10 OVERCROWDED Places in Europe and Where to GO Instead ✅ | Overtourism in Europe

[@LifestyleHal]

Hey folks I know this will divide opinions but what do you think ??

[@fernandocosta7784]

I Think that at minute 5.06, you introduced the Azores, but the photos are from Madeira Island ...

[@antonellacusimano7070]

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

[@petraarday7506]

Then they start showing them in TV shows, the influencers show up and it's over...until videos like this surface and scare the masses away..hopefully! :)

[@marymary20]

That's why it says overcrowded and not overrated,

[@antonellacusimano7070]

@@marymary20 he says overrated in the video

[@kerrym5424]

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”.

[@arielmizrahi9289]

overrated doesnt mean bad. It means worse than commonly perceived. Overrated is the correct description

[@kerrym5424]

@@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.

[@johnmc3862]

How is it over crowded?! There are 42 countries in Europe. To say Europe is overcrowded is utter clickbait nonsense.

[@CommoditySC]

@@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.

[@alicespitzberg7894]

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.

[@IvaneJ]

Can’t swap Azores for Algarve or Kotor for Nice, completely different experiences.

[@dou40006]

I did the Amalfi coast by bicycle 1st week of June and it was wonderful,

[@kellyphx]

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

[@NdrsOrs]

Lake Garda is very beautiful

[@rosariamazzeo8614]

Stresa in lake Maggiore Is beautiful with the borromean islands like lake como

[@nyquist5190]

Do not only stay in Vicenza but visit it too! Palladio (and Campagnolo for cycling enthusiasts 😅).

[@ndy3818]

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_Ed]

Yeah convince my job to let me go in vacation in March or October instead of July and August

[@pundarikakshakavipurapu-ch5260]

@@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_Ed]

@@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.

[@adriatorres2918]

@@Talking_Ed That's weird. Everyone I know, including myself, can ask for free days in any month we want. We just have 23 free days per year, and we decide how to spend them.

[@19atul71]

Talking about the Azores and showing pictures of Madeira island doesn’t do much for your vídeo credibility-wise…

[@sonorangreenman4472]

That was extremely well done, you could keep offering more videos like this.

[@olly1oo6]

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!

[@scsi1995]

Another one: Instead of the Dolomites in South Tyrol (very crowded), head a little west to the Vinschgau / Val Venosta Valley. Also in South Tyrolean with its culture, cuisine,. And in this valley quiet breathtaking mountain scenery with glaciers and high alpine meadows and in the valley there are cultural villages and a large selection of fresh fruit and regional products for the cuisine. The region is very quiet, sometimes you are alone in the mountains

[@ginger8383]

0:30 France 2:00 Greece 3:32 Italy Got bored

[@kaloarepo288]

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!

[@IgorMarkovphotography]

Kotor can be an alternative only for Dubrovnik.. close, similar, less crowded and cheaper

[@crobackpacker]

Another great alternative for Dubrovnik is Korčula city...

[@23Madeiras]

In your section about the Azores, you mostly show places in Madeira. They are different places 👍

[@alicespitzberg7894]

Agree, except for Taormina,

[@priscilabee583]

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.

[@celinepa8246]

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.

[@celinepa8246]

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.

[@Fra42below]

Taormina is just as famous as the Amalfi coast and is just as packed with tourists

[@HH-fo9sg]

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.

[@Fra42below]

@@HH-fo9sg it is a wonderful place, worth visiting anyway

[@HH-fo9sg]

@@Fra42below, yes, very pretty views-as I am sure Amalfi has too

[@michaelgaryanderson]

I've been to many of the "overcrowded" places(in high season), and each is spectacular. Often times, the key to enjoying these places during the Summer is to make sure you spend a couple days so you can enjoy the mornings and evenings before and after the bus and cruise ship tours invade these areas. For example Dubrovnik in Croatia(not mentioned) was unbearable during the day. Shoulder to shoulder in the streets. But we stayed within the walled city and the mornings and evenings were magical!

[@graemefoxworthy2785]

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.

[@frogmella]

I'd love to see your suggestions for an October holiday.

