alpi e l unica di dimensioni himlaiane presente in europa,le Langhe, Venezia, Verona e ancora mille siti paesi e città. farei prima a dire ti sei dimenticato di raccontare tutto il nord Italia tranne che qualche luogo. Sai in italia di bellezze ne abbiamo un infinità e per raccontare il nostro bel paese lo devi girare in lungo e in largo .Sai qui in Italia anche il più sperduto piccolo agglomerato urbano ha capolavori incredibili. Quindi non è di certo solo questo il nord Italia.
per me e' stato piu' che bravo, la maggior parte dei turisti non possono visitare tutti gli angoli anche se interessanti, ci vuole tempo e denaro, se ti rechi negli USA per 15 giorni non penso avrai la possibilita' di vedere tutto quello che ti interessa in poco tempo, un paese grande quanto tutta l'Europa, ha solo cercato di indirizzare in determinati luoghi di suo gusto personale, consigliando di evitare gli affollamenti
if i have 14 days to explore italy, from north to south, what are the best places/towns to visit? do u think it is possible for me to visit the places rick steves mention through this playlist? (the playlist in Italy Travel Skills)
Echa arrive in Milan the best places: Milan, Turin, Langhe, lake of Garda, Cinque Terre, Verona, Padova, Venezia, Trieste, Ferrara, Bologna, Urbino, (TUSCANY), Umbria, Abruzzo, Rome, Naples, Pompei, Amalfi Coast, Matera, Salento ( beaches and sea like carbbeans), Sicily and Sardegna. I know...a lot of stuff, but i'm italian and i didn't visit all this places yet. So you have to decide what are your preferences.
For me the perfect way to enjoy and visit italy is to divide the trip in zones. So you have to come at least 4-5 times. In the North you can do: 1 Milan, Lake of Garda and Verona, Venice and Trentino (14 days) 2 Tuscany, Portofino, Cinque Terre(14 days) 3 Bologna, Ferrara, Urbino and Tuscany (14 days) 4 Milan, Turin and Langhe (wine) and if you have time Monte bianco (14 days)
In the South you can do: 1 Rome, Naples, Pompei, Sorrento, Amalfi (20 days) 2 Naples, Amalfi coast, Capo Vaticano and Tropea, and maybe a trip to the eolic Island like Stromboli and Vulcano. ( 14/20 days) 3 Salento, Matera and Abruzzo (20 days) road trip. 4 all Sicily 5 all Sardegna.
I don't agree with what he says about Portovenere at minute 3:37.Portovenere is a tiny and charming town near La Spezia,similar to Vernazza or the other 4 villages and there's no expensive hotels there .It has almost the same vibe as Cinque Terre and in fact, by the time I visited, it was less crowded that Cinque Terre (I visited three weeks ago. Sept 25,2019)
I walked the Cinque Terre a couple of times : piece of cake. Of course, wear a good broken down pair of walking shoes. However, Rick Steves is particularly right about one detail, go there early in the morning or later during the day, avoiding the tourist rush.
@@anrn5303 I died in 2003, had an NDR and was brought back to life by firefighters. Later, I aslo had a heart attack, survived but lost between 15 to 25% of my heart capacity. You tell me about health issues... People should use their judgment and avoid going to such a place if they do not have the capacity to do so.
@@pierrechiasson1546 i was up to the challenge. I was saying it wasn't easy for us and some of the friends that did the hike... you saying that easy for you then that's great but do not shun others' opinion on the hike. just my opinion.... you survived your heart attack and some do not... so you know we're individuals... what you find easy may be difficult for some...
Look Rick...stating basically that the epicenter of Risorgimento was Milan is both inaccurate and offensive. Risorgimento's heart was Turin...such a pity that even a lover of Italy like you overlooked one of its most important and beautiful cities
... I'm... a little disappointed your images of Italy were still photos instead of videos. Right now, with coronavirus in Italy, you're the first non-pandemic video on TH-cam on northern Italy....
