Hey folks I know this will divide opinions but what do you think ??
@fernandocosta77842 ай бұрын
I Think that at minute 5.06, you introduced the Azores, but the photos are from Madeira Island ...
@antonellacusimano70702 ай бұрын
These are not "overrated" places. It's mass tourism that ruins everything. People find a wonderful place. They tell other people how beautiful it is and everyone goes there. At that point, the place is not wonderful anymore
@kellyphx3 ай бұрын
Other alternatives in Italy: Visit Venice but stay in Treviso Visit Verona and Padua but stay in Vicenza Lake Garda instead of Lake Como Blow through Milan if you must but spend more time in Turin
@NdrsOrs18 күн бұрын
Lake Garda is very beautiful
@dou40006Ай бұрын
I did the Amalfi coast by bicycle 1st week of June and it was wonderful,
@sonorangreenman44727 күн бұрын
That was extremely well done, you could keep offering more videos like this.
@ndy38182 ай бұрын
Don’t ever go anywhere in the summer; stay home and enjoy your friends and families. Go to anywhere in March, October and you’ll be rewarded
@Talking_Ed2 ай бұрын
Yeah convince my job to let me go in vacation in March or October instead of July and August
@pundarikakshakavipurapu-ch5260Ай бұрын
@@Talking_Ed, what's stopping them? You are offering to work for them when their workforce is significantly down and taking time off when other teammates can cover for you when only you are missing.
@Talking_EdАй бұрын
@@pundarikakshakavipurapu-ch5260 That's just not how things work sadly. Also I prefer having my vacation in August since my city is pretty nice in spring and autumn. Not so much in august.
@kerrym54243 ай бұрын
I’d hardly call Europe “overrated”. You’ve spent years telling viewers of all the great places you’ve enjoyed yourself! Not right. I can understand saying it’s overcrowded with tourism, but not “overrated”.
@arielmizrahi92892 ай бұрын
overrated doesnt mean bad. It means worse than commonly perceived. Overrated is the correct description
@kerrym54242 ай бұрын
@@arielmizrahi9289 *Correct in your opinion. I would say that given the political climate in many places the have become less desirable than before the current travel wave crushed over destinations.
@johnmc386222 күн бұрын
How is it over crowded?! There are 42 countries in Europe. To say Europe is overcrowded is utter clickbait nonsense.
@CommoditySC19 күн бұрын
@@johnmc3862 Everyone goes to the same 10-15 cities/areas in those countries. That's the point. How you missed that makes you brain dead, but hopefully you were just on drugs when you wrote this.
@alicespitzberg78945 күн бұрын
I think Nice and Monaco is overrated, Positano as well, that’s why I chose to go to Ravello instead. Chinqueterre is I think overrated, that’s why I went to Portofino instead, Hallstadt is overrated, I wouldn’t go to Santorini either.
@olly1oo62 ай бұрын
Wanted to add my 2c about the Algarve and the Azores as have traveled both extensively. Did both off-season (April) and.....Algarve was actually fantastic off peak. Great food, relaxed vibe and not too touristy. Azores off season was pissing with rain, sideways, the whole time. It was very cool nonetheless, but it is not comparable to white sandy beaches. The Azores is a more adventurous destination. It is not for a relaxing beach holiday - the beaches are black sand and the Atlantic can get very angry. Can highly recommend staying at the Azores Wine Company in Pico - one of the most uniquely wonderful off-track hotel's I've ever been to. Also just want to mention there are definitely a few Madeira clips in that Azores section - they are not the same place!
@sonorangreenman44727 күн бұрын
Thanks! I think it does great service to offer a variety of alternatives. The overtourist destinations also owe a responsibility to limit the daily amount of tourists to something manageable for the infrastructure, restaurants, hotels, and even the roads and sidewalks.
@alicespitzberg78945 күн бұрын
Agree, except for Taormina,
@IgorMarkovphotography2 ай бұрын
Kotor can be an alternative only for Dubrovnik.. close, similar, less crowded and cheaper
@crobackpacker16 күн бұрын
Another great alternative for Dubrovnik is Korčula city...
