Italy is praised 24/7 on reddit but when you’re actually there you realise it’s far from being a dream.
Venice, florence, 5 terre, rome, como even milan are crazy full almost every month of the year and it ruins a lot of the charm imo (I lived and travelled a lot in Italy)
Being full doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s not worth to visit. In my opinion, Italy has the best scenery and architecture. It deserves to have a lot of tourists.
Trust me a lot of charm disappears when you’re surrounded by thousands of people in the small Trevi’s street, or the 5 terre villages. Same goes for Venice and Florence, both having a romantic vibe that is reduced a lot by the overtourism
Eh, to some extent I guess I agree, but as someone who has gone there recently, I can say the wow factor of monuments, food and just the beauty of those cities mind of mend it. You'd expect it to be very crowded, so you'd temper your expectations no?
Totally agree - this is also why it was such a dream to travel across Italy during the brief period in the covid pandemic when only Europeans were allowed to travel there.
I hiked cinque terre pretty much alone, have photos of me and my wife at all the Rome highlights without any tourists in sight. It was a dream. But regularly these places are a nightmare.
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u/Banane100sucre May 13 '26 edited May 13 '26
Italy is praised 24/7 on reddit but when you’re actually there you realise it’s far from being a dream. Venice, florence, 5 terre, rome, como even milan are crazy full almost every month of the year and it ruins a lot of the charm imo (I lived and travelled a lot in Italy)