@@RickStevesTravelTalks Next time maybe you could spend a few words for all of the other beautiful cities in northern Italy besides Milan...Turin, Genova, Bologna, Verona, Venezia and so on. Also, Risorgimento's heart was definitely Turin, not Milan.
I love Northern Italy. The drive from Verona to Innsbruck is incredible: Castles perched high above the cliffs; more than 100 miles of vineyards along the highways; fairytale looking villages dotted around the Alpine mountains.......
If you had a video of what your talking about
We go almost each year to the northern part of Italy. It just is so awesome to be there.
Thanks to your wonderful videos, my family and I had a great time in Italy, started in Venice, then drove up the mountains to Trento, turned around and stayed in Vernazza for a couple of days, went to Rome and finally Naples , mount Vesuvius, and Pompeii 🇮🇹 i followed all of your advices and had the most incredible time ever! Thank you Rick Steves!
Ure right Italy the best country ever I ever travel to
The Cinque Terre were almost unknown to tourists until Steves put them in his first guide book. Then the explosion began. Thanks Rick. I think...
I was just in Milano in September. Also took the train to Verona and I agree I fell in love with Verona. Also took the train to Brescia which is another hidden gem and Como logo. If you go to Verona and Como I highly recommend taking the funicular up to the top of the mountain. The view is spectacular.
An excellent presentation, as always. Thank you Rick.
The Italian alps don't include only the dolomite ,what you see here is only a small part of the Italian Alps .
My father and I went to Bolzano a few years back and we were the only Americans to be found. Definitely go when the grapes are full on the vines, we were a bit early for that but beautiful nonetheless!
I'm Swiss from Ticino and I have visited Italy many times from north to south. I agree with you for the Cinque Terre. I've spend many days there. But you can't compare Milano to Firenze, Roma or Napoli. The south of Italy is wonderful and personally I like the region of Puglia. I think that in the south of Italy you can find the finest spots of Italy and the greatest traditions. And the most delicious food, too
I am Roman, and outside of Naples, Milan is my third favorite city.
I also lived in Switzerland btw, Montreux. Comunque, anche se non vi piace essere chiamati "italiani", siete pur sempre Italici, e anche se il Ticino non appartiene a l'Italia, l'Italia appartiene anche a voi. Avete tutto il permesso di chiamarla vostra. Stesso vale per i monegaschi (quelli veri).
Milano is a terrible city compared to many other big Italian cities.
You visited the Italian Republic. Ticino is in Italy.
I love Piemonte, where Nutella and Kinder Ferrero were invented 😍🇮🇹
Invented?
My papaw always told me I was a princess from Ronca 🥰 🥰 miss you very much papaw I will visit one day in your honor
very helpful, thanks Rick Steves
ti amo italy .I'm Indian but Italian at heart......😘😘😘😘😘😘😘
America is my country. But Italy is my home. Im not Italian but I love Italy
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Stay out
Turin is one of the most beautiful cities I've ever been to. Much better than Milan which I didn't find all that interesting.
Well, I strongly disagree. I have been in both various times, and I prefer Milan. I am Italian btw, with Italian family in Turin, I myself am from Rome.
@@leonardodavid2842 What do you think of the town of Vinci?
Ahhh I loved the video but missed Lago di Garda and Riva del Garda!
Yes, especially since I searched "Lake Garda" and this was the first video that came up.
@@Nickelini guys italy has milions of beauty
Don't forget Limone ,my favorite little village on the shores of Lago Di Garda .
Beautiful video!
You didn' t talked about Turin, Langhe (Unesco heritage), Monte Bianco and Skiing resorts, Bologna, Trieste...
Caro Francesco hai perfettamente ragione, molti stranieri pensano che il monte bianco sia solo francese. Fortunatamente in questi ultimi anni stanno scoprendo il fantastico versante italiano che che ha poi le cime più alte del massiccio vedi il monte bianco di courmaier seconda cima delle alpi quota 4765 totalmente in territorio italiano.