[@chantalpinsonneault1299]

Me too.

[@CaptCanuck4444]

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?

[@kellyphx]

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!

[@christopherx7428]

My immediate thoughts are anywhere in the Mediterrainian area. I would never go there in July-August and risk 35-40° C!

[@frogmella]

@@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.

[@marymary20]

Whew - I did Santorini and Naxos this past summer and BOTH were overrun. Mykonos was horrendous. Couldn't even walk down the alleys ro take a photo without 1,000 people in it,

[@sonorangreenman4472]

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.

[@nX-]

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.

[@skurinski]

still different enough though, Porto Santo is desertic arid landscape, not like Algarve

[@Car_toz]

I concur with the Lake Bohinj recommendation.

[@Dailyrider94]

Wonderfull. Im stuck not being able to afford anything lol. Cant build anything. So jealous when i see people enjoy going for dinner or travel like it's normal to do so multiple times a year.

[@stephenhampson1577]

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

[@ErikNowhere]

Mykonos after Naxos was a shock, so so so many tourists and big cruise ships. You can get a meal including wine in Naxos for the price of one nice wine in Mykonos, we left Mykonos as quickky as we could....

[@LifestyleHal]

mykonos was once quite peaceful - crazy to think what its like now

[@AY-uf4oz]

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.

[@nighteyes360]

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.

[@MarioEnriqueAg]

The sites supposedly crowded with people, in this video look paradisiacal. So, so shown, they're better than the alternatives.

[@thomasbitzer8870]

at 5:24 that is Madeira, not the Azores

[@danielduesentriebjunior]

You believe that's Funchal? No it is not.

[@skurinski]

@@danielduesentriebjunior who said Funchal? we said Madeira.

[@louisaklimentos7583]

Great advice thank you

[@Destinavigator]

👋🏼 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 🥲

[@draganvidic2039]

Taormina is PACKED with people almost all summer. Been there two times a year since 2015 so I know. For sure.

[@draganvidic2039]

(I go there in May & September instead)

[@carlobrotto7132]

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.

[@bestplaces_to_visit]

This is great

[@scottsworld]

great, thank you

[@mikesteventon9768]

Try So#uth #frica garden route

[@thomast9736]

Naxos unfortunately has been discovered and was ridiculously crowded this Summer, 2024

[@danielduesentriebjunior]

Go to Melos instead.

[@siitan83]

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

[@celinepa8246]

I was about to comment the same. It is stunning. One of the most beautiful man-made areas on the planet.

[@VentureThrills]

Very helpful video for visiting Europe. ♥♥

[@lukjno6345]

Just not realistic. Just garbage. Don't trust these kinds of videos

[@desertbluesplaylist7550]

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

[@BPGM1989]

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 😂

[@skurinski]

easy, go to the Algarve outside of July and August and its great

[@scottross8578]

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.

[@shibainu1683]

I just wanna go!

[@LeonoraFlisSlovenija]

I am Slovene. Bohinj is pretty full of tourists (and Slovenes) in the summer, it’s not that easy to find a quiet spot.

[@christopherx7428]

Just a note: Gosausee is some 7 km from Gosau village. How about Sankt Wolfgang instead, or is that also inundated by tourists?

[@Aiyoukim]

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".

[@mjmj240]

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-fo9sg]

@@mjmj240, there are tourist crowds in U.S. tourist areas

[@M7TOPGEAR]

Been to both and it's not the same vibe, Europe is something special that you just don't get anywhere else

[@Khanfuzed1]

@@M7TOPGEAR live in miami, in barcelona now for vacation... These places are not the same lol

[@AlesKratochvil-n2c]

Just stay at home and there will be no overtourism!

[@koimipoimi5483]

Kotor is also very crowded. Have you ever even been to the places you are recommending?

[@FreyaESV]

This is great, much needed with the current state of travel

[@CaptCanuck4444]

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.

[@sleepybubbi9638]

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!

[@CaptCanuck4444]

@@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).