@19atul712 ай бұрын
Talking about the Azores and showing pictures of Madeira island doesn’t do much for your vídeo credibility-wise…
@kaloarepo2883 ай бұрын
People don't do enough research! You have to visit the very popular and obvious places ONCE like Venice, Paris, Rome and the like but then you should venture out to the less known places like Bergamo (Wonderful), Trieste, Abruzzo , Ravenna - those sort of places. You have to do your research first!
@Car_toz15 күн бұрын
I concur with the Lake Bohinj recommendation.
@23Madeiras2 ай бұрын
In your section about the Azores, you mostly show places in Madeira. They are different places 👍
@graemefoxworthy278516 күн бұрын
Went to Kotor as part of a road trip at the end of August. Easily the busiest place we visited during the 3300 mile, 12 country trip. The roads were gridlocked, the beach was standing room only, the entrance into the old town was a queue. Why you ask? Cruise liners, up to 3 a day, unloading thousands of daytripping cruise liner tourists into a town which can't cope with the numbers. The cruise liners dominate the sky line, as unlike Dubrovnik or Venice, these monstrosities berth right across the road from the old town. Prices in the old town (and around the whole bay to be honest) were probably the most expensive we encountered on the trip. Kotor was the epitome of overtourism.
@IvaneJ2 ай бұрын
Can’t swap Azores for Algarve or Kotor for Nice, completely different experiences.
@priscilabee5832 ай бұрын
The French Riviera has a bunch of small little towns that are amazing, like Menton. They wont be empty, but not as crowded as Nice.
@celinepa8246Ай бұрын
All depends on the season. In summer they are just as bad. Perhaps not Menton as it is a bigger town, but Antibes, Cannes, Villefranche, Eze...are as crowded and as they are smaller than Nice it can be even worse there. Masses of people pushing through the streets. Eze is particularly unbearable.
@Fra42below3 ай бұрын
Taormina is just as famous as the Amalfi coast and is just as packed with tourists
@HH-fo9sg3 ай бұрын
Taormina was the only place in Sicily where we had to stand in line, walk past souvenir stands, and experience tour bus traffic jams. Pretty views, yes, but no genuine town life. We got out of there pronto.
@Fra42below3 ай бұрын
@@HH-fo9sg it is a wonderful place, worth visiting anyway
@HH-fo9sg2 ай бұрын
@@Fra42below, yes, very pretty views-as I am sure Amalfi has too
@AY-uf4oz14 күн бұрын
I think it really depends on when you go. In July and August, yes, these places are really crowded. But I've been to Santorini and Amalfi, for instance, in shoulder season, May and September, and I didn't find them overcrowded at all.
@stephenhampson15773 ай бұрын
Always like that you give people new places and ideas that are relatively unheard of. Unfortunately in the north west of England, these places aren't easy to get to. Yes easier from London and that is unfortunately why the overcrowded is where we will end up
@Destinavigator3 ай бұрын
👋🏼 Small struggling Travel Channel here. I love your content, thanks for this great video! You inspire me to keep grinding my channel, maby one day I’ll grow as big as you 🥲
@carlobrotto71323 ай бұрын
I thank Lifestyle Hal for making this video, thumbs up, hopefully many will watch it and take note. The less you tourists come over here, mostly from the US and UK, the better we locals will stay and nobody will bother us ! 😒 Plz stay home, thx.
@Aiyoukim8 күн бұрын
8:51 I love how people try to pronounce the Spanish "Z" in Ibiza with the lisp because they want to say the word correctly, but they do it after completely ignoring the "i" that's pronounced like an English "e".
@frogmella3 ай бұрын
I'd love to see your suggestions for an October holiday.
@chantalpinsonneault12993 ай бұрын
Me too.
@CaptCanuck44443 ай бұрын
Can you be more specific? What kind of things to you like to do and see when travelling, and how long will you go for?