Very nice tube. But it’s really hard to explain the whole Italy. You have no idea as much as our country is large and full of nice places to see. My advice is to check the Unesco heritage world list before come here: Italy has 55 places awarted. (Italy - UNESCO World Heritage Centre). You can discover several cities not usually mentioned: Mantova, Genova, Vicenza and Ville Venete, Urbino... only to talk about some of them.
Been through this area
kinda disappointed Torino wasn't mentioned, especially in the risorgimento section
It sounds to me like the overtourism in most areas are due to the buses and ships and the swarms of people coming in to the same spots all at the same time. I know that isn’t the case in all areas but maybe the cruises and buses could be controlled more?
bravo Rick hai spiegato meglio di uno di noi. grazie ciao alla prox. t l
Yes he did! Posso leggere Italiano but non parlo bene. Che peccato. Io non sono Italiana ma amo Italy. Paradiso!
If anyone sees this post, we will be traveling in this area later this year Spring 2020 and I wanted to know if the over crowding of tourist is any better in this area, if so I may want to plan around that, thanks...
Nice to watch....!!!!
I live in menaggio (lake como)
minchia.
Great video.. thanks
ecelente
OMG. Campanilism in me says "What?" Milano was important in risorgimento but Mazzini and Garibaldi was from Genova, and Cavour from Torino.
Garibaldi was born in Nice ( Nizza ) in Italian .
@@stironeceno Il padre di Garibaldi era di Genova, la madre di Loano, quando Garibaldi è nato Nizza era francese, ma solo per qualche anno. Prima e dopo faceva parte dei territori del regno di piemonte e sardegna. Nizza era un territorio di confine molto conteso in quegli anni, e divenne definitivamente francese solo nel 1860, cosa che all'epoca provocò rivolte ed espatrii degli stessi nizzardi, tra cui proprio Garibaldi che si oppose all'annessione di Nizza alla Francia con tutte le sue forze, sia promuovendo sommosse che protestando al Parlamento.
Caro il mio Rick Steves . Con questi pochi paesi due laghi le dolomiti ( di cui hai parlato inmaniera molto superficiale non dicendo che sono sito unesco ),non hai fatto una panoramica del nord Italia. Ti sei scordato il monte bianco , il monte rosa , il Cervino, il massiccio del gran paradiso, il monviso, la parete est del monte rosa la piu grande parete delle alpi e l unica di dimensioni himlaiane presente in europa,le Langhe, Venezia, Verona e ancora mille siti paesi e città. farei prima a dire ti sei dimenticato di raccontare tutto il nord Italia tranne che qualche luogo. Sai in italia di bellezze ne abbiamo un infinità e per raccontare il nostro bel paese lo devi girare in lungo e in largo .Sai qui in Italia anche il più sperduto piccolo agglomerato urbano ha capolavori incredibili. Quindi non è di certo solo questo il nord Italia.
per me e' stato piu' che bravo, la maggior parte dei turisti non possono visitare tutti gli angoli anche se interessanti, ci vuole tempo e denaro, se ti rechi negli USA per 15 giorni non penso avrai la possibilita' di vedere tutto quello che ti interessa in poco tempo, un paese grande quanto tutta l'Europa, ha solo cercato di indirizzare in determinati luoghi di suo gusto personale,
consigliando di evitare gli affollamenti
@@messservice le cose o le fai bene o non le fai specialmente quando devi condividere su you tube.
@@stefanotorome5460 ok fammi tu una panoramica degli USA in 20minuti se sei capace
@@messservice prima ci torno e poi te la faccio. Mi raccomando aspetta !. Alimonni ?
@@stefanotorome5460bravo cosi' ti voglio auguri
Lake Como is cool, but Lake Garda is a million times better.