[@mikesteventon9768]

Garden Route South Africa

[@sleepybubbi9638]

@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 😅

[@CaptCanuck4444]

@@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.

[@franciscofuentes8916]

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

[@rangers7694]

Simple answer is go to all the first picks but go may or October, its that easy 😂

[@Maximilian-Robespierre]

In Greece you have 100 more options

[@CheGuevara56789]

I'd recommend Bellagio in northern Italy 😁

[@petraarday7506]

Full of tourists, not enjoyable any more. We were literally unable to park and prices are in the sky since it became the top lake Como mass tourism destination.

[@regenytarmovies]

The whole of Toscana is overcrowded.

[@adelelove7358]

I'm pretty sure that at 5:59 it was Madeira instead of the Azores.

[@hanb2173]

Sicily or Sardinia? Help me decide

[@rosariamazzeo8614]

Both are beautiful but Sicily has all beaches, cities and vulcanoes and Sardinia Is more rural but has beautiful beaches

[@danielduesentriebjunior]

I disagree with Porto Venere. It's crowded like Cinque Terre.

[@rasuole_]

Kotor is packed with too many tourists as well.

[@guilhermeribeiromichelino3852]

I didn't find Lake Bled crowded at all.

[@LifestyleHal]

Then you hit the jackpot

[@CityWise_Travels]

Too bad there are so many places in Latin America that need more tourists

[@franciscofuentes8916]

I thoroughly agree 👍

[@CityWise_Travels]

@@franciscofuentes8916 Buenos Aires is a secret city Americans need to discover

[@g_g_g3]

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

[@thephoenix3155]

I wasn’t a big fan of Crete because of the lack of subtropical vegetation.

[@BadBloodwillout]

Naxos is not comparable to Santorini, not even close. It does have better beaches though.

[@rowandowland1391]

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

[@andyreidsmustache9247]

I was just in Ibiza, it's not that crowded.

[@ChivaCH8]

Ibiza sobrevalorada? 😂😂😂😂 gran clima, mejor gastronomía del mundo, mejores discotecas del mundo, de las mejores playas de europa... Si eso es sobrevalorado 😂😂😂

[@louloulemon2406]

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.

[@bi5048]

For first timer it’s only natural people go to most famous places. Only if they have gone to all these places and bored of them then they will go to other places. Guess, for the first timer to choose between Rome and Padua. Which one they will choose? Exactly.

[@andreashenriksson3137]

"Far less uncrowded atmosphere"? So, more crowded?

[@MrPosty45]

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.

[@ziggy8253]

They should rename Santorini to Instagram, Greece.

[@catalinkukuv9010]

Firenze also pretty overrated and crowded AF

[@damirblazevic4823]

Firenze OVERrated? Are you insane?

[@Likkivi]

Taormina is one of the worst tourist traps I have ever been to tbh

[@nicolettastrada5976]

😱🙄

[@PrisonBreak1234fb]

Azores whit images of MADEIRA Island??

[@Khanfuzed1]

azores are truly not an alternative to portugal anything. it’s an entirely different vacation. windy, cold, non tropical lol

[@AlexArts-c4h]

Definitely, he used video from Modeira... and gives advice as if he knows something

[@bluebear6570]

No, don´t go to the places mentioned in the video. We don´t want you there, You will ruin them. Stay at home!

[@119Agent]

#1: Europe

[@annakoller5382]

Nobody will find the Gosthouse which you recommend instesd of Hallstatt 😂😂

[@philjohnson3829]

Sardinia better than all of these

[@JustynaWalkowska]

How is nobody reaching to the pronunciation of Ibiza? 😂 So much effort to get the "z" right, then butchering the "I" in a way I have never heard before.

[@russstanziale3375]

Are we the over-tourists or is it everybody else?

[@LifestyleHal]

We .. yes but I do blame the major travel companies

[@Silvia-jy8zc]

About Porto Venere; you said it was “far less uncrowded”… but you must’ve meant far less crowded.

[@vapalaca]

US is overrated but never EU!

[@crobackpacker]

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...

[@alexRM58]

Stay at home, spend your money there: you'll help to make your country great again! 😂