@kellyphx3 ай бұрын
I don't know what kind of vacation you like, but personally for October I would stay in wonderful, amazing Cordoba and do day trips to Sevilla and Granada, plus a few days in Madrid if you like. It's a couple hours by high-speed train. People who do Cordoba as just a quickie day trip are really missing out!
@christopherx74283 ай бұрын
My immediate thoughts are anywhere in the Mediterrainian area. I would never go there in July-August and risk 35-40° C!
@frogmella3 ай бұрын
@@CaptCanuck4444 probably Europe - we have been to the USA in the autumn and fancy something a bit warmer. I love the sea/beach plus some culture and old villages.
@celinepa8246Ай бұрын
I am Austrian and don`t get the hype for Hallstadt at all. It is a small lake-side town like many others in the area. Gosau is no alternative for people coming for the lake view but plenty of towns along Attersee, Wolgangsee, Traunsee.
@nX-2 ай бұрын
Although the Azores is Amazing, it is not really comparable with Algarve, because they are totally different types of holidays. I would suggest instead to go to "Costa Vicentina" in Alentejo and visit Porto Covo and the crystal clear waters there, or go to "Arrabida" in Setubal and Troia which are amazing as well with emerald crystal clear waters. If you want just the beach and relax, you can go to Porto Santo island in Madeira. It is basically 9km of empty turquoise waters. The reason the beach is mostly empty is because of the lack of accomodation there. So yeah, if you want to go to Porto Santo, you need to book in advance. Last year I spent a whole week in Porto Santo, and it was amazing. No crowds, and in the best beach of Portugal.
@scottross85782 ай бұрын
I'm going to take issue with the choice of words. None of these places are overrated. They are highly rated and that is what has made them overcrowded, at least for parts of the year. Each of them deserves to be visited but, as you say, at different times of the year. Still, I like all of your alternatives, too. Each of them are excellent in their own right and people will not be disappointed.
@thomast97362 ай бұрын
Naxos unfortunately has been discovered and was ridiculously crowded this Summer, 2024
@danielduesentriebjunior2 ай бұрын
Go to Melos instead.
@siitan83Ай бұрын
amlfi coast, positano and so on... is the best place in europe, thats why is overcrowded - its the best coastal road.. .and theres so much around that place.. 60-80 of that road, many coastal towns, not just amalfi. best hiking trail - "path of gods"... naples, etc etc
@celinepa8246Ай бұрын
I was about to comment the same. It is stunning. One of the most beautiful man-made areas on the planet.
@LeonoraFlisSlovenijaАй бұрын
I am Slovene. Bohinj is pretty full of tourists (and Slovenes) in the summer, it’s not that easy to find a quiet spot.
@VentureThrills3 ай бұрын
Very helpful video for visiting Europe. ♥♥
@lukjno63452 ай бұрын
Just not realistic. Just garbage. Don't trust these kinds of videos
@nighteyes3602 ай бұрын
Hallstatt was honestly the worst one for me, I was completely unaware of it at the time. I regret going there and troubling Austrians living in this tiny town.
@hanb2173Ай бұрын
Sicily or Sardinia? Help me decide
@franciscofuentes89162 ай бұрын
Wait a sec. Are you recommending that we don't visit Amalfi Coast but to go to Atrani also? Also what about going to Formentera without going to Ibiza? The idea of the video is great but some of the alternatives hardly make sense
@christopherx74283 ай бұрын
Just a note: Gosausee is some 7 km from Gosau village. How about Sankt Wolfgang instead, or is that also inundated by tourists?