Limone on the shores of Lago Di Garda
if i have 14 days to explore italy, from north to south, what are the best places/towns to visit? do u think it is possible for me to visit the places rick steves mention through this playlist? (the playlist in Italy Travel Skills)
Echa arrive in Milan the best places: Milan, Turin, Langhe, lake of Garda, Cinque Terre, Verona, Padova, Venezia, Trieste, Ferrara, Bologna, Urbino, (TUSCANY), Umbria, Abruzzo, Rome, Naples, Pompei, Amalfi Coast, Matera, Salento ( beaches and sea like carbbeans), Sicily and Sardegna. I know...a lot of stuff, but i'm italian and i didn't visit all this places yet. So you have to decide what are your preferences.
For me the perfect way to enjoy and visit italy is to divide the trip in zones. So you have to come at least 4-5 times. In the North you can do: 1 Milan, Lake of Garda and Verona, Venice and Trentino (14 days)
2 Tuscany, Portofino, Cinque Terre(14 days)
3 Bologna, Ferrara, Urbino and Tuscany (14 days)
4 Milan, Turin and Langhe (wine) and if you have time Monte bianco (14 days)
In the South you can do:
1 Rome, Naples, Pompei, Sorrento, Amalfi (20 days)
2 Naples, Amalfi coast, Capo Vaticano and Tropea, and maybe a trip to the eolic Island like Stromboli and Vulcano. ( 14/20 days)
3 Salento, Matera and Abruzzo (20 days) road trip.
4 all Sicily
5 all Sardegna.
+Franck Sappa thanks a lot for the ideas! but wow i haven't got that much time or that much money to visit it 5 times 😂
Echa use the train, airbnb and do local stuff... italy is not so expensive if you do the right things and not tourist tour etc...
I don't agree with what he says about Portovenere at minute 3:37.Portovenere is a tiny and charming town near La Spezia,similar to Vernazza or the other 4 villages and there's no expensive hotels there .It has almost the same vibe as Cinque Terre and in fact, by the time I visited, it was less crowded that Cinque Terre (I visited three weeks ago. Sept 25,2019)
I think he said "Portofino"
@@bobbrauer6954 he said Portofino and Portovenere
re: Cinque Terre, don't listen to him... it's far from an easy hike at all! lol
I walked the Cinque Terre a couple of times : piece of cake. Of course, wear a good broken down pair of walking shoes.
However, Rick Steves is particularly right about one detail, go there early in the morning or later during the day, avoiding the tourist rush.
Pierre Chiasson ppl have different health challenges... what’s easy for you may not be easy for others vice versa... 😇🇮🇹🙌🏾
@@anrn5303 I died in 2003, had an NDR and was brought back to life by firefighters. Later, I aslo had a heart attack, survived but lost between 15 to 25% of my heart capacity. You tell me about health issues...
People should use their judgment and avoid going to such a place if they do not have the capacity to do so.
@@pierrechiasson1546 i was up to the challenge. I was saying it wasn't easy for us and some of the friends that did the hike... you saying that easy for you then that's great but do not shun others' opinion on the hike. just my opinion.... you survived your heart attack and some do not... so you know we're individuals... what you find easy may be difficult for some...
Lol maybe he’s just super in shape
Look Rick...stating basically that the epicenter of Risorgimento was Milan is both inaccurate and offensive. Risorgimento's heart was Turin...such a pity that even a lover of Italy like you overlooked one of its most important and beautiful cities
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... I'm... a little disappointed your images of Italy were still photos instead of videos. Right now, with coronavirus in Italy, you're the first non-pandemic video on TH-cam on northern Italy....
Northern Italy video coming up! Check out this Rick Steves' Europe episode, "Milan and Lake Como" th-cam.com/video/xgFInCmXrPw/w-d-xo.html
@@RickStevesTravelTalks Next time maybe you could spend a few words for all of the other beautiful cities in northern Italy besides Milan...Turin, Genova, Bologna, Verona, Venezia and so on.
Also, Risorgimento's heart was definitely Turin, not Milan.
Bergamo!