@louisaklimentos7583Ай бұрын
Great advice thank you
@desertbluesplaylist75502 ай бұрын
The Algarve is a NIGHTMARE in summer. Very expensive, difficult to park, supermarket queues and packed beaches. This year we're seeing fewer tourists as people wake up to the fact that other places are much better value and more welcoming (Greece, for example). In the Algarve the locals celebratewhen the tourists leave...they put up with them (as they bring money) but there is an undercurrent of resentment. BIG housing problems too for the locals. Noisy, crowded, expensive (except for cheap wine) #avoid
@BorisMarques14.88Ай бұрын
Yes im Portuguese and came to the Algarve to spent some days of vacation with my family, imediatly though the same, nigthmare for parking and going to tue supermarket, beaches get very overcrowded, overall there are ways to get pass this but i couldnt help thinking to myself, damm this place would be paradise whitout all this people 😂
@CaptCanuck44443 ай бұрын
I won't tell you guys where, but as someone that has been to over 40 countries and most of Europe, there are A LOT of amazing places in Europe that most tourists never see. That's the sweet spot, if you're willing to put in a bit of extra effort. Amalfi coast is the most disappointing place I've ever visited. Positano was AWFUL. Worth visiting once to see Pompeii, Herculaneum and Mount Vesuvius - and possibly Napoli if you're brave.
@sleepybubbi96383 ай бұрын
What makes you say visit Napoli if you're feeling brave?🤔 I just ask as I went years ago (when I was 8); i remember it being busy and quite rough round the edges, but I honestly don't remember too much (It was 20 years ago after all...). I'd be interested to hear what your experience of Napoli was like if you don't mind sharing 😊 and what made it difficult!
@CaptCanuck44443 ай бұрын
@@sleepybubbi9638 There is a lot of organized crime in Napoli, and a lot of petty crime as well. People generally can be very aggressive for trivial reasons, inconsiderate and rude, dirty (like throwing garbage everywhere) and will take the opportunity to cheat you if they can. Southern Italy has lots of beauty but unfortunately it's quite poor and many people will take advantage of other people if given the opportunity. Case in point, a taxi driver dropped off my mother in law and raced away with her luggage as soon as she set foot outside the taxi - with the door still open and her screaming. We only got the bags back (with no apology) by waving down another taxi and forcing him to radio the original driver with the threat that we'd call police and had photos of them both (a bluff).
@mikesteventon97683 ай бұрын
Garden Route South Africa
@sleepybubbi96383 ай бұрын
@CaptCanuck4444 thats interesting, thank you- that's a shame to hear it was so rough/dodgy, as I remember it being quite pretty despite beung run down. And obviously great cheese and pizza. I do remember it being quite dirty, though, like you say.. Good work on getting the luggage back from that taxi!! Sounds like a bit of a nightmare holiday 😅
@CaptCanuck44443 ай бұрын
@@sleepybubbi9638 Ironically we finished our trip in the forgotten province of Molise, where very few tourists ever go, and loved it there. Very peaceful, and wonderful kind people who appreciated that we were there.
@koimipoimi5483Ай бұрын
Kotor is also very crowded. Have you ever even been to the places you are recommending?
@rangers76942 ай бұрын
Simple answer is go to all the first picks but go may or October, its that easy 😂
@thomasbitzer88702 ай бұрын
at 5:24 that is Madeira, not the Azores
@danielduesentriebjunior2 ай бұрын
You believe that's Funchal? No it is not.
@shibainu168324 күн бұрын
I just wanna go!
@Maximilian-RobespierreАй бұрын
In Greece you have 100 more options
@CheGuevara567892 ай бұрын
I'd recommend Bellagio in northern Italy 😁
@scottsworld2 ай бұрын
great, thank you
@AlesKratochvil-n2c2 ай бұрын
Just stay at home and there will be no overtourism!
@ginger83835 күн бұрын
0:30 France 2:00 Greece 3:32 Italy Got bored
@regenytarmovies2 ай бұрын
The whole of Toscana is overcrowded.
@mjmj2402 ай бұрын
Or skip it all and go to North and South America. Not as crowded, similar spectacular views and cheaper. Plus no protest in the street to tell you (tourists) to go home....like Spain.
@HH-fo9sg2 ай бұрын
@@mjmj240, there are tourist crowds in U.S. tourist areas
@M7TOPGEAR2 ай бұрын
Been to both and it's not the same vibe, Europe is something special that you just don't get anywhere else
@Khanfuzed12 ай бұрын
@@M7TOPGEAR live in miami, in barcelona now for vacation... These places are not the same lol
@bestplaces_to_visit3 ай бұрын
This is great
@adelelove73582 ай бұрын
I'm pretty sure that at 5:59 it was Madeira instead of the Azores.
@FreyaESV3 ай бұрын
This is great, much needed with the current state of travel
@rowandowland13913 ай бұрын
Thx for the list we will try many of them... however we visited Porto Venere on a recommendation and found it terrible. We couldn't find a clean loo or decent coffee and the service was dreadful. Definitely not a good experience. Perhaps we were unlucky
@rasuole_Ай бұрын
Kotor is packed with too many tourists as well.
@BadBloodwilloutКүн бұрын
Naxos is not comparable to Santorini, not even close. It does have better beaches though.
@thephoenix3155Ай бұрын
I wasn’t a big fan of Crete because of the lack of subtropical vegetation.
@g_g_g3Ай бұрын
Dear tourist, dont go to ibiza, dont go to Formentera either, no Barcelona, no the tipical south known for everyone. Go instead to the north of Spain, go to Galicia, Ourense, Pontevedra...go to Salamanca, go to Cantabria or Asturias, go t Huesca, etc
@mikesteventon97683 ай бұрын
Try So#uth #frica garden route
@CityWise_Travels3 ай бұрын
Too bad there are so many places in Latin America that need more tourists
@franciscofuentes89162 ай бұрын
I thoroughly agree 👍
@CityWise_Travels2 ай бұрын
@@franciscofuentes8916 Buenos Aires is a secret city Americans need to discover
@louloulemon2406Ай бұрын
I definitely think Venice is overrated. It’s beautiful and culturally very rich. Don’t get me wrong. But, it’s way too busy and not worth the hype.
@andyreidsmustache9247Ай бұрын
I was just in Ibiza, it's not that crowded.
@guilhermeribeiromichelino38522 ай бұрын
I didn't find Lake Bled crowded at all.
@LifestyleHal2 ай бұрын
Then you hit the jackpot
@ziggy825313 күн бұрын
They should rename Santorini to Instagram, Greece.
@danielduesentriebjunior2 ай бұрын
I disagree with Porto Venere. It's crowded like Cinque Terre.
@ChivaCH82 ай бұрын
Ibiza sobrevalorada? 😂😂😂😂 gran clima, mejor gastronomía del mundo, mejores discotecas del mundo, de las mejores playas de europa... Si eso es sobrevalorado 😂😂😂
@MrPosty452 ай бұрын
Do not agree with going to Taormina instead for a quieter time as since White Lotus th town and beaches are overrun with tourists. The beaches in particular are like people soup.
@Likkivi3 ай бұрын
Taormina is one of the worst tourist traps I have ever been to tbh
@nicolettastrada59763 ай бұрын
😱🙄
@119Agent22 күн бұрын
#1: Europe
@PrisonBreak1234fb3 ай бұрын
Azores whit images of MADEIRA Island??
@Khanfuzed12 ай бұрын
azores are truly not an alternative to portugal anything. it’s an entirely different vacation. windy, cold, non tropical lol
@AlexArts-c4h2 ай бұрын
Definitely, he used video from Modeira... and gives advice as if he knows something
@catalinkukuv90102 ай бұрын
Firenze also pretty overrated and crowded AF
@damirblazevic48232 ай бұрын
Firenze OVERrated? Are you insane?
@annakoller53822 ай бұрын
Nobody will find the Gosthouse which you recommend instesd of Hallstatt 😂😂
@philjohnson38292 ай бұрын
Sardinia better than all of these
@russstanziale33752 ай бұрын
Are we the over-tourists or is it everybody else?
@LifestyleHal2 ай бұрын
We .. yes but I do blame the major travel companies
@vapalaca2 ай бұрын
US is overrated but never EU!
@crobackpacker16 күн бұрын
Algarve and Azores are different kind of destinations (and your footage was from Madeira not Azores!). Algarve is typical sea and sun destination, while Azores are more outdoor/exotic destination. I would put Albanian riviera as cheap and barely discovered replacement for Algarve...
@alexRM583 ай бұрын
Stay at home, spend your money there: you'll help to make your country great again! 😂